Posts Tagged ‘stumbleupon’

20 Reasons You Fail At Social Media

By DavidReece • Apr 27th, 2008 • Category: Blogs, Internet, Opinion

What exactly is this Social Media malarkey, and why do some people reach the lofty status of influential rockstar while others fall flat on their faces?
There seems to be a growing consensus among the down-trodden majority that social media simply isn’t fair, and that a handful of power-users must have got where they are by [...]



5 Most Useless Website Features On The Planet

By DavidReece • Mar 7th, 2008 • Category: Bizarre, Internet, Opinion, Technology

I need to get this off my chest before I embark on a killing spree. The websites mentioned in this list are some of my favourite sites, which are ruined by completely useless features that either need to be fixed or removed completely.
1. Twitter’s Public Timeline - Brilliant, I mean who doesn’t want to see [...]



YouLicit - A Real Contender for StumbleUpon?

By DavidReece • Dec 10th, 2007 • Category: Internet, Startups, Technology

I’m usually very sceptical about any startup jumping on the gravy-train of giants like StumbleUpon, and it was no different when I was tipped off about YouLicit. I wasn’t expecting much, but it seems my scepticism was unfounded as I installed the plug-in and began playing with the site.
Sign-up took about 3 seconds, the plugin [...]



Streakr takes on the mighty StumbleUpon?

By DavidReece • Nov 20th, 2007 • Category: Internet, News, Opinion, Software, Startups, Technology

 
Let me kick off this review by pointing to the ‘?’ in the title, as I do not intend to make the assertion that this fledgeling start-up can compete with the likes of StumbleUpon (yet), but on first glance at streakr.com, the comparison is inevitable.
Everything, from the toolbar to the site itself just shouts “we [...]