Comments on: del.icio.us alternatives pay users http://www.ruzee.com/blog/2006/01/delicious-alternatives-pay-users/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:29:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Mike http://www.ruzee.com/blog/2006/01/delicious-alternatives-pay-users/#comment-16 Mike Mon, 30 Jan 2006 10:49:48 +0000 http://www.ruzee.com/wordpress/?p=53#comment-16 I would also say that "paying users" in this case feels a bit over the top. After all, would you use a search engine just because they might pay you a few cents every month? Doubtful. Instead, why not simply develop the single best application in the category and win a community of excited users that help you to rapidly move innovation forward. That is what we are doing at www.blinklist.com, and so far our strategy appears to be working. Mike I would also say that “paying users” in this case feels a bit over the top. After all, would you use a search engine just because they might pay you a few cents every month? Doubtful. Instead, why not simply develop the single best application in the category and win a community of excited users that help you to rapidly move innovation forward. That is what we are doing at http://www.blinklist.com, and so far our strategy appears to be working. Mike

]]> By: trin http://www.ruzee.com/blog/2006/01/delicious-alternatives-pay-users/#comment-15 trin Sun, 29 Jan 2006 21:11:35 +0000 http://www.ruzee.com/wordpress/?p=53#comment-15 People love to compete...but consider that blogging and making your favourites public is already competition. Every blogger wants to blog the funniest/most stunning/hottest/most authentic news there is to share with others. Why you get (got?) the coolest links from delicious is that people want to get something more out of surfing for hours on the net: "+publicity." So, the "links and news from you and me" are already best quality - don't think there would be an escalation for money. Think the top ten guys will remain the top ten guys from times before the money started talking...It could be that people who didn't consider it earlier start tagging - the question is if those newbies will provide the quality. This is "a revolution from within"; now there come the people giving it names like "social -watchemacallit" and try to figure out how to make money. Where does the money that Raw Sugar gives away come from? Quite sure that there will soon be a "premium social-blah" where you can get the links of the top ten linkers if you pay for Raw Sugar paying them. Wished I had millions and would stop thinking myself how to get money out of this hype ;) ... Where we have to admit that the hyping does not come from the people who actually "do the work", but from those who want to make the money. But money makes the world go round; still I wouldn't make it that obvious: that's why I kind of like google - when you compare them to most others, google actually looks like the Robin Hood gang - but just - *like* People love to compete…but consider that blogging and making your favourites public is already competition. Every blogger wants to blog the funniest/most stunning/hottest/most authentic news there is to share with others. Why you get (got?) the coolest links from delicious is that people want to get something more out of surfing for hours on the net: “+publicity.” So, the “links and news from you and me” are already best quality - don’t think there would be an escalation for money. Think the top ten guys will remain the top ten guys from times before the money started talking…It could be that people who didn’t consider it earlier start tagging - the question is if those newbies will provide the quality. This is “a revolution from within”; now there come the people giving it names like “social -watchemacallit” and try to figure out how to make money. Where does the money that Raw Sugar gives away come from? Quite sure that there will soon be a “premium social-blah” where you can get the links of the top ten linkers if you pay for Raw Sugar paying them. Wished I had millions and would stop thinking myself how to get money out of this hype ;) … Where we have to admit that the hyping does not come from the people who actually “do the work”, but from those who want to make the money.

But money makes the world go round; still I wouldn’t make it that obvious: that’s why I kind of like google - when you compare them to most others, google actually looks like the Robin Hood gang - but just - *like*

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