Comments on: StumbleUpon is hot or what? http://gigaom.com/2006/05/21/stumbleupon-is-hot-or-what/ The Business of Technology Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:27:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Why Digg Should Buy StumbleUpon - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2006/05/21/stumbleupon-is-hot-or-what/#comment-903442 Why Digg Should Buy StumbleUpon - GigaOM Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:59:15 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/05/21/stumbleupon-is-hot-or-what/#comment-903442 [...] far as StumbleUpon users are concerned, its toolbar provides more useful and productive results than even Google. That’s one of the [...] [...] far as StumbleUpon users are concerned, its toolbar provides more useful and productive results than even Google. That’s one of the [...]

]]> By: GigaOM » eBay buying StumbleUpon http://gigaom.com/2006/05/21/stumbleupon-is-hot-or-what/#comment-52079 GigaOM » eBay buying StumbleUpon Wed, 18 Apr 2007 18:57:05 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/05/21/stumbleupon-is-hot-or-what/#comment-52079 <p>[...] makes a toolbar that provides collaborative serendipity to find web sites. The toolbar, if you ask StumbleUpon users provides more useful and productive results, than say Google. By marrying the toolbar to Skype client, eBay [...]</p> [...] makes a toolbar that provides collaborative serendipity to find web sites. The toolbar, if you ask StumbleUpon users provides more useful and productive results, than say Google. By marrying the toolbar to Skype client, eBay [...]

]]> By: Shisan http://gigaom.com/2006/05/21/stumbleupon-is-hot-or-what/#comment-52077 Shisan Tue, 06 Mar 2007 05:31:28 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/05/21/stumbleupon-is-hot-or-what/#comment-52077 <p>I stumbled on this site. Stumbleupon rocks, especially if you just want to get random information about a particular topic but want a decent site. Its also good for just finding random cool things.</p> I stumbled on this site. Stumbleupon rocks, especially if you just want to get random information about a particular topic but want a decent site. Its also good for just finding random cool things.

]]> By: Marc http://gigaom.com/2006/05/21/stumbleupon-is-hot-or-what/#comment-52075 Marc Thu, 14 Sep 2006 20:12:59 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/05/21/stumbleupon-is-hot-or-what/#comment-52075 <p>I agree. Stumbleupon is worse than drugs. There are nights I'm up until 0 dark thirty having stumbled through the night and into the crack of dawn. It's like the stumble button is begging to be clicked just to see what the next website is going to be. I haven't found more than a handfull of websites that I haven't been interested in (and I'm max'd out on my interests. lol).</p> I agree. Stumbleupon is worse than drugs. There are nights I’m up until 0 dark thirty having stumbled through the night and into the crack of dawn. It’s like the stumble button is begging to be clicked just to see what the next website is going to be. I haven’t found more than a handfull of websites that I haven’t been interested in (and I’m max’d out on my interests. lol).

]]> By: Stefan Neagu http://gigaom.com/2006/05/21/stumbleupon-is-hot-or-what/#comment-52074 Stefan Neagu Thu, 07 Sep 2006 14:46:11 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/05/21/stumbleupon-is-hot-or-what/#comment-52074 <p>I have been using StumbleUpon for some time now and it's really great. You can even find site's realted to what you need like on Google. It's really great.</p> <p>http://the.tech.guy.net.googlepages.com/ The TechGuy is your daily resource for technology news, great tips for your PC, software and hardware reviews, funny computer qoutes and a lot more.</p> I have been using StumbleUpon for some time now and it’s really great. You can even find site’s realted to what you need like on Google.
It’s really great.

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The TechGuy is your daily resource for technology news, great tips for your PC, software and hardware reviews, funny computer qoutes and a lot more.

]]> By: sprinko http://gigaom.com/2006/05/21/stumbleupon-is-hot-or-what/#comment-52073 sprinko Thu, 07 Sep 2006 03:49:28 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/05/21/stumbleupon-is-hot-or-what/#comment-52073 <p>I think DumbFind is great, congrads guys. Check out our recent web portal. Sprinko.com is a Fun way to search the web for news, images, articles, encyclopedia, dictionary and videos. Displays mini site images on all search results for better efficiency and site decision. Sprinko Note is a fast and easy way to paste content and send to an email with one click, no log-in required. Double click on any word and instant definition will pop-up. Sprinko.com is worth a look.</p> I think DumbFind is great, congrads guys. Check out our recent web portal. Sprinko.com is a Fun way to search the web for news, images, articles, encyclopedia, dictionary and videos. Displays mini site images on all search results for better efficiency and site decision. Sprinko Note is a fast and easy way to paste content and send to an email with one click, no log-in required. Double click on any word and instant definition will pop-up. Sprinko.com is worth a look.

]]> By: Free Biz Ware http://gigaom.com/2006/05/21/stumbleupon-is-hot-or-what/#comment-52072 Free Biz Ware Wed, 06 Sep 2006 04:11:13 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/05/21/stumbleupon-is-hot-or-what/#comment-52072 <p>What makes StubmleUpon amazing is that it is a few things into one. It is bookmarking (de.licio.us) with blog community (name any, like Livejournal) with recommendation (like digg).</p> What makes StubmleUpon amazing is that it is a few things into one.
It is bookmarking (de.licio.us) with blog community (name any, like Livejournal) with recommendation (like digg).

]]> By: Pete Thomas http://gigaom.com/2006/05/21/stumbleupon-is-hot-or-what/#comment-52070 Pete Thomas Mon, 19 Jun 2006 14:56:26 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/05/21/stumbleupon-is-hot-or-what/#comment-52070 <p>I found the Firefox extension when I was updating my browser and I have been using StumbleUpon addictively since. Once I configured it correctly, every site I hit was a keeper.</p> <p>This is a real shortcut to the things you want to know; recommended by people just like you.</p> <p>I share my home PC with my wife, so its gonna be hard keeping it secret from her - if she finds it, our house will fill with shoes and I'll never get on the damn PC!</p> I found the Firefox extension when I was updating my browser and I have been using StumbleUpon addictively since. Once I configured it correctly, every site I hit was a keeper.

This is a real shortcut to the things you want to know; recommended by people just like you.

I share my home PC with my wife, so its gonna be hard keeping it secret from her - if she finds it, our house will fill with shoes and I’ll never get on the damn PC!

]]> By: David Mackey. http://gigaom.com/2006/05/21/stumbleupon-is-hot-or-what/#comment-52068 David Mackey. Mon, 12 Jun 2006 03:33:34 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/05/21/stumbleupon-is-hot-or-what/#comment-52068 <p>StumbleUpon is awesome. I love it.</p> StumbleUpon is awesome. I love it.

]]> By: Jock http://gigaom.com/2006/05/21/stumbleupon-is-hot-or-what/#comment-52066 Jock Fri, 09 Jun 2006 03:10:05 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/05/21/stumbleupon-is-hot-or-what/#comment-52066 <p>i stumbled on stumble a zillion stumbles ago. so i clearly love it. but only a for a few minutes at a time. </p> <p>yes an awful lot of the sites are repeated. but that's no problem - simply stumble squared. takes only a second or two to click again. and besides, again it might be, but damn it was good then and it's not bad now so often i find myself stumbling about and glad of it. after all having had a really wonderful steak dinner doesn't mean we'll don't want ever to eat steak again. just possibly we might want to have the experience again. </p> <p>i've tended to open up the categories and get unfamiliar good things stumbled at me and rather appreciated it. but far from feeling it addictive (implying a wasting of time) i particularly value it's efficiency. stumbleupon is a means of finding needles with less haystack. </p> <p>my one wonderment is that i haven't seen any of the 100 or so websites i've added into the system (being told i was the first to suggest it) sent back to me later. </p> <p>what i like the most of stumbleupon is that it turns on the idea of human decided "quality" rather than commercially weighted traffic algorithms. (echos of pirsig's notions of quality in "zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance".)</p> i stumbled on stumble a zillion stumbles ago. so i clearly love it. but only a for a few minutes at a time.

yes an awful lot of the sites are repeated. but that’s no problem - simply stumble squared. takes only a second or two to click again. and besides, again it might be, but damn it was good then and it’s not bad now so often i find myself stumbling about and glad of it. after all having had a really wonderful steak dinner doesn’t mean we’ll don’t want ever to eat steak again. just possibly we might want to have the experience again.

i’ve tended to open up the categories and get unfamiliar good things stumbled at me and rather appreciated it. but far from feeling it addictive (implying a wasting of time) i particularly value it’s efficiency. stumbleupon is a means of finding needles with less haystack.

my one wonderment is that i haven’t seen any of the 100 or so websites i’ve added into the system (being told i was the first to suggest it) sent back to me later.

what i like the most of stumbleupon is that it turns on the idea of human decided “quality” rather than commercially weighted traffic algorithms. (echos of pirsig’s notions of quality in “zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance”.)

]]> By: jim http://gigaom.com/2006/05/21/stumbleupon-is-hot-or-what/#comment-52064 jim Thu, 08 Jun 2006 18:39:24 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/05/21/stumbleupon-is-hot-or-what/#comment-52064 <p>This is pure loveable evil. It's becoming way too smart for my comfort level, and I'm yet to get any work done today; 2:39PM…</p> This is pure loveable evil. It’s becoming way too smart for my comfort level, and I’m yet to get any work done today; 2:39PM…

]]> By: kevlar http://gigaom.com/2006/05/21/stumbleupon-is-hot-or-what/#comment-52062 kevlar Fri, 26 May 2006 05:12:24 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/05/21/stumbleupon-is-hot-or-what/#comment-52062 <p>I installed Stumbleupon extention last Oct. played around with it for a while either didn't get it or had too much other crapola going on. Then about a month ago someone got the humor in my profile and reviewed my pages and my stumbles positively. Blammo! I used to just skip over other stumblers but by looking into their pages and checking out some of their reviews and links it really expands exponentially, but just hitting the stumble button is way fun too--and addictive. It is truly amazing what some people are into, and truly amazing what unbelievable creative stuff is out there for no other reason than for you to Stumbleupon.</p> I installed Stumbleupon extention last Oct. played around with it for a while either didn’t get it or had too much other crapola going on. Then about a month ago someone got the humor in my profile and reviewed my pages and my stumbles positively.
Blammo! I used to just skip over other stumblers but by looking into their pages and checking out some of their reviews and links it really expands exponentially, but just hitting the stumble button is way fun too–and addictive. It is truly amazing what some people are into, and truly amazing what unbelievable creative stuff is out there for no other reason than for you to Stumbleupon.

]]> By: JEFF http://gigaom.com/2006/05/21/stumbleupon-is-hot-or-what/#comment-52060 JEFF Fri, 26 May 2006 03:02:19 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/05/21/stumbleupon-is-hot-or-what/#comment-52060 <p>lOVE IT AND YES IT DOES GET SMARTER AS YOU STUMBLE, TAKES ME TO SITES I WOULD OF NEVER SEEN, WHO LIKES TO GOOGLE A TOPIC THEN READ OFF A LIST OF ZILLIONS AND CLICK ON A FEW SITES… WHEN YOU CAN JUST ROLL EM OUT. i HAVE BEEN LOADING TOPICS BY TAKING 1 SUBTOPIC OUT OF EACH MAIN TOPIC AND SU THEM. I THINK I HAVE ACTULY LEARNED A THING OR 2…</p> lOVE IT AND YES IT DOES GET SMARTER AS YOU STUMBLE, TAKES ME TO SITES I WOULD OF NEVER SEEN, WHO LIKES TO GOOGLE A TOPIC THEN READ OFF A LIST OF ZILLIONS AND CLICK ON A FEW SITES… WHEN YOU CAN JUST ROLL EM OUT. i HAVE BEEN LOADING TOPICS BY TAKING 1 SUBTOPIC OUT OF EACH MAIN TOPIC AND SU THEM. I THINK I HAVE ACTULY LEARNED A THING OR 2…

]]> By: Anonymous http://gigaom.com/2006/05/21/stumbleupon-is-hot-or-what/#comment-52058 Anonymous Thu, 25 May 2006 21:12:16 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/05/21/stumbleupon-is-hot-or-what/#comment-52058 <p>are you sure that you could not have put more adverts on here? the world is full of disinformation read noam chomsky</p> are you sure that you could not have put more adverts on here?
the world is full of disinformation
read noam chomsky

]]> By: Stuff http://gigaom.com/2006/05/21/stumbleupon-is-hot-or-what/#comment-52056 Stuff Thu, 25 May 2006 19:54:19 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/05/21/stumbleupon-is-hot-or-what/#comment-52056 <p>One word. Wonderful!</p> One word.
Wonderful!

]]> By: Blaze http://gigaom.com/2006/05/21/stumbleupon-is-hot-or-what/#comment-52054 Blaze Wed, 24 May 2006 22:43:52 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/05/21/stumbleupon-is-hot-or-what/#comment-52054 <p>If you're biggest problem is people getting addicted to your product/service, then I don't think you really have a problem.</p> If you’re biggest problem is people getting addicted to your product/service, then I don’t think you really have a problem.

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