Comments on: Gather Brings in Bushels of Money http://gigaom.com/2006/11/17/gather/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:00:29 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: abby http://gigaom.com/2006/11/17/gather/#comment-74395 abby Wed, 20 Dec 2006 11:23:45 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/17/gather/#comment-74395 <p>hyaa im abby but peeps call me abz for short…XX i adore dogs but i hate cats…XXX</p> hyaa im abby but peeps call me abz for short…XX i adore dogs but i hate cats…XXX

]]> By: Online Apps http://gigaom.com/2006/11/17/gather/#comment-74393 Online Apps Sun, 19 Nov 2006 23:01:52 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/17/gather/#comment-74393 <p>First of all, I'm a Newsvine user. BUT, I don't own it. Newsvine is the only company that I ever made money from (I occasionally used Squidoo, that's it).</p> <p>Oh and Michael has already seen this, but for you others, this is pretty funny:</p> <p>http://gregplancich.newsvine.com/<em>news/2006/11/14/442190-nowpubliccom-newsvine-competitor http://www.nowpublic.com/newsviners</em>issue<em>death</em>threat<em>to</em>nowpublic</p> First of all, I’m a Newsvine user. BUT, I don’t own it. Newsvine is the only company that I ever made money from (I occasionally used Squidoo, that’s it).

Oh and Michael has already seen this, but for you others, this is pretty funny:

http://gregplancich.newsvine.com/news/2006/11/14/442190-nowpubliccom-newsvine-competitor http://www.nowpublic.com/newsvinersissuedeaththreattonowpublic

]]> By: Michael Tippett http://gigaom.com/2006/11/17/gather/#comment-74391 Michael Tippett Sun, 19 Nov 2006 04:10:24 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/17/gather/#comment-74391 <p>If these guys throw enough money at the problem they may - one day - catch up to us :) </p> <p>Michael Tippett, co-founder, NowPublic.com</p> If these guys throw enough money at the problem they may – one day – catch up to us :)

Michael Tippett, co-founder, NowPublic.com

]]> By: Pramit Singh http://gigaom.com/2006/11/17/gather/#comment-74389 Pramit Singh Sat, 18 Nov 2006 06:06:02 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/17/gather/#comment-74389 <p>This models reminds one about 'advertisers pay users for watching their ads' business model. Only losers watch ads just to be paid - not an attractive demographic for advertisers. Simlarly, I have my doubts about 'we pay you to blog and rate' media model.</p> This models reminds one about ‘advertisers pay users for watching their ads’ business model. Only losers watch ads just to be paid – not an attractive demographic for advertisers. Simlarly, I have my doubts about ‘we pay you to blog and rate’ media model.

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