‘When people come to StumbleUpon, they don't type in a query or have a specific need in mind, they just want to discover interesting content,' says co-founder Garrett Camp ...Read the full article
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bill williams from Canada writes: -
The world is going Apple ... slowly. The youth sector is huge in the growth of Mac market penetration. This is an application that should target youth. SO ... if it can't be installed on Safari ... no sale?
-- Posted 23/05/08 at 11:32 AM EDT | Alert an Editor | Link to Comment
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Alistair McLaughlin from Canada writes: StumbleUpon is a fantastic app. I've been using it for over a year now as an add-on on my Firefox browser. It made aimlessly surfing the web fun again, and has increased the amount of time I waste on the Internet. I'm not joking at all. It has made pointless web browsing an enjoyable activity once again, after I thought I had finally tired of it.
- Posted 23/05/08 at 1:36 PM EDT | Alert an Editor | Link to Comment
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Albin Forone from Canada writes: Interesting that BBC is reporting (see TechMeme) that serendipity is giving way to "selfishness" aka users knowing what they want, googling, and doing it without further ado. Made me reflect that the two main descriptors for what people do on the internet, "surfing" and "browsing" both have the connotation of going online to explore to find out what's possible than already knowing. I have to say I found "surfing" too much a romantic marketing, but browsing seemed accurate for about ten years. Last few, I do more "browsing" in the sensuously richer environment of bricks and mortar stores and wonder if a new word is needed for what people really do online. Good luck to StumbleUpon, if only for nostalgia's sake.
- Posted 24/05/08 at 4:01 PM EDT | Alert an Editor | Link to Comment
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TheWay ISeeIt from Calgary, Canada writes: I find it amazing that such a simple idea was worth $75 million to eBay! Staggering! These young people are now multi-millionaires and it came relatively easily. Their success illustrates the key to value creation. They found something had wide appeal, would spread by word-of-mouth i.e. social networks so they could build a large user base quickly and could be a conduit for advertising. Now why didn't I think of it??
- Posted 26/05/08 at 6:17 PM EDT | Alert an Editor | Link to Comment
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