Comments for Gypsy Bandito http://gypsybandito.com and the Magic Flying Media Machine Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:01:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 Comment on Why People Hate Vegans by Andrew http://gypsybandito.com/why-people-hate-vegans/#comment-5964 Andrew Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:27:38 +0000 http://gypsybandito.com/why-people-hate-vegans/#comment-5964 excellent point... I am not a vegan I just dont eat meat or dairy because I dont approve of the cruelty that animals go through on factory farms. "vegans" ARE stuck up immature and self righteous assholes I had first hand experience with this scum they are pitiful, disgusting creatures that no one likes. snobs of the utmost level. excellent point… I am not a vegan I just dont eat meat or dairy because I dont approve of the cruelty that animals go through on factory farms. “vegans” ARE stuck up immature and self righteous assholes I had first hand experience with this scum they are pitiful, disgusting creatures that no one likes. snobs of the utmost level.

]]> Comment on I can haz Helsinki by James Whatley http://gypsybandito.com/i-can-haz-helsinki/#comment-5887 James Whatley Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:47:20 +0000 http://gypsybandito.com/i-can-haz-helsinki/#comment-5887 Looking forward to meeting you dude! S'funny, your name was the first that someone mentioned to me when I said I was coming over... http://phreadz.com/p/57RAC46S48FQ/ See you there! ;) Looking forward to meeting you dude!

S’funny, your name was the first that someone mentioned to me when I said I was coming over…

http://phreadz.com/p/57RAC46S48FQ/

See you there!

;)

]]> Comment on Blogging for SEO by Monetizing Your Blog Through Affiliate Marketing http://gypsybandito.com/blogging-for-seo/#comment-5820 Monetizing Your Blog Through Affiliate Marketing Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:01:13 +0000 http://gypsybandito.com/blogging-for-seo/#comment-5820 [...] blogs are so SEO friendly, so you’re also likely to pick up some organic traffic of visitors researching the product in [...] […] blogs are so SEO friendly, so you’re also likely to pick up some organic traffic of visitors researching the product in […]

]]> Comment on One Degree of Separation by I Can Haz Affiliate Marketing at Gypsy Bandito http://gypsybandito.com/one-degree-of-separation/#comment-5315 I Can Haz Affiliate Marketing at Gypsy Bandito Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:18:05 +0000 http://gypsybandito.com/one-degree-of-separation/#comment-5315 [...] little while ago, I mentioned how I had started contributing to OneDegree.ca — a “central gathering place for [...] […] little while ago, I mentioned how I had started contributing to OneDegree.ca — a “central gathering place for […]

]]> Comment on Online Gambling 2.0 by BetCRIS Sportsbook http://gypsybandito.com/online-gambling-20/#comment-5031 BetCRIS Sportsbook Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:02:10 +0000 http://gypsybandito.com/online-gambling-20/#comment-5031 nice article... he's very young i hope i wa that intelligent... nice article… he’s very young i hope i wa that intelligent…

]]> Comment on Nuttin’ But a G-Thang by The Real Google Killer? at Gypsy Bandito http://gypsybandito.com/nuttin-but-a-g-thang/#comment-4747 The Real Google Killer? at Gypsy Bandito Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:27:57 +0000 http://gypsybandito.com/nuttin-but-a-g-thang/#comment-4747 [...] ads, Google and Yahoo! would pretty much be f**ked as far as revenue streams go. As Google CEO Eric Schmidt concedes, “the vast majority of [their] revenues comes from text [...] […] ads, Google and Yahoo! would pretty much be f**ked as far as revenue streams go. As Google CEO Eric Schmidt concedes, “the vast majority of [their] revenues comes from text […]

]]> Comment on BFF 2.0 by Community Managers at Gypsy Bandito http://gypsybandito.com/bff-20/#comment-4721 Community Managers at Gypsy Bandito Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:43:59 +0000 http://gypsybandito.com/bff-20/#comment-4721 [...] I chatted with my roommate about it, and he thought that a Community Manager sounded like being a punching bag: (1) the users [...] […] I chatted with my roommate about it, and he thought that a Community Manager sounded like being a punching bag: (1) the users […]

]]> Comment on Blah Blah Blacksheep by How MyRagan Does Content 2.0 at Gypsy Bandito http://gypsybandito.com/blah-blah-blacksheep/#comment-4407 How MyRagan Does Content 2.0 at Gypsy Bandito Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:26:05 +0000 http://gypsybandito.com/blah-blah-blacksheep/#comment-4407 [...] So ages ago I signed up for MyRagan, a social network aimed at communication professionals and that’s owned and operated by Ragan.com, which is a “publisher of corporate communications, public relations, and leadership development newsletters.” Even though I registered as a MyRagan user before I went to work for a failed social network, I was plenty skeptical about how viable this community was.Granted, they’re a vertical social network that’s going after a niche community, and that’s where future social networking opportunities are supposed to be, but I’m a cynical a**hole with a chip on my shoulder. [...] […] So ages ago I signed up for MyRagan, a social network aimed at communication professionals and that’s owned and operated by Ragan.com, which is a “publisher of corporate communications, public relations, and leadership development newsletters.” Even though I registered as a MyRagan user before I went to work for a failed social network, I was plenty skeptical about how viable this community was.Granted, they’re a vertical social network that’s going after a niche community, and that’s where future social networking opportunities are supposed to be, but I’m a cynical a**hole with a chip on my shoulder. […]

]]> Comment on Nuttin’ But a G-Thang by CT Moore http://gypsybandito.com/nuttin-but-a-g-thang/#comment-4374 CT Moore Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:57:52 +0000 http://gypsybandito.com/nuttin-but-a-g-thang/#comment-4374 I think what Schmidt was getting at was that "Google" is the product. What that product does, moreover, is index information -- whether that's for search, to serve relevant ads, or manage email. So the product is an information index, and it has a variety of features that that users can use to interact with information. More to the point, however, I think that this kind of approach to the product/feature hierarchy is something that's distinctly web app. Take your shaving example: the shaving cream might be the product, but using a can as opposed to a brush is a feature. I think what Schmidt was getting at was that “Google” is the product. What that product does, moreover, is index information — whether that’s for search, to serve relevant ads, or manage email.

So the product is an information index, and it has a variety of features that that users can use to interact with information.

More to the point, however, I think that this kind of approach to the product/feature hierarchy is something that’s distinctly web app. Take your shaving example: the shaving cream might be the product, but using a can as opposed to a brush is a feature.

]]> Comment on Nuttin’ But a G-Thang by Sanjay Mayar http://gypsybandito.com/nuttin-but-a-g-thang/#comment-4235 Sanjay Mayar Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:39:31 +0000 http://gypsybandito.com/nuttin-but-a-g-thang/#comment-4235 I've always thought of features as being components of a product. It can be (arguably) said Google offers 3 distinct products: AdSense, AdWords and Search. Whereas each has its own array of features that may be somewhat complimentary, the products themselves have little overlap in terms of application. When I buy a razor and shaving cream, they're not 2 features of one product - they're clearly 2 different products, however complimentary their function is. I need them to perform one task, but I can't substitute one for the other. What Schmidt is saying sounds like new-agey Web2.5 marketing buzz. He's reinventing the wheel by calling it a "diametric-spherical slice". Well, maybe not. But I hardly think of Google as a one-product company anymore than I think of a woman as a one-service organism...at least, not anymore. I’ve always thought of features as being components of a product. It can be (arguably) said Google offers 3 distinct products: AdSense, AdWords and Search. Whereas each has its own array of features that may be somewhat complimentary, the products themselves have little overlap in terms of application.

When I buy a razor and shaving cream, they’re not 2 features of one product - they’re clearly 2 different products, however complimentary their function is. I need them to perform one task, but I can’t substitute one for the other.

What Schmidt is saying sounds like new-agey Web2.5 marketing buzz. He’s reinventing the wheel by calling it a “diametric-spherical slice”.

Well, maybe not. But I hardly think of Google as a one-product company anymore than I think of a woman as a one-service organism…at least, not anymore.

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