Comments on: BuzzBox’s Fast Forward Is StumbleUpon With A Train Of Thought http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/26/buzzboxs-fast-forward-is-stumbleupon-with-a-train-of-thought/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:24:56 -0800 hourly 1 By: Stop stumbling and Fast Forward to get the real buzz | Digital Crosstalk http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/26/buzzboxs-fast-forward-is-stumbleupon-with-a-train-of-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-2854693 Stop stumbling and Fast Forward to get the real buzz | Digital Crosstalk Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:32:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=30693#comment-2854693 [...] has been relatively small and so they are still a very small self-funded start up but it will be interesting to see how well this web service does. var addthis_pub = 'bigmouthsocial'; var addthis_brand = 'Digital Crosstalk';var addthis_language [...] [...] has been relatively small and so they are still a very small self-funded start up but it will be interesting to see how well this web service does. var addthis_pub = ‘bigmouthsocial’; var addthis_brand = ‘Digital Crosstalk’;var addthis_language [...]

]]> By: Fast Forward – Its kinda StumbleUpon with the flavor of Amazon [Firefox add-ons] http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/26/buzzboxs-fast-forward-is-stumbleupon-with-a-train-of-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-2625170 Fast Forward – Its kinda StumbleUpon with the flavor of Amazon [Firefox add-ons] Sat, 14 Feb 2009 11:16:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=30693#comment-2625170 [...] TechCrunch, Search Engine Journal Related Posts Fast Forward – Its kinda StumbleUpon with the flavor of Amazon [Firefox add-ons] [...] [...] TechCrunch, Search Engine Journal Related Posts Fast Forward – Its kinda StumbleUpon with the flavor of Amazon [Firefox add-ons] [...]

]]> By: BuzzBox Fast Forward adds smarter "Stumbling" to Firefox | gitertan.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/26/buzzboxs-fast-forward-is-stumbleupon-with-a-train-of-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-2577642 BuzzBox Fast Forward adds smarter "Stumbling" to Firefox | gitertan.com Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:08:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=30693#comment-2577642 [...] via TechCrunch [...] [...] via TechCrunch [...]

]]> By: See Where Others Went Next with Fast Forward — The 2.0 Life http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/26/buzzboxs-fast-forward-is-stumbleupon-with-a-train-of-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-2567620 See Where Others Went Next with Fast Forward — The 2.0 Life Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:07:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=30693#comment-2567620 [...] a bare-bones recommendation engine based on what’s currently in front of you. It is, as TechCrunch called it, “StumbleUpon with a train of [...] [...] a bare-bones recommendation engine based on what’s currently in front of you. It is, as TechCrunch called it, “StumbleUpon with a train of [...]

]]> By: Toufique http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/26/buzzboxs-fast-forward-is-stumbleupon-with-a-train-of-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-2559541 Toufique Sun, 07 Dec 2008 13:15:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=30693#comment-2559541 It's funny how surprisingly similar this looks to our Youlicit More button. You should definitely try our search enhancement if you like this concept: http://www.youlicit.com/download/ Good to see more people going in this direction. It’s funny how surprisingly similar this looks to our Youlicit More button. You should definitely try our search enhancement if you like this concept: http://www.youl...t.com/download/

Good to see more people going in this direction.

]]> By: Unit1 » Blog Archive » » BuzzBox Fast Forward adds smarter "Stumbling" to Firefox http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/26/buzzboxs-fast-forward-is-stumbleupon-with-a-train-of-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-2553722 Unit1 » Blog Archive » » BuzzBox Fast Forward adds smarter "Stumbling" to Firefox Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:06:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=30693#comment-2553722 [...] via TechCrunch [...] [...] via TechCrunch [...]

]]> By: BuzzBox Fast Forward adds smarter "Stumbling" to Firefox | World Space http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/26/buzzboxs-fast-forward-is-stumbleupon-with-a-train-of-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-2552057 BuzzBox Fast Forward adds smarter "Stumbling" to Firefox | World Space Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:48:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=30693#comment-2552057 [...] via TechCrunch [...] [...] via TechCrunch [...]

]]> By: Anu Nigam http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/26/buzzboxs-fast-forward-is-stumbleupon-with-a-train-of-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-2549256 Anu Nigam Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:26:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=30693#comment-2549256 Thanks for all the great comments back and we are really glad you like the product. Please give us feedback and spread the word about us. When you are in a startup and you launch, the comments people give really matter to us. Thanks again and we hope to hear more from you. Anu CEO, BuzzBox.com anu@buzzbox.com Thanks for all the great comments back and we are really glad you like the product. Please give us feedback and spread the word about us.

When you are in a startup and you launch, the comments people give really matter to us. Thanks again and we hope to hear more from you.

Anu
CEO, BuzzBox.com
anu@buzzbox.com

]]> By: Anu Nigam http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/26/buzzboxs-fast-forward-is-stumbleupon-with-a-train-of-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-2549254 Anu Nigam Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:23:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=30693#comment-2549254 We know as we get more traffic and become more successful, it will drive people to game the system. We have some smart team members and advisers who have thought of this and we are monitoring "abnormalities" that will jump out to us. But our community will have to get involved and give us feedback when something occurs. In any community site, the community is the best police. Anu CEO, BuzzBox.com anu@buzzbox.com We know as we get more traffic and become more successful, it will drive people to game the system. We have some smart team members and advisers who have thought of this and we are monitoring “abnormalities” that will jump out to us. But our community will have to get involved and give us feedback when something occurs. In any community site, the community is the best police.

Anu
CEO, BuzzBox.com
anu@buzzbox.com

]]> By: Anu Nigam http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/26/buzzboxs-fast-forward-is-stumbleupon-with-a-train-of-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-2549251 Anu Nigam Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:18:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=30693#comment-2549251 BuzzBox needs to make money to be a viable company, we are going to go down the #2 path of having some type of advertising. The key is "how do we be like Google?" and make it relevant and non-intrusive? We have ideas that we will implement and ask users for feedback on which idea is ok. But if the TC community has ideas we would really like to hear it. Anu CEO, BuzzBox.com anu@buzzbox.com BuzzBox needs to make money to be a viable company, we are going to go down the #2 path of having some type of advertising. The key is “how do we be like Google?” and make it relevant and non-intrusive?

We have ideas that we will implement and ask users for feedback on which idea is ok. But if the TC community has ideas we would really like to hear it.

Anu
CEO, BuzzBox.com
anu@buzzbox.com

]]> By: FastForward radiniai internete : nežinau.lt http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/26/buzzboxs-fast-forward-is-stumbleupon-with-a-train-of-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-2549148 FastForward radiniai internete : nežinau.lt Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:04:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=30693#comment-2549148 [...] Fast Forward siūlo „protingesnę“ alternatyvą populiariai įdomybių internete tarnybai Stumble Upon. Jos protas remiasi susijusių svetainių peržiūra vartotojų kompiuteriuose (duomenys renkami anonimiškai), todėl „kitas“ mygtukas teoriškai turėtų pasiūlyti ne atsitiktinį, o susijusį su dominančia tema tinklalapį. (TechCrunch) [...] [...] Fast Forward siūlo „protingesnę“ alternatyvą populiariai įdomybių internete tarnybai Stumble Upon. Jos protas remiasi susijusių svetainių peržiūra vartotojų kompiuteriuose (duomenys renkami anonimiškai), todėl „kitas“ mygtukas teoriškai turėtų pasiūlyti ne atsitiktinį, o susijusį su dominančia tema tinklalapį. (TechCrunch) [...]

]]> By: coldb http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/26/buzzboxs-fast-forward-is-stumbleupon-with-a-train-of-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-2549119 coldb Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:26:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=30693#comment-2549119 #1- Sell user data #2- Insert relevant ads once enough usage allows for some sort of relevance tracking (which will probably drive users away) #1- Sell user data
#2- Insert relevant ads once enough usage allows for some sort of relevance tracking (which will probably drive users away)

]]> By: Mike Prince http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/26/buzzboxs-fast-forward-is-stumbleupon-with-a-train-of-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-2548778 Mike Prince Fri, 28 Nov 2008 06:09:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=30693#comment-2548778 I think you are exactly right that (directed) search and browsing for entertainment like Fast Forward are solving different problems and can very happily co-exist. For the current version of the product, I wouldn't classify it as a time saver and thus it doesn't fit into the toolbox for people who are strapped for time. Instead it serves up a strong dose of serendipity for those with a minute to spare - and in my testing this casual distraction proves very effective at stealing away more than the allotted few minutes. I think you are exactly right that (directed) search and browsing for entertainment like Fast Forward are solving different problems and can very happily co-exist.

For the current version of the product, I wouldn’t classify it as a time saver and thus it doesn’t fit into the toolbox for people who are strapped for time. Instead it serves up a strong dose of serendipity for those with a minute to spare – and in my testing this casual distraction proves very effective at stealing away more than the allotted few minutes.

]]> By: Fast Forward works like StumbleUpon, only better | Startup Meme - Technology Startup and Latest Tech News http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/26/buzzboxs-fast-forward-is-stumbleupon-with-a-train-of-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-2548545 Fast Forward works like StumbleUpon, only better | Startup Meme - Technology Startup and Latest Tech News Thu, 27 Nov 2008 22:54:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=30693#comment-2548545 [...] a lot like StumbleUpon but only better, as it adds logic to the stumbling mechanism. The service generates recommendations based on popularity as well as by the order in which they were viewed. Fast Forward works by [...] [...] a lot like StumbleUpon but only better, as it adds logic to the stumbling mechanism. The service generates recommendations based on popularity as well as by the order in which they were viewed. Fast Forward works by [...]

]]> By: Vaibhav Domkundwar http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/26/buzzboxs-fast-forward-is-stumbleupon-with-a-train-of-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-2548444 Vaibhav Domkundwar Thu, 27 Nov 2008 20:27:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=30693#comment-2548444 This is definitely interesting but I have always wondered if this can be the way of browsing for most users who are strapped for time and it may not be worth waiting to see if the next page FF brings up is useful or relevant. Search is just a lot better right now, though not perfect. I think a combination of FF and Search might be more interesting. This is definitely interesting but I have always wondered if this can be the way of browsing for most users who are strapped for time and it may not be worth waiting to see if the next page FF brings up is useful or relevant. Search is just a lot better right now, though not perfect. I think a combination of FF and Search might be more interesting.

]]> By: Marvin http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/26/buzzboxs-fast-forward-is-stumbleupon-with-a-train-of-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-2547946 Marvin Thu, 27 Nov 2008 10:36:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=30693#comment-2547946 Google will "significantly" reduce its 10,000-odd contract workers worldwide, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. The move may impact India where the search giant employs more than 1,000 people, primarily in Hyderabad and Bangalore. A large portion of Google's workforce in India is contracted out by "vendors" and does not show on its payroll. "We have been thinking for some time, before the acute phase of the economic crisis, about significantly reducing the number of contract workers," the Wall Street Journal quoted Google spokesperson Jane Penner as saying. Google will “significantly” reduce its 10,000-odd contract workers worldwide, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. The move may impact India where the search giant employs more than 1,000 people, primarily in Hyderabad and Bangalore.
A large portion of Google’s workforce in India is contracted out by “vendors” and does not show on its payroll.
“We have been thinking for some time, before the acute phase of the economic crisis, about significantly reducing the number of contract workers,” the Wall Street Journal quoted Google spokesperson Jane Penner as saying.

]]> By: Marvin http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/26/buzzboxs-fast-forward-is-stumbleupon-with-a-train-of-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-2547945 Marvin Thu, 27 Nov 2008 10:35:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=30693#comment-2547945 Hey guys & Michael A. There is a news for all to consider: "Google will "significantly" reduce its 10,000-odd contract workers worldwide, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. The move may impact India where the search giant employs more than 1,000 people, primarily in Hyderabad and Bangalore. A large portion of Google's workforce in India is contracted out by "vendors" and does not show on its payroll. "We have been thinking for some time, before the acute phase of the economic crisis, about significantly reducing the number of contract workers," the Wall Street Journal quoted Google spokesperson Jane Penner as saying. Hey guys & Michael A. There is a news for all to consider:

“Google will “significantly” reduce its 10,000-odd contract workers worldwide, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. The move may impact India where the search giant employs more than 1,000 people, primarily in Hyderabad and Bangalore.
A large portion of Google’s workforce in India is contracted out by “vendors” and does not show on its payroll.
“We have been thinking for some time, before the acute phase of the economic crisis, about significantly reducing the number of contract workers,” the Wall Street Journal quoted Google spokesperson Jane Penner as saying.

]]> By: Kamal Ravikant http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/26/buzzboxs-fast-forward-is-stumbleupon-with-a-train-of-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-2547919 Kamal Ravikant Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:03:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=30693#comment-2547919 Nice work. I found Stumbleupon to be fun but an enormous time waster. Great for finding one-off sites that give you that "aaah, cool" factor, but you quickly forget about them and never return again. This one actually leads me to the next natural step as determined by the crowd. Look forward to seeing how they build this out. Nice work. I found Stumbleupon to be fun but an enormous time waster. Great for finding one-off sites that give you that “aaah, cool” factor, but you quickly forget about them and never return again.

This one actually leads me to the next natural step as determined by the crowd. Look forward to seeing how they build this out.

]]> By: Rafael Sanches http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/26/buzzboxs-fast-forward-is-stumbleupon-with-a-train-of-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-2547916 Rafael Sanches Thu, 27 Nov 2008 08:56:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=30693#comment-2547916 awesome idea!! the implementation is neat! :D awesome idea!! the implementation is neat! :D

]]> By: ukDud http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/26/buzzboxs-fast-forward-is-stumbleupon-with-a-train-of-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-2547912 ukDud Thu, 27 Nov 2008 08:45:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=30693#comment-2547912 Liked it Liked it

]]> By: Shashi http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/26/buzzboxs-fast-forward-is-stumbleupon-with-a-train-of-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-2547886 Shashi Thu, 27 Nov 2008 07:30:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=30693#comment-2547886 I too liked Buzzbox. nice product!! I too liked Buzzbox. nice product!!

]]> By: huh http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/26/buzzboxs-fast-forward-is-stumbleupon-with-a-train-of-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-2547872 huh Thu, 27 Nov 2008 07:05:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=30693#comment-2547872 Money is overrated. Ask Linus. Money is overrated. Ask Linus.

]]> By: blade http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/26/buzzboxs-fast-forward-is-stumbleupon-with-a-train-of-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-2547868 blade Thu, 27 Nov 2008 06:59:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=30693#comment-2547868 Oops, it seems it does NOT work as expected. Usually I can NOT find the content I interested in Oops, it seems it does NOT work as expected. Usually I can NOT find the content I interested in

]]> By: Alex http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/26/buzzboxs-fast-forward-is-stumbleupon-with-a-train-of-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-2547858 Alex Thu, 27 Nov 2008 06:22:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=30693#comment-2547858 It's fun when you try it on something like Facebook and then it fast forwards to some people's pictures you don't know. Also, might there be some way to game this? If I had all my friends go from Facebook to a viagra site or something, would people start following (and thus reinforcing that move)? It’s fun when you try it on something like Facebook and then it fast forwards to some people’s pictures you don’t know. Also, might there be some way to game this? If I had all my friends go from Facebook to a viagra site or something, would people start following (and thus reinforcing that move)?

]]> By: Charles Peak http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/26/buzzboxs-fast-forward-is-stumbleupon-with-a-train-of-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-2547845 Charles Peak Thu, 27 Nov 2008 06:06:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=30693#comment-2547845 It'd be an extremely lazy crowd who exclusively used the FF button, I doubt that'd be a serious concern. It’d be an extremely lazy crowd who exclusively used the FF button, I doubt that’d be a serious concern.

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