Comments on: Kutano Hopes To Draw Crowds In Crowded Online Commentary Space http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/02/kutano-hopes-to-draw-crowds-in-crowded-online-commentary-space/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:14:26 -0800 hourly 1 By: New York Times | HatterMultimedia http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/02/kutano-hopes-to-draw-crowds-in-crowded-online-commentary-space/comment-page-1/#comment-3000207 New York Times | HatterMultimedia Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:17:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=47084#comment-3000207 [...] will compete against a handful of startups that perform similar functions. None has gained much [...] [...] will compete against a handful of startups that perform similar functions. None has gained much [...]

]]> By: Google Unveils Tool to Annotate Web Sites - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/02/kutano-hopes-to-draw-crowds-in-crowded-online-commentary-space/comment-page-1/#comment-3000153 Google Unveils Tool to Annotate Web Sites - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:35:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=47084#comment-3000153 [...] will compete against a handful of startups that perform similar functions. None has gained much [...] [...] will compete against a handful of startups that perform similar functions. None has gained much [...]

]]> By: Kutano: yadda yadda yadda http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/02/kutano-hopes-to-draw-crowds-in-crowded-online-commentary-space/comment-page-1/#comment-2808011 Kutano: yadda yadda yadda Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:10:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=47084#comment-2808011 [...] and is constantly spouting their every thought out into the web universe.  Now there is another hopeful start-up company seeking to cash in on the social phenomenon: Kutano, which means gathering in Swahili, is a little [...] [...] and is constantly spouting their every thought out into the web universe.  Now there is another hopeful start-up company seeking to cash in on the social phenomenon: Kutano, which means gathering in Swahili, is a little [...]

]]> By: Assaf Koren http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/02/kutano-hopes-to-draw-crowds-in-crowded-online-commentary-space/comment-page-1/#comment-2734182 Assaf Koren Wed, 06 May 2009 19:43:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=47084#comment-2734182 Kutano support: Windows and Mac OS (new Rev - very soon - will support Linux) Kutano Browser support: IE7/8 and Firefox 3.x.x Kutano support:
Windows and Mac OS (new Rev – very soon – will support Linux)

Kutano Browser support:
IE7/8 and Firefox 3.x.x

]]> By: A Twitter and Kutano User http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/02/kutano-hopes-to-draw-crowds-in-crowded-online-commentary-space/comment-page-1/#comment-2643889 A Twitter and Kutano User Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:31:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=47084#comment-2643889 I agree that there is still work to be done but Kutano is still in its Beta version and I think has some real potential to move in exciting directions. For one and something unique to it is its slider at the bottom of the UI that allows you to see discussions completely specific to a webpage or more generally to a website. An added improved feature would be of course to have easy links to the specific page in each comment so that when a person looks at the website level view they can see what page is being commented on. I am optimistic and LOVE the Twitter integration. Thus far I have been using Kutano largely for discussions on news sites and have also (JUST) started a Twitter News Group that keeps track of interesting Kutano news-related discussions I come across. For anyone interested my Twitter name is KuT_It_News (aka: the website above). I agree that there is still work to be done but Kutano is still in its Beta version and I think has some real potential to move in exciting directions. For one and something unique to it is its slider at the bottom of the UI that allows you to see discussions completely specific to a webpage or more generally to a website. An added improved feature would be of course to have easy links to the specific page in each comment so that when a person looks at the website level view they can see what page is being commented on.

I am optimistic and LOVE the Twitter integration. Thus far I have been using Kutano largely for discussions on news sites and have also (JUST) started a Twitter News Group that keeps track of interesting Kutano news-related discussions I come across. For anyone interested my Twitter name is KuT_It_News (aka: the website above).

]]> By: Bobby Fishkin http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/02/kutano-hopes-to-draw-crowds-in-crowded-online-commentary-space/comment-page-1/#comment-2642499 Bobby Fishkin Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:01:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=47084#comment-2642499 I'd like to note that Reframe It has already been integrated with Twitter for some time now. Also, one critical difference between Reframe It and Kutano is that Reframe It lets people comment on specific paragraphs and sentences of text in context-- Kutano does not allow this level of specificity. Cheers, -Bobby reframeit.com I’d like to note that Reframe It has already been integrated with Twitter for some time now. Also, one critical difference between Reframe It and Kutano is that Reframe It lets people comment on specific paragraphs and sentences of text in context– Kutano does not allow this level of specificity.
Cheers,
-Bobby
reframeit.com

]]> By: blog.twidox.com » Blog Archive » News roundup http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/02/kutano-hopes-to-draw-crowds-in-crowded-online-commentary-space/comment-page-1/#comment-2642441 blog.twidox.com » Blog Archive » News roundup Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:00:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=47084#comment-2642441 [...] Kutano Hopes To Draw Crowds In Crowded Online Commentary Space (techcrunch.com) [...] [...] Kutano Hopes To Draw Crowds In Crowded Online Commentary Space (techcrunch.com) [...]

]]> By: KillerStartups.com - Kutano.com - Annotating The Web http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/02/kutano-hopes-to-draw-crowds-in-crowded-online-commentary-space/comment-page-1/#comment-2642227 KillerStartups.com - Kutano.com - Annotating The Web Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:36:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=47084#comment-2642227 <strong>Kutano.com - Annotating The Web...</strong> I found your entry interesting do I've added a Trackback to it on my weblog :)... Kutano.com – Annotating The Web…

I found your entry interesting do I’ve added a Trackback to it on my weblog :) …

]]> By: Joe http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/02/kutano-hopes-to-draw-crowds-in-crowded-online-commentary-space/comment-page-1/#comment-2642175 Joe Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:32:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=47084#comment-2642175 As my wife is Kenyan, love the Swahili name, but what is the competitive advantage? Even more to the point, what is the incentive for the user to download the browser plugin and use it? Not all commentors are equal. Experience from Digg and other places shows that power commentors exist. Perhaps revenue share with the commentors is the answer but Kutano must come up with some sort of strategy to get up to critical mass first with commentors (without content the thing is useless) and then hopefully users. As my wife is Kenyan, love the Swahili name, but what is the competitive advantage? Even more to the point, what is the incentive for the user to download the browser plugin and use it? Not all commentors are equal. Experience from Digg and other places shows that power commentors exist. Perhaps revenue share with the commentors is the answer but Kutano must come up with some sort of strategy to get up to critical mass first with commentors (without content the thing is useless) and then hopefully users.

]]> By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="10130574">fb10130574</fb:name> http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/02/kutano-hopes-to-draw-crowds-in-crowded-online-commentary-space/comment-page-1/#comment-2642004 fb10130574 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 08:21:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=47084#comment-2642004 So true! So true!

]]> By: Kutano Hopes To Draw Crowds In Crowded Online Commentary Space « I Am Rajendra - Watch The World With Me….. http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/02/kutano-hopes-to-draw-crowds-in-crowded-online-commentary-space/comment-page-1/#comment-2641941 Kutano Hopes To Draw Crowds In Crowded Online Commentary Space « I Am Rajendra - Watch The World With Me….. Tue, 03 Mar 2009 06:52:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=47084#comment-2641941 [...] Source: techcrunch [...] [...] Source: techcrunch [...]

]]> By: Dave http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/02/kutano-hopes-to-draw-crowds-in-crowded-online-commentary-space/comment-page-1/#comment-2641928 Dave Tue, 03 Mar 2009 06:36:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=47084#comment-2641928 I agree – Kutano complements Twitter very nicely. I think many Kutano users will come from Twitter, at least in the early days. This “Tweet as you browse” feature (where your comments update your Twitter status) will prove itself very useful and convenient to twitterers. I agree – Kutano complements Twitter very nicely.

I think many Kutano users will come from Twitter, at least in the early days. This “Tweet as you browse” feature (where your comments update your Twitter status) will prove itself very useful and convenient to twitterers.

]]> By: Web2Crawl http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/02/kutano-hopes-to-draw-crowds-in-crowded-online-commentary-space/comment-page-1/#comment-2641921 Web2Crawl Tue, 03 Mar 2009 06:30:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=47084#comment-2641921 i agree i agree

]]> By: mark warren http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/02/kutano-hopes-to-draw-crowds-in-crowded-online-commentary-space/comment-page-1/#comment-2641889 mark warren Tue, 03 Mar 2009 05:50:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=47084#comment-2641889 Kutano -- even though it launched only today -- already has almost a million comments and discussions (to Steve's point above). Certainly there are websites that need populating, but I think that someone finally got this technology right. The subject page technology that Kutano has corrects most of the mistakes that previous others have encountered in the past. Kutano — even though it launched only today — already has almost a million comments and discussions (to Steve’s point above). Certainly there are websites that need populating, but I think that someone finally got this technology right. The subject page technology that Kutano has corrects most of the mistakes that previous others have encountered in the past.

]]> By: George http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/02/kutano-hopes-to-draw-crowds-in-crowded-online-commentary-space/comment-page-1/#comment-2641882 George Tue, 03 Mar 2009 05:31:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=47084#comment-2641882 Steve, I think you got it right about Twitter and I think the Kutano people will agree with you. I tried it and one feature I think will draw Twitter users (if well communicated) is that every comment a user make can automatically update their Twitter status. This way they can send tweets as they browse the web, while broadcasting to Twitter and Kutano. There seem to be other Twitter related features, but I didn’t look in depth. Personally I’m not a heavy Twitter user and frankly I’m more of a “reader’ than a “writer” and as such Kutano is probably not of much use for me right now (I’ve uninstalled it). But I think it provides excellent utility to Twitter users, regardless the available content, which is admittedly lean right now. I think we’ll see many Twitter users make install it soon. Oh well, luck is always part of the game. Steve, I think you got it right about Twitter and I think the Kutano people will agree with you. I tried it and one feature I think will draw Twitter users (if well communicated) is that every comment a user make can automatically update their Twitter status. This way they can send tweets as they browse the web, while broadcasting to Twitter and Kutano. There seem to be other Twitter related features, but I didn’t look in depth. Personally I’m not a heavy Twitter user and frankly I’m more of a “reader’ than a “writer” and as such Kutano is probably not of much use for me right now (I’ve uninstalled it). But I think it provides excellent utility to Twitter users, regardless the available content, which is admittedly lean right now. I think we’ll see many Twitter users make install it soon. Oh well, luck is always part of the game.

]]> By: ChrisATSo33t http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/02/kutano-hopes-to-draw-crowds-in-crowded-online-commentary-space/comment-page-1/#comment-2641837 ChrisATSo33t Tue, 03 Mar 2009 04:42:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=47084#comment-2641837 It's too hard. To make this work you would have to give people ONE SINGLE LINE of javascript code, like Google Analytics to paste in the header file of their website. Once there the javascript code would hack the DOM of the page it is in and insert a left or right column which would follow the conversation. The libraries would be loaded dynamically from the host website and would scan the page DOM and use the processing on the server side with AJAX to provide the functionality. It HAS to be this simple to work. Extensions are no go. I *could* code this, pretty easily with JQuery, but I am doing more interesting things. It’s too hard.

To make this work you would have to give people ONE SINGLE LINE of javascript code, like Google Analytics to paste in the header file of their website.

Once there the javascript code would hack the DOM of the page it is in and insert a left or right column which would follow the conversation.

The libraries would be loaded dynamically from the host website and would scan the page DOM and use the processing on the server side with AJAX to provide the functionality.

It HAS to be this simple to work. Extensions are no go.

I *could* code this, pretty easily with JQuery, but I am doing more interesting things.

]]> By: jamboree http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/02/kutano-hopes-to-draw-crowds-in-crowded-online-commentary-space/comment-page-1/#comment-2641834 jamboree Tue, 03 Mar 2009 04:38:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=47084#comment-2641834 Many will fall before a winner finally emerges, but only one can be first. The ghost of ThirdVoice lives on... Many will fall before a winner finally emerges, but only one can be first.

The ghost of ThirdVoice lives on…

]]> By: Steve http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/02/kutano-hopes-to-draw-crowds-in-crowded-online-commentary-space/comment-page-1/#comment-2641795 Steve Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:42:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=47084#comment-2641795 A way has to be found to make the app appealing even before a critical mass of posts appear or to speed up the process of reaching that critical mass. Apps like Twitter and other microblogging networks could provide the required force multiplier though, e.g. a group of say 25 could quite easily seed Twitter to produce a massive response. The key would be to get a million+ comments up as quickly as possible. This has never been possible before which is why previous similar apps probably failed. There was a superb one out of Israel which was literally a decade before its time. A way has to be found to make the app appealing even before a critical mass of posts appear or to speed up the process of reaching that critical mass.

Apps like Twitter and other microblogging networks could provide the required force multiplier though, e.g. a group of say 25 could quite easily seed Twitter to produce a massive response.

The key would be to get a million+ comments up as quickly as possible.

This has never been possible before which is why previous similar apps probably failed.

There was a superb one out of Israel which was literally a decade before its time.

]]> By: Melvin Tercan http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/02/kutano-hopes-to-draw-crowds-in-crowded-online-commentary-space/comment-page-1/#comment-2641767 Melvin Tercan Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:03:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=47084#comment-2641767 Couldn't agree more with the author's point of view. Couldn’t agree more with the author’s point of view.

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