Comments on: How to Use Tokbox and Spam Your Friends http://gigaom.com/2007/10/15/tokbox/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:44:08 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Startup TokBox Lowers the Boom on Engineers Following Founder Exit http://gigaom.com/2007/10/15/tokbox/#comment-958488 Startup TokBox Lowers the Boom on Engineers Following Founder Exit Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:40:39 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/10/15/tokbox/#comment-958488 <p>[...] Golson | Thursday, July 9, 2009 | 2:40 PM PT | 0 comments Video chatting startup TokBox, which we’ve covered extensively, let go six of its 23 employees this week to help the company “realize [...]</p> [...] Golson | Thursday, July 9, 2009 | 2:40 PM PT | 0 comments Video chatting startup TokBox, which we’ve covered extensively, let go six of its 23 employees this week to help the company “realize [...]

]]> By: Toxbox Changes CEO, Again http://gigaom.com/2007/10/15/tokbox/#comment-942097 Toxbox Changes CEO, Again Tue, 05 May 2009 04:35:34 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/10/15/tokbox/#comment-942097 <p>[...] venture financing from Sequoia Capital and Bain Capital. The company had launched in October 2007 by spamming me and others who were invited to test out Tokbox. The company’s video chat service has struggled to find [...]</p> [...] venture financing from Sequoia Capital and Bain Capital. The company had launched in October 2007 by spamming me and others who were invited to test out Tokbox. The company’s video chat service has struggled to find [...]

]]> By: Meebo Grows Up, Goes Beyond IM Roots, Launches Platform « GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2007/10/15/tokbox/#comment-636188 Meebo Grows Up, Goes Beyond IM Roots, Launches Platform « GigaOM Tue, 30 Oct 2007 05:41:34 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/10/15/tokbox/#comment-636188 <p>[...] How to Tokbox and spam your friends. Share This | Sphere | Print Posts | Topic: Voice, Web | [...]</p> [...] How to Tokbox and spam your friends. Share This | Sphere | Print Posts | Topic: Voice, Web | [...]

]]> By: Jonny http://gigaom.com/2007/10/15/tokbox/#comment-616917 Jonny Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:57:20 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/10/15/tokbox/#comment-616917 <p>The link is http://videopad.com</p> The link is http://videopad.com

]]> By: Jonny http://gigaom.com/2007/10/15/tokbox/#comment-616914 Jonny Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:56:23 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/10/15/tokbox/#comment-616914 <p>May be TokBox doesn't work, but VideoPad.com already work like a charm and can be integrated into Facebook.</p> May be TokBox doesn’t work, but VideoPad.com already work like a charm and can be integrated into Facebook.

]]> By: John http://gigaom.com/2007/10/15/tokbox/#comment-614170 John Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:46:16 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/10/15/tokbox/#comment-614170 <p>Hello There,</p> <p>I tried to check and tested, still its having some problems, i am testing it, but its a nice idea and already UwannaDeal.com people are thinking to add this concept to close deals and to talk to people using tokbox.</p> <p>Yes its great idea and www.uwannadeal.com is highly impressed with this concept and it will ease our customers to talk and close the deals. UwannaDeal has 5000 hits every day and 5000+ members in first 2 weeks of launch. I hope this site will merge with tokbox to get more customers.</p> <p>Thank you,</p> <p>www.UwannaDeal.com</p> Hello There,

I tried to check and tested, still its having some problems, i am testing it, but its a nice idea and already UwannaDeal.com people are thinking to add this concept to close deals and to talk to people using tokbox.

Yes its great idea and http://www.uwannadeal.com is highly impressed with this concept and it will ease our customers to talk and close the deals. UwannaDeal has 5000 hits every day and 5000+ members in first 2 weeks of launch. I hope this site will merge with tokbox to get more customers.

Thank you,

http://www.UwannaDeal.com

]]> By: Steve Ross http://gigaom.com/2007/10/15/tokbox/#comment-613981 Steve Ross Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:31:39 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/10/15/tokbox/#comment-613981 <p>Yep, I tried to send a "video mail" to my wife as a test. She got it 3 times.</p> Yep, I tried to send a “video mail” to my wife as a test. She got it 3 times.

]]> By: Max http://gigaom.com/2007/10/15/tokbox/#comment-613701 Max Tue, 16 Oct 2007 05:53:01 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/10/15/tokbox/#comment-613701 <p>TalkBox is awesome! Thank you for creating this service and making communicating with others easier and cheaper. I can talk to Russia and India real time and without paying a dime! I got spammed also, but as long as you guys are on the ball fixing the problem I am ok with that.</p> TalkBox is awesome! Thank you for creating this service and making communicating with others easier and cheaper. I can talk to Russia and India real time and without paying a dime! I got spammed also, but as long as you guys are on the ball fixing the problem I am ok with that.

]]> By: Jason http://gigaom.com/2007/10/15/tokbox/#comment-613594 Jason Tue, 16 Oct 2007 03:06:10 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/10/15/tokbox/#comment-613594 <p>This service is awfully similar to veeker.com</p> This service is awfully similar to veeker.com

]]> By: TokBox Secures $4 Million from Sequoia http://gigaom.com/2007/10/15/tokbox/#comment-613511 TokBox Secures $4 Million from Sequoia Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:56:41 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/10/15/tokbox/#comment-613511 <p>[...] Om Malik has more commentary on the startup’s future and also an early criticism: a glitch in Tokbox’s recommendation service resulted in an enormous pile of spam - a size not seen since WWII. [...]</p> [...] Om Malik has more commentary on the startup’s future and also an early criticism: a glitch in Tokbox’s recommendation service resulted in an enormous pile of spam – a size not seen since WWII. [...]

]]> By: David http://gigaom.com/2007/10/15/tokbox/#comment-613373 David Mon, 15 Oct 2007 21:11:36 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/10/15/tokbox/#comment-613373 <p>If you want a non-spammy alternative try out Vawkr: http://vawkr.com</p> <p>You can use instant, no-login video-chat or even grab rooms to embed in your favorite social network or blog.</p> <p>Appreciate the feedback! David</p> If you want a non-spammy alternative try out Vawkr: http://vawkr.com

You can use instant, no-login video-chat or even grab rooms to embed in your favorite social network or blog.

Appreciate the feedback! David

]]> By: sanmat http://gigaom.com/2007/10/15/tokbox/#comment-613356 sanmat Mon, 15 Oct 2007 20:48:47 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/10/15/tokbox/#comment-613356 <p>This is a niche way of using video online and has been presented well. But during my review i wasn't able to embed to my webpage. Hope they have a way to do it or may be i have missed it.</p> <p>http://blogkatt.blogspot.com/</p> This is a niche way of using video online and has been presented well. But during my review i wasn’t able to embed to my webpage. Hope they have a way to do it or may be i have missed it.

http://blogkatt.blogspot.com/

]]> By: Alex Ricker http://gigaom.com/2007/10/15/tokbox/#comment-613324 Alex Ricker Mon, 15 Oct 2007 20:06:40 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/10/15/tokbox/#comment-613324 <p>Om - spot on here. New start-ups like WooMe.com and some adult sites have already utilized the same technology to deliver in-browser communication propositions. I'm not on WooMe beta, but from what i hear the quality is "pretty good."</p> <p>Tokbox going after skype with its broad play, but not sure if in-browser is enough differentiation to take on the embedded leader.</p> Om – spot on here. New start-ups like WooMe.com and some adult sites have already utilized the same technology to deliver in-browser communication propositions. I’m not on WooMe beta, but from what i hear the quality is “pretty good.”

Tokbox going after skype with its broad play, but not sure if in-browser is enough differentiation to take on the embedded leader.

]]> By: Serge from TokBox http://gigaom.com/2007/10/15/tokbox/#comment-613289 Serge from TokBox Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:21:20 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/10/15/tokbox/#comment-613289 <p>Hi Om and Alex,</p> <p>these are emails that have already left the system and took longer to get delivered through the network so we can't control them. We killed our mail server as soon as we discovered the issue (after ~15 min) so no emails could have left TokBox after that</p> <p>Keep in mind - this is still a beta product but we fix each issue we find very rapidly</p> <p>-Serge</p> Hi Om and Alex,

these are emails that have already left the system and took longer to get delivered through the network so we can’t control them. We killed our mail server as soon as we discovered the issue (after ~15 min) so no emails could have left TokBox after that

Keep in mind – this is still a beta product but we fix each issue we find very rapidly

-Serge

]]> By: Om Malik http://gigaom.com/2007/10/15/tokbox/#comment-613281 Om Malik Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:14:42 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/10/15/tokbox/#comment-613281 <p>Amen to that Alex. Serge I am still getting spammed like mad. I just blocked Tokbox from my mail server. hate to do this, but this is something you guys need to fix asap.</p> Amen to that Alex. Serge I am still getting spammed like mad. I just blocked Tokbox from my mail server. hate to do this, but this is something you guys need to fix asap.

]]> By: alex http://gigaom.com/2007/10/15/tokbox/#comment-613256 alex Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:32:58 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/10/15/tokbox/#comment-613256 <blockquote> <p>The problem was quickly identified and fixed (within 15 minutes) and we don’t expect the issue to resurface.</p> </blockquote> <p>It's now around 3 hours later, and I just got 18 from the same person. Perhaps you should try a more thorough fix.</p>

The problem was quickly identified and fixed (within 15 minutes) and we don’t expect the issue to resurface.

It’s now around 3 hours later, and I just got 18 from the same person. Perhaps you should try a more thorough fix.

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