Comments on: News In Brief, or ‘The Dredge’ 8/10/07 http://uk.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/news-in-brief-or-the-dredge-81007/ Tracking the UK's mobile and web start-up ecosystem. Sat, 10 Jan 2009 04:40:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: TechCrunch UK » Blog Archive » Data portability? Not for EU, Sunny Jim http://uk.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/news-in-brief-or-the-dredge-81007/#comment-95172 TechCrunch UK » Blog Archive » Data portability? Not for EU, Sunny Jim Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:11:34 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/news-in-brief-or-the-dredge-81007/#comment-95172 [...] networks there, especially as regards accessing them in the workplace à la Facebook (although the six different clones of Twitter are clearly pushing the envelope on what’s possible [...] [...] networks there, especially as regards accessing them in the workplace à la Facebook (although the six different clones of Twitter are clearly pushing the envelope on what’s possible [...]

]]> By: UK-based Dopplr has launched its blog badges « The-social-network.info’s Weblog http://uk.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/news-in-brief-or-the-dredge-81007/#comment-43221 UK-based Dopplr has launched its blog badges « The-social-network.info’s Weblog Mon, 08 Oct 2007 21:12:02 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/news-in-brief-or-the-dredge-81007/#comment-43221 [...] Read more here [...] [...] Read more here [...]

]]> By: Oliver Wagner http://uk.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/news-in-brief-or-the-dredge-81007/#comment-43213 Oliver Wagner Mon, 08 Oct 2007 20:05:52 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/news-in-brief-or-the-dredge-81007/#comment-43213 Mike, I agree on your view of the german market - a lot of copycats, beeing Yaggs.de the newest one. But, in terms of Partnr.de, you are wrong. Partnr.de is far from beeing a Twitter clone. We offer a free social service platform for couples to communicate about their wishes, discover ideas from others and enhance their relationship with it. Wishes can be send by Mail, SMS or via RSS, and can be rated after completion. Based on a couples topics or demograpic (location, children etc) new matching wishes are offered - and can be copied with a single click. See more details in this feature on <a href="http://de.blognation.com/2007/07/22/partnrde-new-communication-tool-for-couples-and-their-wishes-medpreisde/" rel="nofollow">Blognation</a>. We are right now in the process of preparing the international version. Mike, I agree on your view of the german market - a lot of copycats, beeing Yaggs.de the newest one. But, in terms of Partnr.de, you are wrong.

Partnr.de is far from beeing a Twitter clone. We offer a free social service platform for couples to communicate about their wishes, discover ideas from others and enhance their relationship with it. Wishes can be send by Mail, SMS or via RSS, and can be rated after completion. Based on a couples topics or demograpic (location, children etc) new matching wishes are offered - and can be copied with a single click.

See more details in this feature on Blognation.

We are right now in the process of preparing the international version.

]]> By: Simon Willison http://uk.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/news-in-brief-or-the-dredge-81007/#comment-43172 Simon Willison Mon, 08 Oct 2007 18:25:03 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/news-in-brief-or-the-dredge-81007/#comment-43172 Matt Jones (Dopplr's designer) addressed the environmental impact of the site in a presentation at Reboot: http://www.slideshare.net/blackbeltjones/reboot90-travel-serendipity The basic argument is that services like Dopplr can help make travel more efficient (you end up moving a meeting with someone to another city because Dopplr reveals that you're both coincidentally there at the same time) and hence help people travel less. Matt Jones (Dopplr’s designer) addressed the environmental impact of the site in a presentation at Reboot: http://www.slideshare.net/blackbeltjones/reboot90-travel-serendipity

The basic argument is that services like Dopplr can help make travel more efficient (you end up moving a meeting with someone to another city because Dopplr reveals that you’re both coincidentally there at the same time) and hence help people travel less.

]]> By: Yaggs.de Blog » Viel Feedback nach dem Launch http://uk.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/news-in-brief-or-the-dredge-81007/#comment-43163 Yaggs.de Blog » Viel Feedback nach dem Launch Mon, 08 Oct 2007 17:56:40 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/news-in-brief-or-the-dredge-81007/#comment-43163 [...] und Golem.de Artikel zu dem neuen Suchportal. Internationale Beachtung gab es unter anderem von Techcrunch UK. Insgesamt finde ich einen positiven Tenor in den Berichten. Hauptkritikpunkt war die geringe [...] [...] und Golem.de Artikel zu dem neuen Suchportal. Internationale Beachtung gab es unter anderem von Techcrunch UK. Insgesamt finde ich einen positiven Tenor in den Berichten. Hauptkritikpunkt war die geringe [...]

]]> By: Jonathan Street http://uk.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/news-in-brief-or-the-dredge-81007/#comment-43114 Jonathan Street Mon, 08 Oct 2007 14:59:56 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/news-in-brief-or-the-dredge-81007/#comment-43114 "Neat, but no news yet on whether you’ll be able to win Dopplr ‘brownie points’ by NOT doing any overseas trips" It's not where you travel that matters but how you get there. Overland to Beijing '08 anyone? “Neat, but no news yet on whether you’ll be able to win Dopplr ‘brownie points’ by NOT doing any overseas trips”

It’s not where you travel that matters but how you get there. Overland to Beijing ‘08 anyone?

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