Comments on: The next generation of social networks will have a purpose http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/01/09/the-next-generation-of-social-networks-will-have-a-purpose/ Nic Brisbourne's view from London on venture capital and exploiting change in technology and media Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: nick wright http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/01/09/the-next-generation-of-social-networks-will-have-a-purpose/#comment-1300 nick wright Tue, 18 Dec 2007 11:28:24 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/01/09/the-next-generation-of-social-networks-will-have-a-purpose/#comment-1300 Hi there Nic This is not a comment but I have been reading back thru your blog articles with great interest. I would like to contact you but I dont see any other way on this blog than thru the comments box so please excuse me for doing this. I am not sure whether you have looked at and registered at exiva.com but the article above really took my attention and in a way emphasised what I am tryiing to achieve with exiva- namely penetrate a market that is aware of social networks but belive that they are purely for the younger generation. And besides, social network is still the wrong term for exiva. Its like your first page you read when you click on the internet- to see whos been doing waht with their digital lives. A bit like Star trek- in the future, a control panel where you can catch up with video calls or other news- all relayed thru either a pc or a mobile interface. exiva.com at the moment is purely a very simple interface to prove that I can at least get a product up and running. What I need now is hard cash to develop and nurture it over the next 12-18 months. In your experience of the industry, do you know of anyone who might be interested in a slightly longer play? Once again, apologies for hijacking the comments facility, regards Nick Hi there Nic
This is not a comment but I have been reading back thru your blog articles with great interest.
I would like to contact you but I dont see any other way on this blog than thru the comments box so please excuse me for doing this.
I am not sure whether you have looked at and registered at exiva.com but the article above really took my attention and in a way emphasised what I am tryiing to achieve with exiva- namely penetrate a market that is aware of social networks but belive that they are purely for the younger generation.
And besides, social network is still the wrong term for exiva. Its like your first page you read when you click on the internet- to see whos been doing waht with their digital lives. A bit like Star trek- in the future, a control panel where you can catch up with video calls or other news- all relayed thru either a pc or a mobile interface.
exiva.com at the moment is purely a very simple interface to prove that I can at least get a product up and running. What I need now is hard cash to develop and nurture it over the next 12-18 months.
In your experience of the industry, do you know of anyone who might be interested in a slightly longer play?
Once again, apologies for hijacking the comments facility,
regards
Nick

]]> By: nick wright http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/01/09/the-next-generation-of-social-networks-will-have-a-purpose/#comment-10534 nick wright Tue, 18 Dec 2007 11:28:00 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/01/09/the-next-generation-of-social-networks-will-have-a-purpose/#comment-10534 Hi there Nic This is not a comment but I have been reading back thru your blog articles with great interest. I would like to contact you but I dont see any other way on this blog than thru the comments box so please excuse me for doing this. I am not sure whether you have looked at and registered at exiva.com but the article above really took my attention and in a way emphasised what I am tryiing to achieve with exiva- namely penetrate a market that is aware of social networks but belive that they are purely for the younger generation. And besides, social network is still the wrong term for exiva. Its like your first page you read when you click on the internet- to see whos been doing waht with their digital lives. A bit like Star trek- in the future, a control panel where you can catch up with video calls or other news- all relayed thru either a pc or a mobile interface. exiva.com at the moment is purely a very simple interface to prove that I can at least get a product up and running. What I need now is hard cash to develop and nurture it over the next 12-18 months. In your experience of the industry, do you know of anyone who might be interested in a slightly longer play? Once again, apologies for hijacking the comments facility, regards Nick Hi there Nic
This is not a comment but I have been reading back thru your blog articles with great interest.
I would like to contact you but I dont see any other way on this blog than thru the comments box so please excuse me for doing this.
I am not sure whether you have looked at and registered at exiva.com but the article above really took my attention and in a way emphasised what I am tryiing to achieve with exiva- namely penetrate a market that is aware of social networks but belive that they are purely for the younger generation.
And besides, social network is still the wrong term for exiva. Its like your first page you read when you click on the internet- to see whos been doing waht with their digital lives. A bit like Star trek- in the future, a control panel where you can catch up with video calls or other news- all relayed thru either a pc or a mobile interface.
exiva.com at the moment is purely a very simple interface to prove that I can at least get a product up and running. What I need now is hard cash to develop and nurture it over the next 12-18 months.
In your experience of the industry, do you know of anyone who might be interested in a slightly longer play?
Once again, apologies for hijacking the comments facility,
regards
Nick

]]> By: Mark http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/01/09/the-next-generation-of-social-networks-will-have-a-purpose/#comment-688 Mark Wed, 31 Jan 2007 17:50:16 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/01/09/the-next-generation-of-social-networks-will-have-a-purpose/#comment-688 It hasn't caught on in Australia (or in the UK, by the looks of things), however Yelp.com are setting a precedent by paying users to review businesses, in order to build up a critical mass in cities that they are not established in http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/10/yelp_reviewers_paid/ Cheers, Mark www.raveaboutit.com.au It hasn’t caught on in Australia (or in the UK, by the looks of things), however Yelp.com are setting a precedent by paying users to review businesses, in order to build up a critical mass in cities that they are not established in
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/10/yelp_reviewers_paid/

Cheers,
Mark
http://www.raveaboutit.com.au

]]> By: Mark http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/01/09/the-next-generation-of-social-networks-will-have-a-purpose/#comment-10533 Mark Wed, 31 Jan 2007 17:50:00 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/01/09/the-next-generation-of-social-networks-will-have-a-purpose/#comment-10533 It hasn't caught on in Australia (or in the UK, by the looks of things), however Yelp.com are setting a precedent by paying users to review businesses, in order to build up a critical mass in cities that they are not established in http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/10/yelp_reviewers_paid/ Cheers, Mark www.raveaboutit.com.au It hasn’t caught on in Australia (or in the UK, by the looks of things), however Yelp.com are setting a precedent by paying users to review businesses, in order to build up a critical mass in cities that they are not established in
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/10/yelp_reviewers_paid/

Cheers,
Mark
http://www.raveaboutit.com.au

]]> By: Philip Wilkinson http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/01/09/the-next-generation-of-social-networks-will-have-a-purpose/#comment-651 Philip Wilkinson Sat, 20 Jan 2007 12:28:13 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/01/09/the-next-generation-of-social-networks-will-have-a-purpose/#comment-651 Well, forums have never been "mainstream" really Joe. A true mass market consumer proposition happens when my parents can use it easily and liked it! The first time they did this with price comparison, I knew something was brewing in the air.. So, a forum has always been seen as a place where the technical literate go and ask very technical questions to each other in a geeky way. That's the "perception" at least. Due to this, you need to do a lot more than "upgrade them to let people add friends" before they start to compete with an affinity based, offline enhancing social network. Well, forums have never been “mainstream” really Joe. A true mass market consumer proposition happens when my parents can use it easily and liked it! The first time they did this with price comparison, I knew something was brewing in the air..

So, a forum has always been seen as a place where the technical literate go and ask very technical questions to each other in a geeky way. That’s the “perception” at least.

Due to this, you need to do a lot more than “upgrade them to let people add friends” before they start to compete with an affinity based, offline enhancing social network.

]]> By: Philip Wilkinson http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/01/09/the-next-generation-of-social-networks-will-have-a-purpose/#comment-10532 Philip Wilkinson Sat, 20 Jan 2007 12:28:00 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/01/09/the-next-generation-of-social-networks-will-have-a-purpose/#comment-10532 Well, forums have never been "mainstream" really Joe. A true mass market consumer proposition happens when my parents can use it easily and liked it! The first time they did this with price comparison, I knew something was brewing in the air.. So, a forum has always been seen as a place where the technical literate go and ask very technical questions to each other in a geeky way. That's the "perception" at least. Due to this, you need to do a lot more than "upgrade them to let people add friends" before they start to compete with an affinity based, offline enhancing social network. Well, forums have never been “mainstream” really Joe. A true mass market consumer proposition happens when my parents can use it easily and liked it! The first time they did this with price comparison, I knew something was brewing in the air..

So, a forum has always been seen as a place where the technical literate go and ask very technical questions to each other in a geeky way. That’s the “perception” at least.

Due to this, you need to do a lot more than “upgrade them to let people add friends” before they start to compete with an affinity based, offline enhancing social network.

]]> By: Tim Benjamin http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/01/09/the-next-generation-of-social-networks-will-have-a-purpose/#comment-639 Tim Benjamin Sun, 14 Jan 2007 14:46:55 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/01/09/the-next-generation-of-social-networks-will-have-a-purpose/#comment-639 Hi Nic, As I can never resist an advertising opportunity, I thought I should mention that you'll soon be able to add another to the list of sites with a specific objective. In a few weeks time, Flirtnik will provide online dating for the creatively-minded in the UK. Tim Hi Nic,

As I can never resist an advertising opportunity, I thought I should mention that you’ll soon be able to add another to the list of sites with a specific objective. In a few weeks time, Flirtnik will provide online dating for the creatively-minded in the UK.

Tim

]]> By: Tim Benjamin http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/01/09/the-next-generation-of-social-networks-will-have-a-purpose/#comment-10531 Tim Benjamin Sun, 14 Jan 2007 14:46:00 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/01/09/the-next-generation-of-social-networks-will-have-a-purpose/#comment-10531 Hi Nic, As I can never resist an advertising opportunity, I thought I should mention that you'll soon be able to add another to the list of sites with a specific objective. In a few weeks time, Flirtnik will provide online dating for the creatively-minded in the UK. Tim Hi Nic,

As I can never resist an advertising opportunity, I thought I should mention that you’ll soon be able to add another to the list of sites with a specific objective. In a few weeks time, Flirtnik will provide online dating for the creatively-minded in the UK.

Tim

]]> By: johnyD http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/01/09/the-next-generation-of-social-networks-will-have-a-purpose/#comment-624 johnyD Wed, 10 Jan 2007 10:00:04 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/01/09/the-next-generation-of-social-networks-will-have-a-purpose/#comment-624 yep i can confirm that WAYN is one of the best travel social network...cool site ;) yep i can confirm that WAYN is one of the best travel social network…cool site ;)

]]> By: johnyD http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/01/09/the-next-generation-of-social-networks-will-have-a-purpose/#comment-10530 johnyD Wed, 10 Jan 2007 10:00:00 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/01/09/the-next-generation-of-social-networks-will-have-a-purpose/#comment-10530 yep i can confirm that WAYN is one of the best travel social network...cool site ;) yep i can confirm that WAYN is one of the best travel social network…cool site ;)

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