Comments on: Palace coup at Blinkx?

By: Bevonovo

Bevonovo — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Who backs Blinkx? VC? Angels?

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

This is the kind of reporting that’s going to propel this medium, and your site.

Brilliant!

By: steve dyer

steve dyer — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Om, do you know the bean counter guy..this seems almost personal. You say the product is good (I havn’t tried it yet) and it sounds like some small company has beaten some big ones to this…so why are you so down on this opzoomer guy…he ran Europe for Yahoo..have you met him?

By: daniele

daniele — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

The fact that company now has experienced professional management is actually a good thing in my view. A strong CEO can take over as the voice of the company as it grows (see Meg Whitman).

By: steve dyer

steve dyer — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

By: Om

Om — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Experienced management – well if he was that great, he would not be leaving Yahoo. Steve to your point, you are right that was a bit too personal, even though I thought of it as more of a financial type, and not as a term of derision. Anyway I took it out. U are right… too tacky!

By: Eddie

Eddie — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I’m curious what Om thinks about Groxis software? I read some things about them last year in Business 2.0 but not much has been said about them recently.

By: steve dyer

steve dyer — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Thanks for replying Om, I thought about it overnight and I still don’t get your point, yep I ain’t no Doanld Trump of the business world , but according to yourself a tiny company produces an amazing product in july, then a great update 3 months later including stuff the big boys only dream of like smart folders, get a ton of coverage each time, then attract the head of a whole continent for one of the biggest companies in the world to be there CEO and you say thats mis execution. Gee I hope if I ever start a business I misexecute like that!!!
Something here has obviously annoyed you..is it the silly logo, this Opzoomer guy or some PR hack?

By: Tony

Tony — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I have been thinking a lot about this as well (about op-yahoo guy) i think its a good thing, now blinkx can get the voice and backing to become even better than they already are…i love my blinkx and the smart folders. I have new info pop into them everyday, so easy.

By: John Battelle's Searchblog

John Battelle's Searchblog — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Blinkx 2.0 Launches

I’ve come to realize that one of the main reasons I have a Mac is so I don’t spend all day playing with new search tools (most of which are PC only), and instead I can focus on my supposed real job, which is writing the book (yes, I really am writing,…