Comments on: The Apps That Died in 2008 http://feint.me/2008/12/the-apps-that-died-in-2008/ Startup blog of Anthony Feint Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:18:58 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sammm http://feint.me/2008/12/the-apps-that-died-in-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Sammm Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:18:39 +0000 http://feint.me/?p=69#comment-18 No wait, you forgot http://www.Hoxic.com Actually, don't go there after eating lunch. Seriously. No wait, you forgot http://www.Hoxic.com

Actually, don’t go there after eating lunch. Seriously.

]]> By: Ndyhell http://feint.me/2008/12/the-apps-that-died-in-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Ndyhell Wed, 24 Dec 2008 03:21:42 +0000 http://feint.me/?p=69#comment-16 Cuil may have a hard time bouncing back because too many web users associate them for bad results, but they can if they will. Launching with so much hype was a very bad move, people expected too much and came out disappointed big time. I personally check every new search engines that would come up - Find.com, mse360.com, deepdyve.com, msdewey.com - because it's good to know that there are alternatives/options available out there in doing web search. Cuil may have a hard time bouncing back because too many web users associate them for bad results, but they can if they will. Launching with so much hype was a very bad move, people expected too much and came out disappointed big time. I personally check every new search engines that would come up – Find.com, mse360.com, deepdyve.com, msdewey.com – because it’s good to know that there are alternatives/options available out there in doing web search.

]]> By: Infektia http://feint.me/2008/12/the-apps-that-died-in-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Infektia Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:32:08 +0000 http://feint.me/?p=69#comment-15 PayPerPost has been going down for quite some time now. And like you said, only insurance companies even bothers to put up their sites for reviews there... PayPerPost has been going down for quite some time now. And like you said, only insurance companies even bothers to put up their sites for reviews there…

]]> By: Anthony http://feint.me/2008/12/the-apps-that-died-in-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Anthony Wed, 17 Dec 2008 01:22:51 +0000 http://feint.me/?p=69#comment-14 Sure the team at Cuil might be brilliant, but that doesn't mean they are any good at actually building a startup. Cuil launched and now nobody is using their service - how will they come back from this. AOL's digg clone was Netscape which did die but never really took off. And Googles Second Life clone was Lively which again never took off - it was also never highly promoted. In regards to Flock, I have never used it before but I heard they were doing alright. Sure the team at Cuil might be brilliant, but that doesn’t mean they are any good at actually building a startup. Cuil launched and now nobody is using their service – how will they come back from this.

AOL’s digg clone was Netscape which did die but never really took off. And Googles Second Life clone was Lively which again never took off – it was also never highly promoted.

In regards to Flock, I have never used it before but I heard they were doing alright.

]]> By: Vincent van Wylick http://feint.me/2008/12/the-apps-that-died-in-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Vincent van Wylick Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:25:59 +0000 http://feint.me/?p=69#comment-20 Wasn't there also some kind of Google second life clone that got abandoned this year? Wasn't there also a Digg clone on AOL that got abandoned? What about Flock, as long as we talking about the walking dead? I'm sure there's at least 5 more, but I can't think of them. BTW. disagree on Cuil. The team behind it is brilliant and I'm sure that they'll come up with something cool (pardon the pun) to keep it going. Check out a stanford podcast with one of the founders. Wasn’t there also some kind of Google second life clone that got abandoned this year? Wasn’t there also a Digg clone on AOL that got abandoned? What about Flock, as long as we talking about the walking dead?

I’m sure there’s at least 5 more, but I can’t think of them.

BTW. disagree on Cuil. The team behind it is brilliant and I’m sure that they’ll come up with something cool (pardon the pun) to keep it going. Check out a stanford podcast with one of the founders.

]]> By: Lorna http://feint.me/2008/12/the-apps-that-died-in-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Lorna Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:12:01 +0000 http://feint.me/?p=69#comment-12 Agree that Cuil and PayPerPost were just doomed from the beginning. Disagree with Yahoo! though. I think they are a solid second player in the search space. Prosper was a cool idea, but they sucked at implementing it. Lending Club is taking over prosper in the P2P lending space in the US. Zopa is still the king in the UK. Agree that Cuil and PayPerPost were just doomed from the beginning.

Disagree with Yahoo! though. I think they are a solid second player in the search space.

Prosper was a cool idea, but they sucked at implementing it. Lending Club is taking over prosper in the P2P lending space in the US. Zopa is still the king in the UK.

]]> By: Anthony http://feint.me/2008/12/the-apps-that-died-in-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Anthony Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:07:42 +0000 http://feint.me/?p=69#comment-13 I never actually used Sandy - was it acquired or something? How did it go under? I never actually used Sandy – was it acquired or something? How did it go under?

]]> By: Tom http://feint.me/2008/12/the-apps-that-died-in-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Tom Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:20:05 +0000 http://feint.me/?p=69#comment-19 You forgot Sandy. http://getsatisfaction.com/iwantsandy/topics/a_fork_in_the_road_an_important_announcement_about_i_want_sandy You forgot Sandy.

http://getsatisfaction.com/iwantsandy/topics/a_fork_in_the_road_an_important_announcement_about_i_want_sandy

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