Comments on: Evan Williams is my Tamagotchi

By: No Soap, Radio! » Blog Archive » Twitter Echo = Bad Idea by Narendra Rocherolle

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 22:12:31 +0000

[...] am a big fan of twitter because of its simplicity and its potential and this morning I thought, “gee, wouldn’t [...]

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[...] dedicated exhibitionists would send the occasional message, but mostly, as Narendra aptly put it, Ev was our Tamagotchi. Lucky for all of us, Ev has an insanely interesting [...]

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Thu, 05 Apr 2007 19:47:02 +0000

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By: Wilson

Wilson — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 05:47:51 +0000

Hey! What’s with the age thing? I’m 52 and I don’t see anywhere on Twitter or Odeo, or even this site that I don’t ‘get’. Bloody younger generation. Evan Williams seems to have quite an ability - somewhat more I suspect than most of these posters. (And by the way - the lawyer getting $100 an hour - you’re either no good or don’t have any experience; mine charges $300 an hour, and I’m still here on the outside)

By: Rahmin Sarabi

Rahmin Sarabi — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 01:17:14 +0000

Woah. These comments are not only harsh, they’re way off base. My guess is that most of the commenters here are not in the 20-30 “social” demographic. The fascination Narendra describes with seeing what another person is up to in their life could be THE driving force behind entertainment this decade. Look no further than social networking sites, reality television, and the like — regardless of anyone’s feelings on their value to society. Further,facebook’s new feature capitalizes on the very same drivers that Narendra discussed.

In my book, that’s 1 point for Narendra –.

By: Jesse Kopelman

Jesse Kopelman — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 00:02:07 +0000

Narendra, the problem with the Tamagotchi analogy is where is the interactivity? With a Tamagotchi you would decide when and what it would eat, not just get a report on it. What you have with Odeo is more like the SMS equivalent of one of VH1’s CelebReality programs. You care what Williams does because you have a vague idea of who he is not because you have a vested interest in his wellfare, like you would with a Tamagotchi.

By: Narendra

Narendra — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 05:12:13 +0000

Jabby,

The article was NOT about Evan Williams. It was about a new genre of blogging that is evolving every day and that there are use cases out there (including entertainment) that have not been discussed.

By: Jabby

Jabby — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 03:09:52 +0000

Mike D:

Wrong. There is no reason to be compassionate to a weekend guest poster. It is well known that GigaOm is trying to make money as a blog. GigaOm will not make moneey if it doesn't have eyeballs. Eyeballs pay attention. What is the cost? How much does one pay when attention is paid? If I am a lawyer and my hourly rate is $100 an hour, and if I spend 10 minutes a day reading GigaOm, then I have (lost) paid GigaOm $16 of my time.

If the Wall St. Journal has an article about Evan Williams sky diving would I complain? You bet I would. In fact not only do I pay attention to the WSJ but I also pay an annual subscription of $79.

If GigaOM is to succeed as a commercial venture, there has to be much more compelling posts than about what little Evan Williams is doing on a weekend joy ride in van. Even Bill Gates, you don't see the Wall St. Journal saying, "Bill Gates is our Tamagotchi and he took his kids and Melinda swimming a few days ago … oh wow, isn't this the news you wanted to know about?"

I've already paid too much to attention writing this message and in fact GigaOm should be happy to have such feedback (most people don't take the time to post feedback but I happen to like most of what GigaOm writes about so I do find value in providing Om Malik with feedback that will make him successful so that I can continue to enjoy what is for the most part good content!"

By: Narendra

Narendra — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 02:23:47 +0000

Thanks Mike. I sent this over to Om precisely because it was a slow weekend. It seems the info-addicted masses go into withdrawl after 36 hours…

By: mymarkup.net

mymarkup.net — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 22:07:16 +0000

Twittrar p…

Twitter nämndes snabbt i samband med att Jaiku lanserades, men i och med att den senare ännu inte funkar för…

By: Mike D.

Mike D. — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 19:46:10 +0000

Wow, tough reception for the Guest Poster! Ease up, it’s a holiday weekend!

By: Startups.in/India

Startups.in/India — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 17:30:18 +0000

Like Tamagotchis, may be some of these “web2.0 toys” would end up as mere fads unless they really make someone’s life useful/productive.

By: Andy Goodman

Andy Goodman — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 15:12:20 +0000

Why would anyone cares about this post? It’s more like a self-promo/pr for these companies been mentioned. There are many good ideas could also be found at webprofithub.com

Who’s going to be next?

By: Jabby

Jabby — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 07:59:23 +0000

To this post today I say “ho hum”. Evan Williams may have created Blogger to his credit, but he has yet to prove himself with Odeo and prove that he’s not merely a one-hit wonder! Really, who cares what he is doing, especially if it does not affect a person’s economic well being. This sounds lime more dot com fluff but in a different context a decade later.

Yawn.

By: Chris Wetherell

Chris Wetherell — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 23:36:51 +0000

Whose van? Where is Ev going today?

My van, actually. We went skydiving.