Comments on: With 850K Users In 2 Months, Circle Of Moms Comes Out Of Nowhere http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/04/with-850k-users-in-2-months-circle-of-moms-comes-out-of-nowhere/ Startup and Technology News Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:48:52 -0800 hourly 1 By: josephine porter http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/04/with-850k-users-in-2-months-circle-of-moms-comes-out-of-nowhere/comment-page-2/#comment-2992157 josephine porter Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:22:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=31927#comment-2992157 please i need a place for my children to go to live they are grown but have little income please help. please i need a place for my children to go to live they are grown but have little income please help.

]]> By: » Takeaways From Last Night’s Circle of Moms Incubator : Girls In Tech : http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/04/with-850k-users-in-2-months-circle-of-moms-comes-out-of-nowhere/comment-page-2/#comment-2637984 » Takeaways From Last Night’s Circle of Moms Incubator : Girls In Tech : Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:17:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=31927#comment-2637984 [...] company is their viral growth.  The company did not do any marketing, PR or advertising yet still managed to build up over 850,000 registered users.  So the question is- how did they do it?  Obviously there is no simple answer to this question [...] [...] company is their viral growth.  The company did not do any marketing, PR or advertising yet still managed to build up over 850,000 registered users.  So the question is- how did they do it?  Obviously there is no simple answer to this question [...]

]]> By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="1668033503">Missy Watson Duffy</fb:name> http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/04/with-850k-users-in-2-months-circle-of-moms-comes-out-of-nowhere/comment-page-2/#comment-2614993 Missy Watson Duffy Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:54:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=31927#comment-2614993 I just joined Circle of Moms thru an invite from one of my friends on Facebook. It actually seems really great. Especially after going thru the sign up process, the best part was choosing the tons (and growing) of very specific communities you can join. Mothers can connect and communicate and bond with others from moms who have sadly and unfortunately lost children, to moms that gave birth during specific month/years, to moms of faith and there's also recipe swapping. I ended up on this blog after Googling before I began entering personal info to see if it was legitimate. I don't about any of the tech talk above but I can easily see how this can quickly grow just on fb and then thru the different communities. I just joined Circle of Moms thru an invite from one of my friends on Facebook. It actually seems really great. Especially after going thru the sign up process, the best part was choosing the tons (and growing) of very specific communities you can join. Mothers can connect and communicate and bond with others from moms who have sadly and unfortunately lost children, to moms that gave birth during specific month/years, to moms of faith and there’s also recipe swapping. I ended up on this blog after Googling before I began entering personal info to see if it was legitimate. I don’t about any of the tech talk above but I can easily see how this can quickly grow just on fb and then thru the different communities.

]]> By: Escalate Media » Blog Archive » Women Online in 2009: 9 Trends to Watch in a Down Economy http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/04/with-850k-users-in-2-months-circle-of-moms-comes-out-of-nowhere/comment-page-2/#comment-2580493 Escalate Media » Blog Archive » Women Online in 2009: 9 Trends to Watch in a Down Economy Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:38:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=31927#comment-2580493 [...] players entered the space, notable examples include iVillage’s partial buy-in of BlogHer, and Circle of Moms growth to 850K registered Facebook application users in less than 2 [...] [...] players entered the space, notable examples include iVillage’s partial buy-in of BlogHer, and Circle of Moms growth to 850K registered Facebook application users in less than 2 [...]

]]> By: wondering http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/04/with-850k-users-in-2-months-circle-of-moms-comes-out-of-nowhere/comment-page-2/#comment-2566774 wondering Sun, 14 Dec 2008 13:55:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=31927#comment-2566774 can anyone explain this chart -- it seems like their members have now vaporized as well... http://www.allfacebook.com/facebook-application-statistics/application/8278986302/ can anyone explain this chart — it seems like their members have now vaporized as well…

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]]> By: Viralidad y crecimiento exponencial en las redes sociales temáticas: Circle of Moms. | Comunidad en la Red http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/04/with-850k-users-in-2-months-circle-of-moms-comes-out-of-nowhere/comment-page-2/#comment-2563732 Viralidad y crecimiento exponencial en las redes sociales temáticas: Circle of Moms. | Comunidad en la Red Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:54:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=31927#comment-2563732 [...] de internet, es algo más que demostrado. Pero realmente me ha puesto los pelos de punta leer este artículo de Techcrunch, sobre una red social lanzada en Octubre de este mismo año. llamada “Circle of [...] [...] de internet, es algo más que demostrado. Pero realmente me ha puesto los pelos de punta leer este artículo de Techcrunch, sobre una red social lanzada en Octubre de este mismo año. llamada “Circle of [...]

]]> By: The business of Social Media and the new old boy’s network http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/04/with-850k-users-in-2-months-circle-of-moms-comes-out-of-nowhere/comment-page-2/#comment-2563059 The business of Social Media and the new old boy’s network Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:11:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=31927#comment-2563059 [...] one of the two sites referenced, brought Nick Gonzalez out of blogging semi-retirement to pitch the news about this wondrous event. The other blog to post about this was Mashable who had Jennifer Van [...] [...] one of the two sites referenced, brought Nick Gonzalez out of blogging semi-retirement to pitch the news about this wondrous event. The other blog to post about this was Mashable who had Jennifer Van [...]

]]> By: bsmeter http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/04/with-850k-users-in-2-months-circle-of-moms-comes-out-of-nowhere/comment-page-2/#comment-2562290 bsmeter Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:38:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=31927#comment-2562290 Nick you have the journalistic investigative ability of a gnat. COM is complete BS No freakin way they have 850k if you believe that I have some swamp land in florida to sell you. http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details/circleofmoms.com keep dreaming. Nick you have the journalistic investigative ability of a gnat.

COM is complete BS

No freakin way they have 850k

if you believe that I have some swamp land in florida to sell you.

http://www.alex...ircleofmoms.com

keep dreaming.

]]> By: Circle of Moms Participates in a Circle Jerk with Bloggers : The Drama 2.0 Show http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/04/with-850k-users-in-2-months-circle-of-moms-comes-out-of-nowhere/comment-page-2/#comment-2562185 Circle of Moms Participates in a Circle Jerk with Bloggers : The Drama 2.0 Show Wed, 10 Dec 2008 06:16:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=31927#comment-2562185 [...] According to Nick Gonzalez, who came out of TechCrunch retirement to break the news: It may seem like the last thing the web needs is another parenting website, but you wouldn’t know that by the impressive growth the new website CircleOfMoms.com chalked up over the past couple of months. The site, launched in October 2008, has already grown to over 850,000 registered users. Seventy-five percent of the users are US-based. [...] [...] According to Nick Gonzalez, who came out of TechCrunch retirement to break the news: It may seem like the last thing the web needs is another parenting website, but you wouldn’t know that by the impressive growth the new website CircleOfMoms.com chalked up over the past couple of months. The site, launched in October 2008, has already grown to over 850,000 registered users. Seventy-five percent of the users are US-based. [...]

]]> By: Lee http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/04/with-850k-users-in-2-months-circle-of-moms-comes-out-of-nowhere/comment-page-2/#comment-2561177 Lee Tue, 09 Dec 2008 06:02:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=31927#comment-2561177 Why does it matter if the moms are using the facebook application or the circleofmoms.com site? If it doesn't matter to the moms who are using it, why would it matter to anyone else? Why does it matter if the moms are using the facebook application or the circleofmoms.com site? If it doesn’t matter to the moms who are using it, why would it matter to anyone else?

]]> By: Lee http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/04/with-850k-users-in-2-months-circle-of-moms-comes-out-of-nowhere/comment-page-1/#comment-2561172 Lee Tue, 09 Dec 2008 05:54:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=31927#comment-2561172 Looks like they've got facebook connect now: http://www.circleofmoms.com Looks like they’ve got facebook connect now: http://www.circleofmoms.com

]]> By: Dan http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/04/with-850k-users-in-2-months-circle-of-moms-comes-out-of-nowhere/comment-page-2/#comment-2560433 Dan Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:46:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=31927#comment-2560433 Seems like just a shifty way for this Ephraim guy to pick up moms. Seems like just a shifty way for this Ephraim guy to pick up moms.

]]> By: Circle of Moms showcases community growth | Connie Bensen http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/04/with-850k-users-in-2-months-circle-of-moms-comes-out-of-nowhere/comment-page-2/#comment-2559247 Circle of Moms showcases community growth | Connie Bensen Sat, 06 Dec 2008 23:07:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=31927#comment-2559247 [...] With 850K Users In 2 Months, Circle Of Moms Comes Out Of Nowhere [...] [...] With 850K Users In 2 Months, Circle Of Moms Comes Out Of Nowhere [...]

]]> By: Tom http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/04/with-850k-users-in-2-months-circle-of-moms-comes-out-of-nowhere/comment-page-2/#comment-2559020 Tom Sat, 06 Dec 2008 13:41:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=31927#comment-2559020 I know the founders of COM, and not only are they honest and smart guys, but they are also the bee's knees when it comes to viral marketing. In the past they've created FB apps with 5M+ installs so it's not difficult at all to imagine them convincing 800K new and existing users to join the new COM web site. If you think that is easy to do, you should try it yourself sometime. Congrats to Ephraim, Mike and team and best of luck. And btw, anyone out there who thinks that moms aren't as close to a perfect fit for a vertical social network as one can find needs to get out from behind their Linux workstation and actually go talk to some moms. If these guys can succeed in delivering value as social apps gain mass market acceptance, the number of potential users is far greater than that of 97% of the top FB apps out there today that pretty much only target techie dorks, who make up about 0.1% of the population. (Disclosure: I am a techie dork.) I know the founders of COM, and not only are they honest and smart guys, but they are also the bee’s knees when it comes to viral marketing. In the past they’ve created FB apps with 5M+ installs so it’s not difficult at all to imagine them convincing 800K new and existing users to join the new COM web site. If you think that is easy to do, you should try it yourself sometime.

Congrats to Ephraim, Mike and team and best of luck. And btw, anyone out there who thinks that moms aren’t as close to a perfect fit for a vertical social network as one can find needs to get out from behind their Linux workstation and actually go talk to some moms. If these guys can succeed in delivering value as social apps gain mass market acceptance, the number of potential users is far greater than that of 97% of the top FB apps out there today that pretty much only target techie dorks, who make up about 0.1% of the population. (Disclosure: I am a techie dork.)

]]> By: Jeff http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/04/with-850k-users-in-2-months-circle-of-moms-comes-out-of-nowhere/comment-page-1/#comment-2558819 Jeff Sat, 06 Dec 2008 04:33:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=31927#comment-2558819 Compete is definitely more accurate than Alexa, and seems to be very accurate for my site. It is in the mom/parenting area and gets 200-500k visitors a month. I am very interested to see how Circle of Moms pulled this off (if this is accurate) in such a short time. Seems improbable to me. Compete is definitely more accurate than Alexa, and seems to be very accurate for my site. It is in the mom/parenting area and gets 200-500k visitors a month. I am very interested to see how Circle of Moms pulled this off (if this is accurate) in such a short time. Seems improbable to me.

]]> By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="5405110">Dave McClure</fb:name> http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/04/with-850k-users-in-2-months-circle-of-moms-comes-out-of-nowhere/comment-page-2/#comment-2558765 Dave McClure Sat, 06 Dec 2008 02:35:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=31927#comment-2558765 congrats ephraim & mikeG (& team :) i've been waiting for one of the mom sites to breakout... guess you guys are it. congrats ephraim & mikeG (& team :)

i’ve been waiting for one of the mom sites to breakout… guess you guys are it.

]]> By: jas http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/04/with-850k-users-in-2-months-circle-of-moms-comes-out-of-nowhere/comment-page-2/#comment-2558724 jas Sat, 06 Dec 2008 01:08:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=31927#comment-2558724 Simple.alexa,compete,quantcast are all way of but do give a guide and a very rough one it is. I have 3 sites which do 1 million uniques between them the most accurate stats are from alexa by a mile......the rest are hundreds of thousands of uniques out. There is no question that the 850k users are FB installs there is no way in a million years they get even 10k active users on their site a month more like a few hundred if truth be known.......the website is no more than a spin off from their FB app thinking if they set up a site everybody will migrate and eventually it make them rich....it AINT gonna happen there are hundreds of FB apps doing the same,they will not work as a standalone site but nice try :-) Simple.alexa,compete,quantcast are all way of but do give a guide and a very rough one it is.

I have 3 sites which do 1 million uniques between them the most accurate stats are from alexa by a mile……the rest are hundreds of thousands of uniques out.

There is no question that the 850k users are FB installs there is no way in a million years they get even 10k active users on their site a month more like a few hundred if truth be known…….the website is no more than a spin off from their FB app thinking if they set up a site everybody will migrate and eventually it make them rich….it AINT gonna happen there are hundreds of FB apps doing the same,they will not work as a standalone site but nice try :-)

]]> By: Adrian Eden http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/04/with-850k-users-in-2-months-circle-of-moms-comes-out-of-nowhere/comment-page-1/#comment-2558673 Adrian Eden Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:03:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=31927#comment-2558673 Agreed, also in these tough economic and political times globally, it is nice for people to get together and share ideas and conversation about the things that affect their lives. What a great concept! Agreed, also in these tough economic and political times globally, it is nice for people to get together and share ideas and conversation about the things that affect their lives. What a great concept!

]]> By: Ryan Williams http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/04/with-850k-users-in-2-months-circle-of-moms-comes-out-of-nowhere/comment-page-2/#comment-2558611 Ryan Williams Fri, 05 Dec 2008 22:53:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=31927#comment-2558611 I'll join the chorus, it very well could be a great resource but I still don't understand where these numbers are coming from. Facebook app installs does not equate to registered users on the site. My wife reports it's spreading virally on Facebook and she installed it, but has no interest at this time in using it. I’ll join the chorus, it very well could be a great resource but I still don’t understand where these numbers are coming from. Facebook app installs does not equate to registered users on the site. My wife reports it’s spreading virally on Facebook and she installed it, but has no interest at this time in using it.

]]> By: Recipes http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/04/with-850k-users-in-2-months-circle-of-moms-comes-out-of-nowhere/comment-page-2/#comment-2558516 Recipes Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:28:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=31927#comment-2558516 @Ephraim Luft Can you expand upon the phrase "engage our mothers in a way that is natural to our user base?" @Ephraim Luft Can you expand upon the phrase “engage our mothers in a way that is natural to our user base?”

]]> By: Ephraim Luft http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/04/with-850k-users-in-2-months-circle-of-moms-comes-out-of-nowhere/comment-page-2/#comment-2558499 Ephraim Luft Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:08:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=31927#comment-2558499 @Recipes - we are speaking with a number of brands and working with them to roll out ad products that help them engage our audience of mothers in a way that is natural and appealing to our user base. Keep an eye on us and I think that you will like what you see. Also, if you have any feedback from brands that you want to share, feel free to post it in the comments her or e-mail me and we can talk. @Recipes – we are speaking with a number of brands and working with them to roll out ad products that help them engage our audience of mothers in a way that is natural and appealing to our user base. Keep an eye on us and I think that you will like what you see.

Also, if you have any feedback from brands that you want to share, feel free to post it in the comments her or e-mail me and we can talk.

]]> By: Sasha Aickin http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/04/with-850k-users-in-2-months-circle-of-moms-comes-out-of-nowhere/comment-page-2/#comment-2558485 Sasha Aickin Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:44:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=31927#comment-2558485 Aw, nothing like catching up on TechCrunch and seeing that one of the freshmen you were once tasked with shepherding has made good. Congrats, Ephraim! Aw, nothing like catching up on TechCrunch and seeing that one of the freshmen you were once tasked with shepherding has made good. Congrats, Ephraim!

]]> By: Recipes http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/04/with-850k-users-in-2-months-circle-of-moms-comes-out-of-nowhere/comment-page-2/#comment-2558445 Recipes Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:08:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=31927#comment-2558445 @chris "brands will love this"... can you enlighten us as to why you believe that to be the case? And try to add some specifics. My feelings are quite the opposite. In fact, I think this can actually mislead brands who are still trying to figure out social media and how their brands can interact. I see the site having trouble attracting popular lifestyle brands - Every conversation I've had with a brand has been about creating a genuine connection. I don't see any of the features brands are asking for on the site except groups - It's pretty apparent that most of the people posting here have no ad servicing experience or else you'd be able to look at the bigger picture. Media planners/buyers handle sites across the board/scope - misleading them affects us all. @chris “brands will love this”… can you enlighten us as to why you believe that to be the case? And try to add some specifics.

My feelings are quite the opposite. In fact, I think this can actually mislead brands who are still trying to figure out social media and how their brands can interact.

I see the site having trouble attracting popular lifestyle brands – Every conversation I’ve had with a brand has been about creating a genuine connection. I don’t see any of the features brands are asking for on the site except groups –

It’s pretty apparent that most of the people posting here have no ad servicing experience or else you’d be able to look at the bigger picture. Media planners/buyers handle sites across the board/scope – misleading them affects us all.

]]> By: law http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/04/with-850k-users-in-2-months-circle-of-moms-comes-out-of-nowhere/comment-page-2/#comment-2558375 law Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:59:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=31927#comment-2558375 Congrats Ephraim. Congrats Ephraim.

]]> By: Ephraim Luft http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/04/with-850k-users-in-2-months-circle-of-moms-comes-out-of-nowhere/comment-page-2/#comment-2558200 Ephraim Luft Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:54:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=31927#comment-2558200 Michele - That's great to hear. We would love to get your feedback on our product. Michele – That’s great to hear. We would love to get your feedback on our product.

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