Comments on: David Sifry to leave Technorati Layoffs Expected! http://www.blogworldexpo.com/blog/2007/08/16/david-sifry-to-leave-technorati-layoffs-expected/ Blogosphere's Biggest Blogging Conference Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:53:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Dave Taylor http://www.blogworldexpo.com/blog/2007/08/16/david-sifry-to-leave-technorati-layoffs-expected/#comment-11751 Dave Taylor Thu, 23 Aug 2007 00:42:27 +0000 http://www.blogworldexpo.com/blog/2007/08/16/david-sifry-to-leave-technorati-layoffs-expected/#comment-11751 Lumpy, what a wonderful, amusing comment. Yes, you're right, so many of the "Web 2.0" businesses seem to be hobbies without a business plan. But that's another story entirely. :-) Lumpy, what a wonderful, amusing comment. Yes, you’re right, so many of the “Web 2.0″ businesses seem to be hobbies without a business plan. But that’s another story entirely. :-)

]]> By: Lumpy http://www.blogworldexpo.com/blog/2007/08/16/david-sifry-to-leave-technorati-layoffs-expected/#comment-11745 Lumpy Wed, 22 Aug 2007 23:54:22 +0000 http://www.blogworldexpo.com/blog/2007/08/16/david-sifry-to-leave-technorati-layoffs-expected/#comment-11745 It surprised me to hear that technorati was a for-profit business with actual employees. I had just assumed it was some sort of hobby or part time venture. It surprised me to hear that technorati was a for-profit business with actual employees. I had just assumed it was some sort of hobby or part time venture.

]]> By: Marc Danziger http://www.blogworldexpo.com/blog/2007/08/16/david-sifry-to-leave-technorati-layoffs-expected/#comment-11209 Marc Danziger Thu, 16 Aug 2007 23:32:38 +0000 http://www.blogworldexpo.com/blog/2007/08/16/david-sifry-to-leave-technorati-layoffs-expected/#comment-11209 As a long-time blogger, I've used Technorati since it started, and gone from limerance to frustration to flat out anger for some time. All I ask from a service is that the core tools work, and someone pay attention to make sure they do. From my blog post on Technorati last week, one of the issues: "I use a Treo 650. Technorati Mobile - http://mobile.technorati.com - brings up a search box, a list of top searches this hour, and a "what's happening on the web right now in:" and a list of stories that are highly linked. If I fill in the search block, and click on "Search":, you'd expect to get a set of Technorati search results. Go try it and see what happens. Nothing. Nothing has happened for weeks, if not months. Has anyone at Technorati even bothered to look?" I'm a fan of these kinds of tools, and a fan of startups (having been - and lost and gained - through several myself). But geez...I hope the new folks narrow their focus and just make the darn thing work. Marc As a long-time blogger, I’ve used Technorati since it started, and gone from limerance to frustration to flat out anger for some time.

All I ask from a service is that the core tools work, and someone pay attention to make sure they do.

From my blog post on Technorati last week, one of the issues:

“I use a Treo 650. Technorati Mobile - http://mobile.technorati.com - brings up a search box, a list of top searches this hour, and a “what’s happening on the web right now in:” and a list of stories that are highly linked.

If I fill in the search block, and click on “Search”:, you’d expect to get a set of Technorati search results. Go try it and see what happens. Nothing. Nothing has happened for weeks, if not months. Has anyone at Technorati even bothered to look?”

I’m a fan of these kinds of tools, and a fan of startups (having been - and lost and gained - through several myself). But geez…I hope the new folks narrow their focus and just make the darn thing work.

Marc

]]> By: Dave Taylor http://www.blogworldexpo.com/blog/2007/08/16/david-sifry-to-leave-technorati-layoffs-expected/#comment-11204 Dave Taylor Thu, 16 Aug 2007 21:37:50 +0000 http://www.blogworldexpo.com/blog/2007/08/16/david-sifry-to-leave-technorati-layoffs-expected/#comment-11204 Indeed, Dave's done a great job building Technorati, but they also have the same problem that so many Web 2.0 startups have: where's the revenue stream? Anyway, it's a common experience in the business world to hit a point in the growth of the firm where the founder just isn't the best person to take it forward. Dave, whatever you do, I'll be paying attention and wishing you the best! Indeed, Dave’s done a great job building Technorati, but they also have the same problem that so many Web 2.0 startups have: where’s the revenue stream? Anyway, it’s a common experience in the business world to hit a point in the growth of the firm where the founder just isn’t the best person to take it forward. Dave, whatever you do, I’ll be paying attention and wishing you the best!

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