Comments on: Connect Your Thoughts To The Mindex With Imindi (Private Beta Invites) http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/25/connect-your-thoughts-to-the-mindex-with-imindi-private-beta-invites/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:32:02 -0800 hourly 1 By: 思考と概念のインデクスMindexは死せず, 心と心のリンクiMindiは今よみがえる http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/25/connect-your-thoughts-to-the-mindex-with-imindi-private-beta-invites/comment-page-1/#comment-2953247 思考と概念のインデクスMindexは死せず, 心と心のリンクiMindiは今よみがえる Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:10:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=67821#comment-2953247 [...] 昨年のTechCrunch50ではぼろくそにけなされ、やっと非公開ベータにこぎ着けたと思ったら、それまでのユーザアカウントを全部、“事故により削除“してしまった。そのiMindiが、このほどついに帰ってきた。またまた、Mindex（思考のインデクス）の構築に挑戦するつもりなのだ*。〔訳注: 今日Googleなどで主流の単純な語彙主義のインデクスでは、概念を検索できない。そのことの悲劇が、この参考記事にあざやかに語られている。〕 [...] [...] 昨年のTechCrunch50ではぼろくそにけなされ、やっと非公開ベータにこぎ着けたと思ったら、それまでのユーザアカウントを全部、“事故により削除“してしまった。そのiMindiが、このほどついに帰ってきた。またまた、Mindex（思考のインデクス）の構築に挑戦するつもりなのだ*。〔訳注: 今日Googleなどで主流の単純な語彙主義のインデクスでは、概念を検索できない。そのことの悲劇が、この参考記事にあざやかに語られている。〕 [...]

]]> By: Mewnflogio Twitter « Diddorol neu ddoniol http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/25/connect-your-thoughts-to-the-mindex-with-imindi-private-beta-invites/comment-page-1/#comment-2822208 Mewnflogio Twitter « Diddorol neu ddoniol Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:06:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=67821#comment-2822208 [...] Connect Your Thoughts To The Mindex With Imindi (Private Beta Invites) (techcrunch.com) [...] [...] Connect Your Thoughts To The Mindex With Imindi (Private Beta Invites) (techcrunch.com) [...]

]]> By: Imindi http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/25/connect-your-thoughts-to-the-mindex-with-imindi-private-beta-invites/comment-page-1/#comment-2772299 Imindi Fri, 29 May 2009 07:50:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=67821#comment-2772299 The mistake happened in the first three hours of going live which was a terrible thing to happen but thank goodness it did not happen when our customers had time to put a lot of data into the application. And because it did happen so early - you can be sure that we have learned our lesson and it won`t happen again. Well not on my watch. The mistake happened in the first three hours of going live which was a terrible thing to happen but thank goodness it did not happen when our customers had time to put a lot of data into the application. And because it did happen so early – you can be sure that we have learned our lesson and it won`t happen again. Well not on my watch.

]]> By: enigmafon http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/25/connect-your-thoughts-to-the-mindex-with-imindi-private-beta-invites/comment-page-1/#comment-2770352 enigmafon Thu, 28 May 2009 14:46:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=67821#comment-2770352 actually people are forgiving of technical snafus when they do not lose any personal work and DATA. Think about this: If google were to lose your stored google apps documents and claim they don't have any backups.. would you use them again? actually people are forgiving of technical snafus when they do not lose any personal work and DATA.
Think about this: If google were to lose your stored google apps documents and claim they don’t have any backups.. would you use them again?

]]> By: enigmafon http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/25/connect-your-thoughts-to-the-mindex-with-imindi-private-beta-invites/comment-page-1/#comment-2770347 enigmafon Thu, 28 May 2009 14:43:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=67821#comment-2770347 Well, i admire your honesty, but from my experience working in IT, losing an entire customer database without having backups will get a few people fired in most companies. The fact that you had no backups and no planning for the wave of people who were signing up, speaks loudly about your company and the fact that you are basically adrift in the Web 2.0 sea. Good luck. Well, i admire your honesty, but from my experience working in IT, losing an entire customer database without having backups will get a few people fired in most companies.
The fact that you had no backups and no planning for the wave of people who were signing up, speaks loudly about your company and the fact that you are basically adrift in the Web 2.0 sea.
Good luck.

]]> By: Imindi: “事故ですべてのユーザアカウントを消してしまいました”–非公開ベータの惨事 http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/25/connect-your-thoughts-to-the-mindex-with-imindi-private-beta-invites/comment-page-1/#comment-2770107 Imindi: “事故ですべてのユーザアカウントを消してしまいました”–非公開ベータの惨事 Thu, 28 May 2009 08:58:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=67821#comment-2770107 [...] 月曜日（米国時間5/25）に本誌はiMindiを取り上げた。2008年のTechCrunch50で初めてお目見えしたスタートアップだ。その記事では読者1000名を非公開ベータに紹介したが、それはすぐに埋まったようだ。 [...] [...] 月曜日（米国時間5/25）に本誌はiMindiを取り上げた。2008年のTechCrunch50で初めてお目見えしたスタートアップだ。その記事では読者1000名を非公開ベータに紹介したが、それはすぐに埋まったようだ。 [...]

]]> By: Technical blogs with pictures and videos » Imindi: “We Accidentally Deleted All The User Accounts” http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/25/connect-your-thoughts-to-the-mindex-with-imindi-private-beta-invites/comment-page-1/#comment-2769872 Technical blogs with pictures and videos » Imindi: “We Accidentally Deleted All The User Accounts” Thu, 28 May 2009 04:46:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=67821#comment-2769872 [...] Monday we wrote about iMindi, a new startup that first showed its stuff at TechCrunch50 in 2008. In the post on Monday we gave [...] [...] Monday we wrote about iMindi, a new startup that first showed its stuff at TechCrunch50 in 2008. In the post on Monday we gave [...]

]]> By: Imindi: “We Accidentally Deleted All The User Accounts” | Reviews Manual http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/25/connect-your-thoughts-to-the-mindex-with-imindi-private-beta-invites/comment-page-1/#comment-2769800 Imindi: “We Accidentally Deleted All The User Accounts” | Reviews Manual Thu, 28 May 2009 03:40:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=67821#comment-2769800 [...] weekday we wrote most iMindi, a newborn move that first showed its stuff at TechCrunch50 in 2008. In the place on weekday we [...] [...] weekday we wrote most iMindi, a newborn move that first showed its stuff at TechCrunch50 in 2008. In the place on weekday we [...]

]]> By: PigSpigot http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/25/connect-your-thoughts-to-the-mindex-with-imindi-private-beta-invites/comment-page-1/#comment-2769327 PigSpigot Wed, 27 May 2009 22:37:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=67821#comment-2769327 People are pretty forgiving of tech snafus (exhibit A: Twitter) when it's a site they really want to be using. considering imindi's competition with twine and general need to convince users of its utility, this isn't a great start. techcrunch scores made karma points, though, for giving them the 2nd posting. People are pretty forgiving of tech snafus (exhibit A: Twitter) when it’s a site they really want to be using. considering imindi’s competition with twine and general need to convince users of its utility, this isn’t a great start. techcrunch scores made karma points, though, for giving them the 2nd posting.

]]> By: Imindi: “We Accidentally Deleted All The User Accounts” | YoGoG.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/25/connect-your-thoughts-to-the-mindex-with-imindi-private-beta-invites/comment-page-1/#comment-2769222 Imindi: “We Accidentally Deleted All The User Accounts” | YoGoG.com Wed, 27 May 2009 21:30:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=67821#comment-2769222 [...] Monday we wrote about iMindi, a new startup that first showed its stuff at TechCrunch50 in 2008. In the post on Monday we gave [...] [...] Monday we wrote about iMindi, a new startup that first showed its stuff at TechCrunch50 in 2008. In the post on Monday we gave [...]

]]> By: Imindi: “We Accidentally Deleted All The User Accounts” | Stoth http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/25/connect-your-thoughts-to-the-mindex-with-imindi-private-beta-invites/comment-page-1/#comment-2769221 Imindi: “We Accidentally Deleted All The User Accounts” | Stoth Wed, 27 May 2009 21:29:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=67821#comment-2769221 [...] Monday we wrote about iMindi, a new startup that first showed its stuff at TechCrunch50 in 2008. In the post on Monday we gave [...] [...] Monday we wrote about iMindi, a new startup that first showed its stuff at TechCrunch50 in 2008. In the post on Monday we gave [...]

]]> By: Imindi: “We Accidentally Deleted All The User Accounts” http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/25/connect-your-thoughts-to-the-mindex-with-imindi-private-beta-invites/comment-page-1/#comment-2769155 Imindi: “We Accidentally Deleted All The User Accounts” Wed, 27 May 2009 20:53:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=67821#comment-2769155 [...] Monday we wrote about iMindi, a new startup that first showed its stuff at TechCrunch50 in 2008. In the post on Monday we gave [...] [...] Monday we wrote about iMindi, a new startup that first showed its stuff at TechCrunch50 in 2008. In the post on Monday we gave [...]

]]> By: Imndi http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/25/connect-your-thoughts-to-the-mindex-with-imindi-private-beta-invites/comment-page-1/#comment-2768676 Imndi Wed, 27 May 2009 16:35:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=67821#comment-2768676 Always easy to critisize, very hard to build. We made mistakes, will continue to do so and will be transparent when we do even at the risk of humiliation. But we stay in the arena and fight for what we believe is a worthy goal. We have been in product development for 3 years, we have run a live site for 2 days. We made a really elementary mistake and we learned from it.That is why we are in private Beta and have not gone live. Always easy to critisize, very hard to build. We made mistakes, will continue to do so and will be transparent when we do even at the risk of humiliation.

But we stay in the arena and fight for what we believe is a worthy goal. We have been in product development for 3 years, we have run a live site for 2 days. We made a really elementary mistake and we learned from it.That is why we are in private Beta and have not gone live.

]]> By: Francois Dongier http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/25/connect-your-thoughts-to-the-mindex-with-imindi-private-beta-invites/comment-page-1/#comment-2768585 Francois Dongier Wed, 27 May 2009 15:24:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=67821#comment-2768585 There are very interesting developments going on in the area of argument and debate modeling.Tools like DebateGraph and MIT Collaboratorium allow users to collaboratively construct and visualise an explicit represention of issues, ideas, arguments, pros and cons, etc. See for instance http://events.kmi.open.ac.uk/essence/tools/. These tools are great to seriously study any topic where people tend to have contrary opinions. I think Imindi uses a different approach and is more after serenpidity and discovery (connecting thoughts that are apparently unrelated). There are very interesting developments going on in the area of argument and debate modeling.Tools like DebateGraph and MIT Collaboratorium allow users to collaboratively construct and visualise an explicit represention of issues, ideas, arguments, pros and cons, etc. See for instance http://events.k.../essence/tools/. These tools are great to seriously study any topic where people tend to have contrary opinions. I think Imindi uses a different approach and is more after serenpidity and discovery (connecting thoughts that are apparently unrelated).

]]> By: Enigmafon records http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/25/connect-your-thoughts-to-the-mindex-with-imindi-private-beta-invites/comment-page-1/#comment-2768452 Enigmafon records Wed, 27 May 2009 13:57:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=67821#comment-2768452 Successful companies and applications simplify processes and save time. Youtube made net videowatching simple. Google simplified the search engine model while profiting from it. Twitter simplified social communication and blogging. Imindi does simplify anything. It doesn't provide a solution to any problem. The fact that this company by their own words admits to "we had not prepared sufficiently for the demand on our servers" should tell you something: They have no clue what they are doing. Ever heard of backups? DUH. Why would anyone spend time and effort on a website that doesn't even do proper data backups? The fact that anyone was stupid enough to sink money into this, should tell you that we are in a social network bubble.. Successful companies and applications simplify processes and save time.
Youtube made net videowatching simple. Google simplified the search engine model while profiting from it. Twitter simplified social communication and blogging. Imindi does simplify anything. It doesn’t provide a solution to any problem.

The fact that this company by their own words admits to “we had not prepared sufficiently for the demand on our servers” should tell you something:
They have no clue what they are doing.
Ever heard of backups? DUH.
Why would anyone spend time and effort on a website that doesn’t even do proper data backups?

The fact that anyone was stupid enough to sink money into this, should tell you that we are in a social network bubble..

]]> By: Enigmafon records http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/25/connect-your-thoughts-to-the-mindex-with-imindi-private-beta-invites/comment-page-1/#comment-2768437 Enigmafon records Wed, 27 May 2009 13:46:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=67821#comment-2768437 This one is classic. I received this email, just now. "Dear Friends of Imindi, Yesterday, we were featured on Techcrunch and many of you were kind enough to sign up to the service. Unfortunately, we had not prepared sufficiently for the demand on our servers and then with some human error we accidently deleted all the user accounts. Darn. We would ask that you forgive us and sign up one more time as members of Imindi. We will set you up with a clean account which we hope you will enjoy using to collect your thoughts and share them with like-minded people. We are extremely embarrassed by this mistake and we have purchased more capacity and instituted safer backup processes to handle the increased demand to prevent a recurrence of this incident. It's a private beta, and it will be a while before this service is ready to be launched in public but we hope that you will be kind to Imindi as she grows." The cluelessness of the people running this company is amazing. Why would i trust my email and ideas to incompetent morons? I have decided not to sign up This one is classic. I received this email, just now.

“Dear Friends of Imindi,

Yesterday, we were featured on Techcrunch and many of you were kind enough to sign up to the service. Unfortunately, we had not prepared sufficiently for the demand on our servers and then with some human error we accidently deleted all the user accounts. Darn.

We would ask that you forgive us and sign up one more time as members of Imindi. We will set you up with a clean account which we hope you will enjoy using to collect your thoughts and share them with like-minded people.

We are extremely embarrassed by this mistake and we have purchased more capacity and instituted safer backup processes to handle the increased demand to prevent a recurrence of this incident. It’s a private beta, and it will be a while before this service is ready to be launched in public but we hope that you will be kind to Imindi as she grows.”

The cluelessness of the people running this company is amazing. Why would i trust my email and ideas to incompetent morons?
I have decided not to sign up

]]> By: Robin http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/25/connect-your-thoughts-to-the-mindex-with-imindi-private-beta-invites/comment-page-1/#comment-2768413 Robin Wed, 27 May 2009 13:14:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=67821#comment-2768413 Dear Friends of Imindi, Yesterday, we were featured on Techcrunch and many of you were kind enough to sign up to the service. Unfortunately, we had not prepared sufficiently for the demand on our servers and then with some human error we accidently deleted all the user accounts. Darn. We would ask that you forgive us and sign up one more time as members of Imindi. We will set you up with a clean account which we hope you will enjoy using to collect your thoughts and share them with like-minded people. We are extremely embarrassed by this mistake and we have purchased more capacity and instituted safer backup processes to handle the increased demand to prevent a recurrence of this incident. It's a private beta, and it will be a while before this service is ready to be launched in public but we hope that you will be kind to Imindi as she grows. Dear Friends of Imindi,

Yesterday, we were featured on Techcrunch and many of you were kind enough to sign up to the service. Unfortunately, we had not prepared sufficiently for the demand on our servers and then with some human error we accidently deleted all the user accounts. Darn.

We would ask that you forgive us and sign up one more time as members of Imindi. We will set you up with a clean account which we hope you will enjoy using to collect your thoughts and share them with like-minded people.

We are extremely embarrassed by this mistake and we have purchased more capacity and instituted safer backup processes to handle the increased demand to prevent a recurrence of this incident. It’s a private beta, and it will be a while before this service is ready to be launched in public but we hope that you will be kind to Imindi as she grows.

]]> By: adlin http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/25/connect-your-thoughts-to-the-mindex-with-imindi-private-beta-invites/comment-page-1/#comment-2767758 adlin Wed, 27 May 2009 02:06:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=67821#comment-2767758 David, Imindi is about diversity of ideas the very architecture of the Mindex encourages expansive and diverse point of views about everything. To be a like mind in the context of Imindi does not mean that we agree or that we think the same thing, it means that you and I have been thinking about similar things and we choose to connect through that intersection but also enrich each others`s thinking by sharing the thoughts and points of view that neither one of us has or could come up with on their own. David, Imindi is about diversity of ideas the very architecture of the Mindex encourages expansive and diverse point of views about everything. To be a like mind in the context of Imindi does not mean that we agree or that we think the same thing, it means that you and I have been thinking about similar things and we choose to connect through that intersection but also enrich each others`s thinking by sharing the thoughts and points of view that neither one of us has or could come up with on their own.

]]> By: Free Freebies http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/25/connect-your-thoughts-to-the-mindex-with-imindi-private-beta-invites/comment-page-1/#comment-2767160 Free Freebies Tue, 26 May 2009 20:33:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=67821#comment-2767160 i like the automatic connect i like the automatic connect

]]> By: adlin http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/25/connect-your-thoughts-to-the-mindex-with-imindi-private-beta-invites/comment-page-1/#comment-2766355 adlin Tue, 26 May 2009 13:10:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=67821#comment-2766355 4,500 people already registered for our private Beta are not delusional. 4,500 people already registered for our private Beta are not delusional.

]]> By: Mike http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/25/connect-your-thoughts-to-the-mindex-with-imindi-private-beta-invites/comment-page-1/#comment-2766343 Mike Tue, 26 May 2009 13:02:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=67821#comment-2766343 These guys need to practice some serious Steve Blank-style customer development. In my opinion they are completely delusional and nobody in the world would ever want this. These guys need to practice some serious Steve Blank-style customer development. In my opinion they are completely delusional and nobody in the world would ever want this.

]]> By: adlin http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/25/connect-your-thoughts-to-the-mindex-with-imindi-private-beta-invites/comment-page-1/#comment-2766202 adlin Tue, 26 May 2009 11:14:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=67821#comment-2766202 Thanks Ashot! Thanks Ashot!

]]> By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="24613627">Ashot Iskandarian</fb:name> http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/25/connect-your-thoughts-to-the-mindex-with-imindi-private-beta-invites/comment-page-1/#comment-2766101 Ashot Iskandarian Tue, 26 May 2009 08:56:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=67821#comment-2766101 props to Adam and the team for trucking along. props to Adam and the team for trucking along.

]]> By: Chris http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/25/connect-your-thoughts-to-the-mindex-with-imindi-private-beta-invites/comment-page-1/#comment-2766085 Chris Tue, 26 May 2009 08:25:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=67821#comment-2766085 David, I totally agree with you. The thoughts you have inspired me to think about a project which partially tries to solve exactly this issue: how can we discover people and topics, which are not necessaraly aligned to our thoughts and opinions, but could contribute to a widening of our horizon and let us discover new ways of thinking. I'm working on this project at the moment, with the aim to develop a prototype for Twitter, get into psychological basics of like-mindedness and strengthen my research skills. Feel free to contact me about this topic anytime. David, I totally agree with you. The thoughts you have inspired me to think about a project which partially tries to solve exactly this issue: how can we discover people and topics, which are not necessaraly aligned to our thoughts and opinions, but could contribute to a widening of our horizon and let us discover new ways of thinking. I’m working on this project at the moment, with the aim to develop a prototype for Twitter, get into psychological basics of like-mindedness and strengthen my research skills. Feel free to contact me about this topic anytime.

]]> By: paullmf http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/25/connect-your-thoughts-to-the-mindex-with-imindi-private-beta-invites/comment-page-1/#comment-2766024 paullmf Tue, 26 May 2009 06:31:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=67821#comment-2766024 Best comment i've read in ages. thanks. Hope you don't mind if i quote from it in meetings:) Best comment i’ve read in ages. thanks. Hope you don’t mind if i quote from it in meetings:)

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