Comments on: Mahalo Sets Out To Liveblog The World http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/10/mahalo-sets-out-to-liveblog-the-world/ Startup and Technology News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:34:54 -0800 hourly 1 By: tinyComb » Blog Archive » Mahalo Takes A Page Out Of Fark’s Book, Launches ‘LiveBlogging’ To Nasty Reviews http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/10/mahalo-sets-out-to-liveblog-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-2550007 tinyComb » Blog Archive » Mahalo Takes A Page Out Of Fark’s Book, Launches ‘LiveBlogging’ To Nasty Reviews Sat, 29 Nov 2008 14:37:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=23175#comment-2550007 [...] TC View jason's Profile      Subscribe via RSS RelatedBookmarksTags iPhone China... The jailbroken iPhone has been spotted all over China, but will they actually ink a deal with China Mobile for the 3G? Does this so... Comcast, Run By Socialists?... Comcast made its final decision to punish heavy downloaders by capping their broadband usage at 250GB. This in an effort to save br... Direct Line Gets You To An Operator... Direct Line is a new iPhone app that maps corporate phone trees to get you straight to the operator No more need to punch in all th... Digg it Stumble del.icio.us reddit Yahoo Google Mahalo Fark Mahalo Launches LiveBlog To Poor Reviews tinyCrunch [...] [...] TC View jason’s Profile      Subscribe via RSS RelatedBookmarksTags iPhone China… The jailbroken iPhone has been spotted all over China, but will they actually ink a deal with China Mobile for the 3G? Does this so… Comcast, Run By Socialists?… Comcast made its final decision to punish heavy downloaders by capping their broadband usage at 250GB. This in an effort to save br… Direct Line Gets You To An Operator… Direct Line is a new iPhone app that maps corporate phone trees to get you straight to the operator No more need to punch in all th… Digg it Stumble del.icio.us reddit Yahoo Google Mahalo Fark Mahalo Launches LiveBlog To Poor Reviews tinyCrunch [...]

]]> By: Live Blogging: Inaccurate, Unedited Reporting | Online Marketer .com http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/10/mahalo-sets-out-to-liveblog-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-2546473 Live Blogging: Inaccurate, Unedited Reporting | Online Marketer .com Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:35:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=23175#comment-2546473 [...] One more reason to hate live [...] [...] One more reason to hate live [...]

]]> By: Mahalo Releases 'Liveblog' System http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/10/mahalo-sets-out-to-liveblog-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-2504787 Mahalo Releases 'Liveblog' System Fri, 17 Oct 2008 06:06:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=23175#comment-2504787 [...] Mark Hendrickson, “Mahalo Sets Out To Liveblog The World”, TechCrunch, October 10, 2008 Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and [...] [...] Mark Hendrickson, “Mahalo Sets Out To Liveblog The World”, TechCrunch, October 10, 2008 Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and [...]

]]> By: Roundup: European leaders agree on rescue plan, Microsoft to release Silverlight 2 and more » VentureBeat http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/10/mahalo-sets-out-to-liveblog-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-2499835 Roundup: European leaders agree on rescue plan, Microsoft to release Silverlight 2 and more » VentureBeat Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:44:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=23175#comment-2499835 [...] gets more news-oriented — The new design of the “human-powered search engine” includes a way to liveblog the headlines, as well as a “top news” box on its home [...] [...] gets more news-oriented — The new design of the “human-powered search engine” includes a way to liveblog the headlines, as well as a “top news” box on its home [...]

]]> By: Mike http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/10/mahalo-sets-out-to-liveblog-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-2498922 Mike Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:42:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=23175#comment-2498922 ...no. Why would a site by Calacanis not be mentioned on a site like TechCrunch? …no.

Why would a site by Calacanis not be mentioned on a site like TechCrunch?

]]> By: Vincent http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/10/mahalo-sets-out-to-liveblog-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-2498450 Vincent Sat, 11 Oct 2008 08:40:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=23175#comment-2498450 Check out this interview with Jason at the FOWA in London where he announced the launch of mahalo liveblog: http://uk.intruders.tv/FOWA-08-Jason-Calacanis-on-Mahalo-Liveblog-and-a-lot-more-_a460.html Check out this interview with Jason at the FOWA in London where he announced the launch of mahalo liveblog:
http://uk.intru...more-_a460.html

]]> By: the718 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/10/mahalo-sets-out-to-liveblog-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-2498193 the718 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:42:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=23175#comment-2498193 scoble looks like a mental patient scoble looks like a mental patient

]]> By: Sharon http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/10/mahalo-sets-out-to-liveblog-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-2498015 Sharon Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:11:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=23175#comment-2498015 not a techno person...but trying to understand..why everyone is getting so bothered about someones triumphs in getting forward, l think l understand Mahalo a one stop site for everything,but personally drudgereport.com has always been my first stop for news and google for others, so what if you dont like Mahalo..dont use it, but dont tear down Jason because he is being productive, to me thats just pure jealousy not a techno person…but trying to understand..why everyone is getting so bothered about someones triumphs in getting forward, l think l understand Mahalo a one stop site for everything,but personally drudgereport.com has always been my first stop for news and google for others, so what if you dont like Mahalo..dont use it, but dont tear down Jason because he is being productive, to me thats just pure jealousy

]]> By: Mike Loves his pals http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/10/mahalo-sets-out-to-liveblog-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-2497893 Mike Loves his pals Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:23:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=23175#comment-2497893 No, the issue is about the fact that Arrington has a double-standard. He treats those people with whom he sleeps or eats differently than all the others on which he reports. The fact that he's got his hand in Jason's wallet and vice-versa is VERY relevant. Even more so than the crappy business model of Mahalo. If it were any other owner of the company, it would either get ZERO attention or would get SLAMMED by Arrington. That is the issue. No, the issue is about the fact that Arrington has a double-standard. He treats those people with whom he sleeps or eats differently than all the others on which he reports. The fact that he’s got his hand in Jason’s wallet and vice-versa is VERY relevant. Even more so than the crappy business model of Mahalo.

If it were any other owner of the company, it would either get ZERO attention or would get SLAMMED by Arrington. That is the issue.

]]> By: Sunil http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/10/mahalo-sets-out-to-liveblog-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-2497818 Sunil Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:40:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=23175#comment-2497818 Mahalo looks like it's builit on black hat per Mike's post: http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/09/some-big-sites-are-using-google-trends-to-direct-editorial/ Slow moving trainwreck of a thing Mahalo looks like it’s builit on black hat per Mike’s post: http://www.tech...rect-editorial/

Slow moving trainwreck of a thing

]]> By: Frank D http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/10/mahalo-sets-out-to-liveblog-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-2497803 Frank D Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:18:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=23175#comment-2497803 Exactly! Exactly!

]]> By: Juan Sosa http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/10/mahalo-sets-out-to-liveblog-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-2497788 Juan Sosa Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:56:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=23175#comment-2497788 I think of it as a nice experiment, a blend of technorati-wikipedia-digg-fark? I wish them luck! Juan http://www.widexplorer.com I think of it as a nice experiment, a blend of technorati-wikipedia-digg-fark? I wish them luck!

Juan
http://www.widexplorer.com

]]> By: land_mammal http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/10/mahalo-sets-out-to-liveblog-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-2497766 land_mammal Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:32:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=23175#comment-2497766 I think this is a sign that the human powered search aspect of the business is failing. I tried to use it, and it was terrible. I will never try again. How do you deal with that? You get someone to use you for some other lame web 2.0 reason. I think this is a sign that the human powered search aspect of the business is failing. I tried to use it, and it was terrible. I will never try again. How do you deal with that? You get someone to use you for some other lame web 2.0 reason.

]]> By: k http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/10/mahalo-sets-out-to-liveblog-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-2497748 k Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:08:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=23175#comment-2497748 My two cents. Mahalo's a human powered search engine. With that in mind and Google being the take all, how do you grow your audience and make them stay longer on your site? I think they just answered that question. I always liked seeing Mahalo Daily on the homepage but it didn't make me come back every day. They also showed us some headlines, but that never made me come back on a daily basis. The new design might change that. It's better organized. What they've done is better than Yahoo's homepage. It updates faster. Yahoo's sometimes two days behind the news. I don't get that, but there're more things I don't get about what Jerry does. Anyway, if only Mahalo had a finance section I would definitely visit it every day. The new design makes me stay longer on the site, which is what they were trying to accomplish but I'm not sure that's such a good thing. I get easily annoyed when I have to wait for what they are trying to show me. I like to just scroll down like on Digg or NowPublic and see whether there's something interesting. I can click on the next button but I don't like to click that much. When I just let it play, the news changes , which is good but it sort of feels like an annoying advertisement. Maybe that's just me? I will visit it more often and maybe I'll get used to it. Also, it felt a bit awkward having those play / next buttons above the headlines. They should consider having a see more button underneath the headlines. Also, I didn't really look at the categories, maybe that's because there's too much text to look at. I think the new design is a good move but it may need some tweaking. My two cents.
Mahalo’s a human powered search engine.
With that in mind and Google being the take all, how do you grow your audience and make them stay longer on your site?
I think they just answered that question.

I always liked seeing Mahalo Daily on the homepage but it didn’t make me come back every day.
They also showed us some headlines, but that never made me come back on a daily basis.
The new design might change that.
It’s better organized.
What they’ve done is better than Yahoo’s homepage. It updates faster.
Yahoo’s sometimes two days behind the news.
I don’t get that, but there’re more things I don’t get about what Jerry does.
Anyway, if only Mahalo had a finance section I would definitely visit it every day.
The new design makes me stay longer on the site, which is what they were trying to accomplish but I’m not sure that’s such a good thing. I get easily annoyed when I have to wait for what they are trying to show me.
I like to just scroll down like on Digg or NowPublic and see whether there’s something interesting.
I can click on the next button but I don’t like to click that much.
When I just let it play, the news changes , which is good but it sort of feels like an annoying advertisement. Maybe that’s just me?
I will visit it more often and maybe I’ll get used to it.
Also, it felt a bit awkward having those play / next buttons above the headlines. They should consider having a see more button underneath the headlines.
Also, I didn’t really look at the categories, maybe that’s because there’s too much text to look at.
I think the new design is a good move but it may need some tweaking.

]]> By: Bob Parker http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/10/mahalo-sets-out-to-liveblog-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-2497741 Bob Parker Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:56:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=23175#comment-2497741 Your comment is horrible. Wtf were [i]you[/i] thinking? Your comment is horrible. Wtf were [i]you[/i] thinking?

]]> By: Iso http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/10/mahalo-sets-out-to-liveblog-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-2497739 Iso Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:54:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=23175#comment-2497739 I like it, it kind of reminds me of PopURLS, where you can just go to one page and get get lots of info about a bunch of things. This could be a handy page to hit each morning to see what the latest news is. Btw, the anti-Calacanis crew that rolls in each time he is mentioned on TC is getting old. If you don't like him personally, no-one gives a flying f#%!. Mahalo should be judged on it's merits as a product, not because you hate the founder. I like it, it kind of reminds me of PopURLS, where you can just go to one page and get get lots of info about a bunch of things. This could be a handy page to hit each morning to see what the latest news is.

Btw, the anti-Calacanis crew that rolls in each time he is mentioned on TC is getting old. If you don’t like him personally, no-one gives a flying f#%!. Mahalo should be judged on it’s merits as a product, not because you hate the founder.

]]> By: Yiyi Liu http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/10/mahalo-sets-out-to-liveblog-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-2497736 Yiyi Liu Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:52:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=23175#comment-2497736 I think the "Liveblog" thing is cool. Anyone knows if there are any similar Drupal modules for that? I think the “Liveblog” thing is cool. Anyone knows if there are any similar Drupal modules for that?

]]> By: pdizzlle http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/10/mahalo-sets-out-to-liveblog-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-2497734 pdizzlle Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:51:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=23175#comment-2497734 this is horrible....wtf were they thinking? Does the site even make revenue? this is horrible….wtf were they thinking? Does the site even make revenue?

]]> By: Iso http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/10/mahalo-sets-out-to-liveblog-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-2497725 Iso Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:43:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=23175#comment-2497725 What the hell does being rich have to do with it? The guy just bought a Tesla, it's not like he's destitute or anything. What the hell does being rich have to do with it? The guy just bought a Tesla, it’s not like he’s destitute or anything.

]]> By: HipMojo.com » Jason Calacanis’ Three Year Non-Compete After AOL/Weblogs Sale? http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/10/mahalo-sets-out-to-liveblog-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-2497724 HipMojo.com » Jason Calacanis’ Three Year Non-Compete After AOL/Weblogs Sale? Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:42:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=23175#comment-2497724 [...] By turning his latest venture Mahalo into a “live blog / news service”, Mahalo is now pretty much [...] [...] By turning his latest venture Mahalo into a “live blog / news service”, Mahalo is now pretty much [...]

]]> By: Pat http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/10/mahalo-sets-out-to-liveblog-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-2497716 Pat Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:31:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=23175#comment-2497716 Last time I visited Mahalo I was super impressed by the design of the site. What happened? This was a terrible step back. Last time I visited Mahalo I was super impressed by the design of the site. What happened? This was a terrible step back.

]]> By: Loren Feldman is my Hero http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/10/mahalo-sets-out-to-liveblog-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-2497710 Loren Feldman is my Hero Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:27:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=23175#comment-2497710 Unless there is something missing here.... having a search engine that is based on human sweat-equity is like promising to drive all your best friends to work every day... but you happen to have 1,000,000+ "friends"... it is an impossible business model. Loren Feldman may be "friends" with Jason in the same way that you are "friends" with the guy who you are forced to let into your country-club because you are afraid that he might shine the light of day on you for being "exclusionary". Loren speaks the truth, just like Ted Dzubia and others... and for that you have to respect the guy. He makes no bones about being a total asshole about it, but it is hard to fault that behaviour in the world of coolaid-drinking, valley startup douchebags who think that one good business deal makes them the saviour of all others. This post about Maholier than though is more Arrington at his finest... pumping his pals and insiders. There is plenty of online "facts" about why and how FAIL is printed all over Mahooplah, and why Jason should accept it and move on. He's clearly found his gold-mine with Arrington in the TC10,000 event each year. Why claim to be what he is not? He's Scoble with a better haircut and an annual payday. Unless there is something missing here…. having a search engine that is based on human sweat-equity is like promising to drive all your best friends to work every day… but you happen to have 1,000,000+ “friends”… it is an impossible business model.

Loren Feldman may be “friends” with Jason in the same way that you are “friends” with the guy who you are forced to let into your country-club because you are afraid that he might shine the light of day on you for being “exclusionary”.

Loren speaks the truth, just like Ted Dzubia and others… and for that you have to respect the guy. He makes no bones about being a total asshole about it, but it is hard to fault that behaviour in the world of coolaid-drinking, valley startup douchebags who think that one good business deal makes them the saviour of all others.

This post about Maholier than though is more Arrington at his finest… pumping his pals and insiders. There is plenty of online “facts” about why and how FAIL is printed all over Mahooplah, and why Jason should accept it and move on. He’s clearly found his gold-mine with Arrington in the TC10,000 event each year. Why claim to be what he is not? He’s Scoble with a better haircut and an annual payday.

]]> By: Mahalo Takes A Page Out Of Fark’s Book, Launches ‘LiveBlogging’ To Nasty Reviews | tinyCrunch http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/10/mahalo-sets-out-to-liveblog-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-2497703 Mahalo Takes A Page Out Of Fark’s Book, Launches ‘LiveBlogging’ To Nasty Reviews | tinyCrunch Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:20:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=23175#comment-2497703 [...] TC Share and Enjoy: [...] [...] TC Share and Enjoy: [...]

]]> By: Jake http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/10/mahalo-sets-out-to-liveblog-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-2497698 Jake Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:16:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=23175#comment-2497698 Isn't Mr. Hendrickson using the word "competitor" very, very loosely? He says that Mahalo is a competitor to Google, Wikipedia and CNN.com? Really? Are they even aware they are competing against Mahalo? No disrespect to Mahalo but I'm guessing their traffic is about 1/1000, maybe, of any of those three. I drive a car, does that make a competitor of Jeff Gordon? Isn’t Mr. Hendrickson using the word “competitor” very, very loosely? He says that Mahalo is a competitor to Google, Wikipedia and CNN.com? Really? Are they even aware they are competing against Mahalo? No disrespect to Mahalo but I’m guessing their traffic is about 1/1000, maybe, of any of those three. I drive a car, does that make a competitor of Jeff Gordon?

]]> By: EngineLocator.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/10/mahalo-sets-out-to-liveblog-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-2497684 EngineLocator.com Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:08:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=23175#comment-2497684 homepage is an improvement i wonder why it took so long. someone over there decided to get serious. the previous homepage was worse than mine. and i dont have 21 million behind me. Great to see someone now has a vision over there. The old homepage was an instant turn off. I will now give them a second chance. MyLocator.com homepage is an improvement i wonder why it took so long. someone over there decided to get serious. the previous homepage was worse than mine. and i dont have 21 million behind me. Great to see someone now has a vision over there. The old homepage was an instant turn off. I will now give them a second chance.

MyLocator.com

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