Comments on: Investors Bet on Another Real-Time Start-Up. Next Up for Hot Potato: Product, Users. http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20091023/investors-bet-on-another-real-time-startup-next-up-for-hotpotato-product-users/ by Peter Kafka Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:52:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Facebook Won’t Spend Much Bread on Hot Potato | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20091023/investors-bet-on-another-real-time-startup-next-up-for-hotpotato-product-users/comment-page-1/#comment-42125 Facebook Won’t Spend Much Bread on Hot Potato | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:10:40 +0000 http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/?p=12350#comment-42125 [...] Hot Potato launched last fall with a well-known team of backers, led by RRE Ventures, Betaworks, and Ron Conway, and the plan didn’t call for an exit this soon, at this price. But the service never got significant traction, despite a push at the South by Southwest conference in March. [...] [...] Hot Potato launched last fall with a well-known team of backers, led by RRE Ventures, Betaworks, and Ron Conway, and the plan didn’t call for an exit this soon, at this price. But the service never got significant traction, despite a push at the South by Southwest conference in March. [...]

]]> By: Hot Potato Is Ready to Eat: Do Twitter, Facebook Users Want Another Realtime Chatter Service? | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20091023/investors-bet-on-another-real-time-startup-next-up-for-hotpotato-product-users/comment-page-1/#comment-13776 Hot Potato Is Ready to Eat: Do Twitter, Facebook Users Want Another Realtime Chatter Service? | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:25:08 +0000 http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/?p=12350#comment-13776 [...] month I told you about Hot Potato, one of the buzziest startups in the very buzzy “real time” sector. Now you can check [...] [...] month I told you about Hot Potato, one of the buzziest startups in the very buzzy “real time” sector. Now you can check [...]

]]> By: patricia handschiegel http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20091023/investors-bet-on-another-real-time-startup-next-up-for-hotpotato-product-users/comment-page-1/#comment-12025 patricia handschiegel Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:57:11 +0000 http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/?p=12350#comment-12025 It's both fascinating and a little disturbing that this type of attention is being generated around what is essentially message boards, one of the oldest applications on the web. The industry just seems so super inexperienced when I read this stuff. Will watch for the soon to come hosing of investors who buy in... again. It’s both fascinating and a little disturbing that this type of attention is being generated around what is essentially message boards, one of the oldest applications on the web. The industry just seems so super inexperienced when I read this stuff. Will watch for the soon to come hosing of investors who buy in… again.

]]> By: Real Time Social Networking: Investors’ Delight | Trends Updates http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20091023/investors-bet-on-another-real-time-startup-next-up-for-hotpotato-product-users/comment-page-1/#comment-12021 Real Time Social Networking: Investors’ Delight | Trends Updates Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:44:25 +0000 http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/?p=12350#comment-12021 [...] Media Memo. RSS Feed Subscribe by Email [...] [...] Media Memo. RSS Feed Subscribe by Email [...]

]]> By: Andrew Burt http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20091023/investors-bet-on-another-real-time-startup-next-up-for-hotpotato-product-users/comment-page-1/#comment-12018 Andrew Burt Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:11:47 +0000 http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/?p=12350#comment-12018 Ramsey Ksar writes, "Hey, there are quite a few companies out there already doing this." There may be a bunch of companies doing it, and this sounds interesting, but I confess I sure never heard of them. This isn't an isolated incident, either. It seems where people used to be able to announce their new projects on Usenet, where most people read in a "single" venue, fragmentation into a gazillion blogs and heavy moderation at many forum sites have acted to diminish the flow of information about new projects. In response to this, last week I start ed a forum just for announcement and discussion of new projects so folks can keep tabs on what's new: http://NewNewForum.com . I invite everyone over to announce what they're working on and read about what others are doing. Ramsey Ksar writes, “Hey, there are quite a few companies out there already doing this.”

There may be a bunch of companies doing it, and this sounds interesting, but I confess I sure never heard of them.

This isn’t an isolated incident, either. It seems where people used to be able to announce their new projects on Usenet, where most people read in a “single” venue, fragmentation into a gazillion blogs and heavy moderation at many forum sites have acted to diminish the flow of information about new projects.

In response to this, last week I start ed a forum just for announcement and discussion of new projects so folks can keep tabs on what’s new: http://NewNewForum.com .

I invite everyone over to announce what they’re working on and read about what others are doing.

]]> By: Apple: MLB.com vets get funding for social media startup Hot Potato | jacobW.com http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20091023/investors-bet-on-another-real-time-startup-next-up-for-hotpotato-product-users/comment-page-1/#comment-12005 Apple: MLB.com vets get funding for social media startup Hot Potato | jacobW.com Sat, 24 Oct 2009 03:49:04 +0000 http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/?p=12350#comment-12005 [...] Potato is, to quote Media Memo, “a buzzy startup that’s supposed to let users converse about a particular event, whether [...] [...] Potato is, to quote Media Memo, “a buzzy startup that’s supposed to let users converse about a particular event, whether [...]

]]> By: Investors Bet on Another Real-Time Startup. Next Up For HotPotato … | inversiones inmobiliarias - Zentrica Inversiones http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20091023/investors-bet-on-another-real-time-startup-next-up-for-hotpotato-product-users/comment-page-1/#comment-12003 Investors Bet on Another Real-Time Startup. Next Up For HotPotato … | inversiones inmobiliarias - Zentrica Inversiones Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:25:37 +0000 http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/?p=12350#comment-12003 [...] here: Investors Bet upon Another Real-Time Startup. Next Up For HotPotato …Artículos relacionados23/10/2009 -- Watch Out Investors, Get Ready For More Countries To Smack You [...] [...] here: Investors Bet upon Another Real-Time Startup. Next Up For HotPotato …Artículos relacionados23/10/2009 — Watch Out Investors, Get Ready For More Countries To Smack You [...]

]]> By: Ramsey Ksar http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20091023/investors-bet-on-another-real-time-startup-next-up-for-hotpotato-product-users/comment-page-1/#comment-12002 Ramsey Ksar Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:16:05 +0000 http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/?p=12350#comment-12002 Hey, there are quite a few companies out there already doing this. Check out http://gsnap.com. We have a web and mobile product that creates on demand communities around live events. We call these Snapcasts and they can be embedded into any website. In a Snapcast, folks gather around live events, read updates from a Snapcaster (moderator), and submit comments (as a "live chat" or a more moderated event). Fyi, we're all former Yahoos that have had our hands in building the Yahoo homepage, My Yahoo, Yahoo! Personals, Y!OS, and Connected TV. Contact us if you'd like more information. We'd love to chat and show off our product. Hey, there are quite a few companies out there already doing this.

Check out http://gsnap.com. We have a web and mobile product that creates on demand communities around live events. We call these Snapcasts and they can be embedded into any website. In a Snapcast, folks gather around live events, read updates from a Snapcaster (moderator), and submit comments (as a “live chat” or a more moderated event).

Fyi, we’re all former Yahoos that have had our hands in building the Yahoo homepage, My Yahoo, Yahoo! Personals, Y!OS, and Connected TV.

Contact us if you’d like more information. We’d love to chat and show off our product.

]]> By: Investors Bet on Another Real-Time Start-Up. Next Up for Hot Potato: Product, Users. | Twittermazing http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20091023/investors-bet-on-another-real-time-startup-next-up-for-hotpotato-product-users/comment-page-1/#comment-11997 Investors Bet on Another Real-Time Start-Up. Next Up for Hot Potato: Product, Users. | Twittermazing Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:10:40 +0000 http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/?p=12350#comment-11997 [...] Investors Bet on Another Real-Time Start-Up. Next Up for Hot Potato: Product, Users. Hello there! If you are new here, you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this topic.Powered by WP Greet BoxHere’s a good way to get your hands on scarce venture capital money: Create a start-up geared around Twitter-like “real-time” sharing and conversations. Read More [...] [...] Investors Bet on Another Real-Time Start-Up. Next Up for Hot Potato: Product, Users. Hello there! If you are new here, you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this topic.Powered by WP Greet BoxHere’s a good way to get your hands on scarce venture capital money: Create a start-up geared around Twitter-like “real-time” sharing and conversations. Read More [...]

]]> By: MLB.com vets get funding for social media startup Hot Potato | Genius Impatience http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20091023/investors-bet-on-another-real-time-startup-next-up-for-hotpotato-product-users/comment-page-1/#comment-11993 MLB.com vets get funding for social media startup Hot Potato | Genius Impatience Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:14:10 +0000 http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/?p=12350#comment-11993 [...] Potato is, to quote Media Memo, “a buzzy startup that’s supposed to let users converse about a particular event, whether [...] [...] Potato is, to quote Media Memo, “a buzzy startup that’s supposed to let users converse about a particular event, whether [...]

]]> By: One to Watch: Hot Potato http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20091023/investors-bet-on-another-real-time-startup-next-up-for-hotpotato-product-users/comment-page-1/#comment-11980 One to Watch: Hot Potato Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:25:28 +0000 http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/?p=12350#comment-11980 [...] MediaMemo reports the company has raised about $1 million from First Round Capital, RRE Ventures, Betaworks and Ron [...] [...] MediaMemo reports the company has raised about $1 million from First Round Capital, RRE Ventures, Betaworks and Ron [...]

]]> By: TechKive » Blog Archive » Investors Bet on Another Real-Time Startup. Next Up For HotPotato: Product, Users [MediaMemo] http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20091023/investors-bet-on-another-real-time-startup-next-up-for-hotpotato-product-users/comment-page-1/#comment-11975 TechKive » Blog Archive » Investors Bet on Another Real-Time Startup. Next Up For HotPotato: Product, Users [MediaMemo] Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:27:35 +0000 http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/?p=12350#comment-11975 [...] link: Investors Bet on Another Real-Time Startup. Next Up For HotPotato: Product, Users [MediaMemo] Share and [...] [...] link: Investors Bet on Another Real-Time Startup. Next Up For HotPotato: Product, Users [MediaMemo] Share and [...]

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