Comments on: Mobaganda: A Dead-Simple Invite Site Built On Google’s App Engine http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/mobaganda-a-dead-simple-invite-site-built-on-googles-app-engine/ Startup and Technology News Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:50:54 -0800 hourly 1 By: Marc http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/mobaganda-a-dead-simple-invite-site-built-on-googles-app-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-2478293 Marc Tue, 23 Sep 2008 06:22:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/mobaganda-a-dead-simple-invite-site-built-on-googles-app-engine/#comment-2478293 Mobaganda looks slick but it DOES NOT WORK. The mailing list email address does not work: emails do not get delivered. Mobaganda looks slick but it DOES NOT WORK. The mailing list email address does not work: emails do not get delivered.

]]> By: Create Meetings, Events and Track them easy with Mobaganda http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/mobaganda-a-dead-simple-invite-site-built-on-googles-app-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-2476082 Create Meetings, Events and Track them easy with Mobaganda Sat, 20 Sep 2008 09:51:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/mobaganda-a-dead-simple-invite-site-built-on-googles-app-engine/#comment-2476082 [...] Via TechCrunch [...] [...] Via TechCrunch [...]

]]> By: Mobaganda Makes Invites Simpler [Events] · TechBlogger http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/mobaganda-a-dead-simple-invite-site-built-on-googles-app-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-2341332 Mobaganda Makes Invites Simpler [Events] · TechBlogger Sun, 01 Jun 2008 16:46:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/mobaganda-a-dead-simple-invite-site-built-on-googles-app-engine/#comment-2341332 [...] Evite seems to be the standard for sending event invitations by email, but it has its annoyances. Mobaganda makes invites dead simple. Head to the site and type in the basics of your event. You’ll get a unique page thrown together for you, which you send as a link to guests via email (or Twitter, or text, or whatever you prefer). They arrive, answer yes or no, and you keep track of replies via RSS, or just checking the page. It’s an elegant alternative to sending sometimes goofy themed emails with no information in them. Mobaganda [via TechCrunch] [...] [...] Evite seems to be the standard for sending event invitations by email, but it has its annoyances. Mobaganda makes invites dead simple. Head to the site and type in the basics of your event. You’ll get a unique page thrown together for you, which you send as a link to guests via email (or Twitter, or text, or whatever you prefer). They arrive, answer yes or no, and you keep track of replies via RSS, or just checking the page. It’s an elegant alternative to sending sometimes goofy themed emails with no information in them. Mobaganda [via TechCrunch] [...]

]]> By:   Mobaganda: A Dead-Simple Invite Site Built On Google’s App Engine — Instant Web Meetings.COM - Video Conference, Collaboration, E Learning, Unified Communications http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/mobaganda-a-dead-simple-invite-site-built-on-googles-app-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-2335413   Mobaganda: A Dead-Simple Invite Site Built On Google’s App Engine — Instant Web Meetings.COM - Video Conference, Collaboration, E Learning, Unified Communications Thu, 29 May 2008 09:16:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/mobaganda-a-dead-simple-invite-site-built-on-googles-app-engine/#comment-2335413 [...] Mobaganda: A Dead-Simple Invite Site Built On Google’s App Engine [...] [...] Mobaganda: A Dead-Simple Invite Site Built On Google’s App Engine [...]

]]> By: Bhasker http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/mobaganda-a-dead-simple-invite-site-built-on-googles-app-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-2335211 Bhasker Thu, 29 May 2008 06:46:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/mobaganda-a-dead-simple-invite-site-built-on-googles-app-engine/#comment-2335211 Brings back memories from the 24 hour-hackday india marathon, where i made a rsvp/rating/ranking app called favrROOTS . its over at http://bhaskervk.com/libraries/hackdayindia/ Keep Clicking, ~B Brings back memories from the 24 hour-hackday india marathon, where i made a rsvp/rating/ranking app called favrROOTS . its over at http://bhaskerv...s/hackdayindia/

Keep Clicking,
~B

]]> By: Mobaganda http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/mobaganda-a-dead-simple-invite-site-built-on-googles-app-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-2334223 Mobaganda Wed, 28 May 2008 20:57:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/mobaganda-a-dead-simple-invite-site-built-on-googles-app-engine/#comment-2334223 @25 - There was a bug in the mail dispatcher, it has been fixed. Very sorry for all the e-mail, it was stuck re-sending your email. Everyone else, thanks for the kind words, and for the criticism... it's all helpful. @25 – There was a bug in the mail dispatcher, it has been fixed. Very sorry for all the e-mail, it was stuck re-sending your email.

Everyone else, thanks for the kind words, and for the criticism… it’s all helpful.

]]> By: duncans doughnuts http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/mobaganda-a-dead-simple-invite-site-built-on-googles-app-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-2334003 duncans doughnuts Wed, 28 May 2008 18:58:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/mobaganda-a-dead-simple-invite-site-built-on-googles-app-engine/#comment-2334003 ok so used it to send a simple one person test to my wife. i now have over 200 emails from mobaganda in my gmail account. and they keep coming! ok so used it to send a simple one person test to my wife. i now have over 200 emails from mobaganda in my gmail account. and they keep coming!

]]> By: Startup Meme » Mobaganda- an easy way to invite your Friends to Events http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/mobaganda-a-dead-simple-invite-site-built-on-googles-app-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-2333833 Startup Meme » Mobaganda- an easy way to invite your Friends to Events Wed, 28 May 2008 17:24:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/mobaganda-a-dead-simple-invite-site-built-on-googles-app-engine/#comment-2333833 [...] service is continuing to add on more features, and according to TechCrunch, Stirman,the OhDon’tForget creator, is planning to add his text reminders to MOBAGANDA which will [...] [...] service is continuing to add on more features, and according to TechCrunch, Stirman,the OhDon’tForget creator, is planning to add his text reminders to MOBAGANDA which will [...]

]]> By: links for 2008-05-28 « Breyten’s Dev Blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/mobaganda-a-dead-simple-invite-site-built-on-googles-app-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-2332867 links for 2008-05-28 « Breyten’s Dev Blog Wed, 28 May 2008 11:30:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/mobaganda-a-dead-simple-invite-site-built-on-googles-app-engine/#comment-2332867 [...] Mobaganda: A Dead-Simple Invite Site Built On Google?s App Engine (tags: web 2.0 news & ideas evite mobaganda ohdon’tforget pingg presdo socializr) [...] [...] Mobaganda: A Dead-Simple Invite Site Built On Google?s App Engine (tags: web 2.0 news & ideas evite mobaganda ohdon’tforget pingg presdo socializr) [...]

]]> By: jas http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/mobaganda-a-dead-simple-invite-site-built-on-googles-app-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-2332845 jas Wed, 28 May 2008 11:01:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/mobaganda-a-dead-simple-invite-site-built-on-googles-app-engine/#comment-2332845 Shame about the terrible time,is this a school project ? Shame about the terrible time,is this a school project ?

]]> By: dave mcclure http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/mobaganda-a-dead-simple-invite-site-built-on-googles-app-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-2332592 dave mcclure Wed, 28 May 2008 07:49:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/mobaganda-a-dead-simple-invite-site-built-on-googles-app-engine/#comment-2332592 actually, bare essentials would be: 1) i'm already logged in using a major platform login / open id 2) rsvp yes/no button (point is that simple = login not required, assuming you have a valid user account at one of the major vendor platforms...) actually, bare essentials would be:
1) i’m already logged in using a major platform login / open id
2) rsvp yes/no button

(point is that simple = login not required, assuming you have a valid user account at one of the major vendor platforms…)

]]> By: J.P. http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/mobaganda-a-dead-simple-invite-site-built-on-googles-app-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-2332419 J.P. Wed, 28 May 2008 05:25:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/mobaganda-a-dead-simple-invite-site-built-on-googles-app-engine/#comment-2332419 Nice! Love simple apps. The real problem with this one is that you can sing up unlimited fakes without the system even realize. I love taht its simple. But ad list one confirmation mail is in order. Nice!

Love simple apps.

The real problem with this one is that you can sing up unlimited fakes without the system even realize.

I love taht its simple.

But ad list one confirmation mail is in order.

]]> By: DaleZ http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/mobaganda-a-dead-simple-invite-site-built-on-googles-app-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-2332397 DaleZ Wed, 28 May 2008 05:01:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/mobaganda-a-dead-simple-invite-site-built-on-googles-app-engine/#comment-2332397 readbag.com - A dead-simple temp. bookmarking solution built on google's app engine. readbag.com – A dead-simple temp. bookmarking solution built on google’s app engine.

]]> By: Project http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/mobaganda-a-dead-simple-invite-site-built-on-googles-app-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-2332291 Project Wed, 28 May 2008 03:16:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/mobaganda-a-dead-simple-invite-site-built-on-googles-app-engine/#comment-2332291 Facebook wins because it already has my friends on it. No need to copy and paste 50 email addresses. Now if this thing used Facebook Connect... Facebook wins because it already has my friends on it. No need to copy and paste 50 email addresses.

Now if this thing used Facebook Connect…

]]> By: Dale http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/mobaganda-a-dead-simple-invite-site-built-on-googles-app-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-2332266 Dale Wed, 28 May 2008 02:52:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/mobaganda-a-dead-simple-invite-site-built-on-googles-app-engine/#comment-2332266 @17 Yeah, gatherra wasn't our first choice either, but try and find a domain name that isn't just a random set of letters, isn't completely confusing, or isn't 16 letters long. However, it has grown on us. I'm not sure if I agree on the margin argument though. Margins may be slim , but as @18 points out, no slimmer than a lot of other businesses and certainly no slimmer than a lot of other internet based businesses. And as for competitors, the fact that there are over a dozen direct competitors in this space at the moment isn't the scary thing, it's that it's so broken that there are over a dozen players who think they can have a go at it. Finally, just for the record, it may be easy to knock out a simple app in a day or so, but it's a hell of a lot harder to actually build a business that can attract a target audience, services their wants and needs and continue to grow and scale, all while trying to do it with almost no resources (we're self funded and believe a lot of the competition is too). Software is easy, it's everything else that's hard. @17 Yeah, gatherra wasn’t our first choice either, but try and find a domain name that isn’t just a random set of letters, isn’t completely confusing, or isn’t 16 letters long. However, it has grown on us.

I’m not sure if I agree on the margin argument though. Margins may be slim , but as @18 points out, no slimmer than a lot of other businesses and certainly no slimmer than a lot of other internet based businesses.

And as for competitors, the fact that there are over a dozen direct competitors in this space at the moment isn’t the scary thing, it’s that it’s so broken that there are over a dozen players who think they can have a go at it.
Finally, just for the record, it may be easy to knock out a simple app in a day or so, but it’s a hell of a lot harder to actually build a business that can attract a target audience, services their wants and needs and continue to grow and scale, all while trying to do it with almost no resources (we’re self funded and believe a lot of the competition is too).
Software is easy, it’s everything else that’s hard.

]]> By: Peter Cooper http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/mobaganda-a-dead-simple-invite-site-built-on-googles-app-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-2332221 Peter Cooper Wed, 28 May 2008 02:07:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/mobaganda-a-dead-simple-invite-site-built-on-googles-app-engine/#comment-2332221 @17: Food retail is low-margin, but there are a lot of players in that sector. I'm being facetious, I know, but the recent advancements in the efficiency of developing and deploying Web applications means that low-margin games now become viable to play. If you can develop an app so quickly that you can attempt to enter lots of different markets in a minimal way in a short period of time, it makes sense to do so and see which stick. You then develop those that stick further. If Mobaganda fails to stick, that's fine, it only took them a miniscule amount of time to try it. If it works, however, they'll look pretty clever. Do this a hundred times over, you'll probably end up with a hit. It's a (and only "a") new way to do business that can work rather well if you're agile enough for it. @17: Food retail is low-margin, but there are a lot of players in that sector. I’m being facetious, I know, but the recent advancements in the efficiency of developing and deploying Web applications means that low-margin games now become viable to play. If you can develop an app so quickly that you can attempt to enter lots of different markets in a minimal way in a short period of time, it makes sense to do so and see which stick. You then develop those that stick further.

If Mobaganda fails to stick, that’s fine, it only took them a miniscule amount of time to try it. If it works, however, they’ll look pretty clever. Do this a hundred times over, you’ll probably end up with a hit. It’s a (and only “a”) new way to do business that can work rather well if you’re agile enough for it.

]]> By: STARTUP CHATTER » BIG PICTURE » Evite Without a Business Model? Web 2.0 Mobaganda! http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/mobaganda-a-dead-simple-invite-site-built-on-googles-app-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-2332215 STARTUP CHATTER » BIG PICTURE » Evite Without a Business Model? Web 2.0 Mobaganda! Wed, 28 May 2008 02:00:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/mobaganda-a-dead-simple-invite-site-built-on-googles-app-engine/#comment-2332215 [...] would it be possible to create a better Twitter, one without outages and spam, perhaps? It is NOT “obvious,” as he apparently has been been preoccupied with wondering if it would be po...IAC’s Evite, that [...] [...] would it be possible to create a better Twitter, one without outages and spam, perhaps? It is NOT “obvious,” as he apparently has been been preoccupied with wondering if it would be po…IAC’s Evite, that [...]

]]> By: The Hater http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/mobaganda-a-dead-simple-invite-site-built-on-googles-app-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-2332195 The Hater Wed, 28 May 2008 01:42:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/mobaganda-a-dead-simple-invite-site-built-on-googles-app-engine/#comment-2332195 @15: That was the weakest and most lame comment hijacking ever. Also, the name Gatherra is terrible. Why would anyone even enter this market? It's incredibly low-margin, even sites that have been around for awhile get almost no traction (look at Compete stats for, say, crush3r) and a bunch of people pile into it because any jerkoff can use Google Apps and pound out an app for it in a few hours. @15: That was the weakest and most lame comment hijacking ever. Also, the name Gatherra is terrible.

Why would anyone even enter this market? It’s incredibly low-margin, even sites that have been around for awhile get almost no traction (look at Compete stats for, say, crush3r) and a bunch of people pile into it because any jerkoff can use Google Apps and pound out an app for it in a few hours.

]]> By: SteveF http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/mobaganda-a-dead-simple-invite-site-built-on-googles-app-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-2332193 SteveF Wed, 28 May 2008 01:41:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/mobaganda-a-dead-simple-invite-site-built-on-googles-app-engine/#comment-2332193 You can't create an event with the same name as another event created by someone else. That strikes me as a bit on the fragile-and-not-too-scalable side if/when the site gets popular. You can’t create an event with the same name as another event created by someone else. That strikes me as a bit on the fragile-and-not-too-scalable side if/when the site gets popular.

]]> By: Dale http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/mobaganda-a-dead-simple-invite-site-built-on-googles-app-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-2332169 Dale Wed, 28 May 2008 01:23:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/mobaganda-a-dead-simple-invite-site-built-on-googles-app-engine/#comment-2332169 So, is it just my imagination, or could I send an email to everyone on that list by using techcrunchparty@mobaganda.com. And is it just my imagination again, or could any script kiddy worth their salt write a simple script to constantly check for common event names, then use that email address to spam the participants? If you're interested in an invitation site that's super easy to use, is at least as attractive, doesn't require registration and lets users manage their own contact options (email and SMS now, IM, twitter, etc. soon). Check out gatherra.com We're not hosted on Google Apps, so we're not cool, but try to look past that. Dale Cook gatherra.com So, is it just my imagination, or could I send an email to everyone on that list by using techcrunchparty@mobaganda.com.
And is it just my imagination again, or could any script kiddy worth their salt write a simple script to constantly check for common event names, then use that email address to spam the participants?

If you’re interested in an invitation site that’s super easy to use, is at least as attractive, doesn’t require registration and lets users manage their own contact options (email and SMS now, IM, twitter, etc. soon). Check out gatherra.com
We’re not hosted on Google Apps, so we’re not cool, but try to look past that.

Dale Cook
gatherra.com

]]> By: TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » Mobaganda：Google Appエンジンで作った超カンタン招待状サイト http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/mobaganda-a-dead-simple-invite-site-built-on-googles-app-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-2332153 TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » Mobaganda：Google Appエンジンで作った超カンタン招待状サイト Wed, 28 May 2008 01:08:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/mobaganda-a-dead-simple-invite-site-built-on-googles-app-engine/#comment-2332153 [...] [原文へ] [...] [...] [原文へ] [...]

]]> By: trademanufacturer.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/mobaganda-a-dead-simple-invite-site-built-on-googles-app-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-2332144 trademanufacturer.com Wed, 28 May 2008 01:01:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/mobaganda-a-dead-simple-invite-site-built-on-googles-app-engine/#comment-2332144 I don't like Google APP I don’t like Google APP

]]> By: Stacey http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/mobaganda-a-dead-simple-invite-site-built-on-googles-app-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-2332126 Stacey Wed, 28 May 2008 00:51:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/mobaganda-a-dead-simple-invite-site-built-on-googles-app-engine/#comment-2332126 Brilliant, simply brilliant! Brilliant, simply brilliant!

]]> By: Larry Rubin http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/mobaganda-a-dead-simple-invite-site-built-on-googles-app-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-2332116 Larry Rubin Wed, 28 May 2008 00:45:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/mobaganda-a-dead-simple-invite-site-built-on-googles-app-engine/#comment-2332116 Nice to see people raising the awareness about alternatives to Evite. Welcome to the party Mobaganda! http://www.evitealternatives.com Nice to see people raising the awareness about alternatives to Evite.

Welcome to the party Mobaganda!

http://www.evit...lternatives.com

]]> By: Yan http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/mobaganda-a-dead-simple-invite-site-built-on-googles-app-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-2332074 Yan Wed, 28 May 2008 00:17:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/mobaganda-a-dead-simple-invite-site-built-on-googles-app-engine/#comment-2332074 Great use of being an early adopter of google appengine to get buzz about something that only takes about a day to build. Smart move, guys. Great use of being an early adopter of google appengine to get buzz about something that only takes about a day to build. Smart move, guys.

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