Comments on: Topix.net Raises $15M http://gigaom.com/2006/11/05/topixnet-raises-15m/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:10:52 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Gather Brings in Bushels of Money http://gigaom.com/2006/11/05/topixnet-raises-15m/#comment-985264 Gather Brings in Bushels of Money Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:21:39 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/05/topixnet-raises-15m/#comment-985264 [...] in-network blog posts and articles. (We’ve also written similar companies Multiply and Topix.net recently.) Gather’s substantial resources haven’t paid off with substantial popularity, [...] [...] in-network blog posts and articles. (We’ve also written similar companies Multiply and Topix.net recently.) Gather’s substantial resources haven’t paid off with substantial popularity, [...]

]]> By: Newspaper Group Owners Invest $15 Million in Topix.net http://gigaom.com/2006/11/05/topixnet-raises-15m/#comment-918102 Newspaper Group Owners Invest $15 Million in Topix.net Tue, 16 Dec 2008 03:51:16 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/05/topixnet-raises-15m/#comment-918102 [...] I was writing this article and referring to CNET, I also noticed that a similar post went up on GigaOM about an hour or two ago and had several comments added right away which I thought I would mention [...] [...] I was writing this article and referring to CNET, I also noticed that a similar post went up on GigaOM about an hour or two ago and had several comments added right away which I thought I would mention [...]

]]> By: Liz Gannes http://gigaom.com/2006/11/05/topixnet-raises-15m/#comment-71578 Liz Gannes Tue, 07 Nov 2006 01:53:28 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/05/topixnet-raises-15m/#comment-71578 <p>Pujiono -- All I can say is Google has quite a few products as well as dependably strong revenue, so they can afford to leave something in beta or neglect to monetize it. But now they are selling ads directly to newspapers, so we will see.</p> Pujiono — All I can say is Google has quite a few products as well as dependably strong revenue, so they can afford to leave something in beta or neglect to monetize it. But now they are selling ads directly to newspapers, so we will see.

]]> By: Pujiono http://gigaom.com/2006/11/05/topixnet-raises-15m/#comment-71577 Pujiono Tue, 07 Nov 2006 01:46:28 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/05/topixnet-raises-15m/#comment-71577 <p>Sometimes I wonder why Google News is still in beta version and there is no ads in their page. Whereas at the same time Topix.net which is similar to Google News puts Google Adsense on most of its page. Liz, do you have any comments regarding this issue?</p> Sometimes I wonder why Google News is still in beta version and there is no ads in their page. Whereas at the same time Topix.net which is similar to Google News puts Google Adsense on most of its page. Liz, do you have any comments regarding this issue?

]]> By: Arash http://gigaom.com/2006/11/05/topixnet-raises-15m/#comment-71576 Arash Mon, 06 Nov 2006 18:04:10 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/05/topixnet-raises-15m/#comment-71576 <p>I wonder how many shares you get by spending $15m.</p> I wonder how many shares you get by spending $15m.

]]> By: Springtime http://gigaom.com/2006/11/05/topixnet-raises-15m/#comment-71575 Springtime Mon, 06 Nov 2006 15:52:30 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/05/topixnet-raises-15m/#comment-71575 <p><strong>User-Generated Content Sites Need Millions?…</strong></p> <p>I'm a bit baffled by the news that came out over the weekend, where Topix.net raised $15 million to make their total amount of money raised to about $20 million (~$5 million in a previous round). The reason I'm baffled is because they now have about …</p> User-Generated Content Sites Need Millions?…

I’m a bit baffled by the news that came out over the weekend, where Topix.net raised $15 million to make their total amount of money raised to about $20 million (~$5 million in a previous round). The reason I’m baffled is because they now have about …

]]> By: Shawn McCollum http://gigaom.com/2006/11/05/topixnet-raises-15m/#comment-71574 Shawn McCollum Mon, 06 Nov 2006 15:32:16 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/05/topixnet-raises-15m/#comment-71574 <p>Topix.net also does a good job a presenting the news on a mobile browser. You can use http://topix.net on your phone or if your into local news something like http://topix.net/94114.</p> Topix.net also does a good job a presenting the news on a mobile browser. You can use http://topix.net on your phone or if your into local news something like http://topix.net/94114.

]]> By: dave http://gigaom.com/2006/11/05/topixnet-raises-15m/#comment-71573 dave Mon, 06 Nov 2006 13:12:13 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/05/topixnet-raises-15m/#comment-71573 <p>hmm, could you imagine if google news clustered results efficiently and allowed for commenting or discussio, perhaps via a wiki tool that authorized the user/commenter base, kind of like jotspot? that would be interesting…</p> <p>as for topix, this is an outstanding company and i hope that the news community continues to adopt a user input model…however, i do worry about the value of the unmediated opinions and thoughts of people about whom i know zilch…</p> hmm, could you imagine if google news clustered results efficiently and allowed for commenting or discussio, perhaps via a wiki tool that authorized the user/commenter base, kind of like jotspot? that would be interesting…

as for topix, this is an outstanding company and i hope that the news community continues to adopt a user input model…however, i do worry about the value of the unmediated opinions and thoughts of people about whom i know zilch…

]]> By: ...? http://gigaom.com/2006/11/05/topixnet-raises-15m/#comment-71572 ...? Mon, 06 Nov 2006 05:53:44 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/05/topixnet-raises-15m/#comment-71572 <p>The Illuminati are at it again! The DRACONIANS will pay DEARLY!!!!!</p> The Illuminati are at it again! The DRACONIANS will pay DEARLY!!!!!

]]> By: om malik http://gigaom.com/2006/11/05/topixnet-raises-15m/#comment-71571 om malik Mon, 06 Nov 2006 05:22:52 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/05/topixnet-raises-15m/#comment-71571 <p>Topix is pretty good at finding latest news from industry verticals. I use it to track telecom and its various subsectors.they could do a better job of the user interface.</p> Topix is pretty good at finding latest news from industry verticals. I use it to track telecom and its various subsectors.they could do a better job of the user interface.

]]> By: Louis Gray http://gigaom.com/2006/11/05/topixnet-raises-15m/#comment-71570 Louis Gray Mon, 06 Nov 2006 05:14:37 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/05/topixnet-raises-15m/#comment-71570 <p>Topix is a great site, and does a strong job of searching archived news releases. Despite this, for some reason, they just aren't on my list of "go to" sites. Topix is NOT a destination site in the way that Digg and Slashdot and Google News are. While I recommend every marketeer set up an RSS feed for their company and/or competition with Topix, it's hard to see how Topix will take on the big guys and win.</p> Topix is a great site, and does a strong job of searching archived news releases. Despite this, for some reason, they just aren’t on my list of “go to” sites. Topix is NOT a destination site in the way that Digg and Slashdot and Google News are. While I recommend every marketeer set up an RSS feed for their company and/or competition with Topix, it’s hard to see how Topix will take on the big guys and win.

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