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Matt: your site sucks now. Bloggers can't be objective and run a business.
Here's the idea. Seesmic has been attacked, a lot. We provided the reasons. The videos are boring, etc.
But some of its initial users really like it. If Seesmic ends up being a success, not having ever written about it because it of (fill in the blank) criticism, or having slammed it as well, doesn't make us objective. It would only make us short-sighted.
That's why I'm trying to present two sides, above. Try re-reading without a subjective slant of your own. It might help.
a) Under 35
b) Not gainfully employed
c) Not actual entrepreneuers
d) Don't spend money except on food, rent, and Apple products
That's not a particularly attractive market since Apple doesn't need to market to them, they need their massively overpriced loft in The Castro, and they drink the same crappy soy milk latte everyday anyway.
What's the market for people who have obvious buying habits and don't spend money on anything else including the service you're getting them to use?
I thought it was well written. Presented both sides of the story. Jim comment #1 makes a good point about this venture having alot of high profile people. I would add thought that for a company that has been in the open to do a press release seems weird.
Covering it doesn't do venturebeat any favors. If you guys were so connected why now just write about it. This funding was done months ago.
Bloggers simply are hyping (and even spamming) Seesmic for their self promotions.
We have a native iPhone client available on the official repositories from Installer.App (it's under Network category)
To some of the other comments: Seesmic is interesting to compare to Twitter because they both seem to appeal to a somewhat similar crowd. To be honest, that crowd doesn't include me, or a lot of other people. That's not the point, though, and to be honest again, having a personal, burning hatred for a particular site and spewing reactionary comments anytime its name is mentioned is worthless. The point is, the sites do seem to appeal to some people, perhaps even enough people to make for a real business. In my view, it's not proven, and cannot yet be proven, whether there is a large enough userbase in the future.
If you're against Seesmic, though, Twitter is becoming a bad example to use. The commenter "415=Lame" says, "Most people outside of the 415 and 650 really don’t care." True, but there is a small but growing number that is using Twitter outside the Bay Area. Again, it's not a proven business, by a stretch. But Twitter, at least, looks a lot less ridiculous now than when it launched. And the echo chamber works for everyone -- if Joe Farmer in Illinois doesn't hear one side of the Bay Area praising a new site, he also doesn't hear the other side screaming bloody murder every time its name comes up, and doesn't care. If there's some use for it, he'll use it, or listen to someone besides a blog (or blog commenter).
It's early days, quirks to be ironed out, lessons to be learned. But the thing is addictive for no clear reason. Oh, and fun. More fun than Twitter. Which, btw, is used all around the world, not just in CA. Time will tell of course, as with all things.
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