Comments on: Respectance.com, putting the ‘emo’ in social media http://thenextweb.com/2007/12/05/putting-the-emo-in-social-media/ International technology news, business & culture Wed, 16 May 2012 20:16:25 +0200 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Paul http://thenextweb.com/2007/12/05/putting-the-emo-in-social-media/#comment-359255 Paul Sun, 24 May 2009 22:10:50 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/2007/12/05/putting-the-emo-in-social-media/#comment-359255 Could it be that over half of all respectance visitors being outside of the United States is an indication that it is in fact not succeeding in the US? If they are targeting America and most of the visitors are in Europe, then their market penetration in their target market is probably very small. Could it be that over half of all respectance visitors being outside of the United States is an indication that it is in fact not succeeding in the US? If they are targeting America and most of the visitors are in Europe, then their market penetration in their target market is probably very small.

]]> By: Social network for the death Respectance crosses the ocean http://thenextweb.com/2007/12/05/putting-the-emo-in-social-media/#comment-359254 Social network for the death Respectance crosses the ocean Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:47:00 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/2007/12/05/putting-the-emo-in-social-media/#comment-359254 [...] is going to highlight some interesting cultural differences. Derks already told me about one when I interviewed him in November 2007: “Even though we have no marketing activity going on outside the US, 55 percent of the visitors [...] [...] is going to highlight some interesting cultural differences. Derks already told me about one when I interviewed him in November 2007: “Even though we have no marketing activity going on outside the US, 55 percent of the visitors [...]

]]> By: Martha http://thenextweb.com/2007/12/05/putting-the-emo-in-social-media/#comment-359253 Martha Sat, 08 Dec 2007 13:15:30 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/2007/12/05/putting-the-emo-in-social-media/#comment-359253 @Patrick, I can't agree more with the importance of this kind of marketing information. It's rather a chicken and egg thing. Build the app and get the chicks to come? Get the chicks to build the app? I would be keenly interested in helping you with your research into this topic. M @Patrick,
I can’t agree more with the importance of this kind of marketing information. It’s rather a chicken and egg thing. Build the app and get the chicks to come? Get the chicks to build the app? I would be keenly interested in helping you with your research into this topic.
M

]]> By: Patrick de Laive http://thenextweb.com/2007/12/05/putting-the-emo-in-social-media/#comment-359252 Patrick de Laive Sat, 08 Dec 2007 03:18:43 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/2007/12/05/putting-the-emo-in-social-media/#comment-359252 @Martha I'd love to know more about that. I'm preparing an article on Women on the Web. I think that we 'the guys' do not have a clue what women are doing on the web, what they like, which pages they visit, what they value etc. There is not only a huge market for web apps for women, but also I believe that existing apps (now mainly used by men) would boost when used by more women. So win win... I would say. How can we get more women involved? @Martha I’d love to know more about that. I’m preparing an article on Women on the Web.
I think that we ‘the guys’ do not have a clue what women are doing on the web, what they like, which pages they visit, what they value etc.

There is not only a huge market for web apps for women, but also I believe that existing apps (now mainly used by men) would boost when used by more women. So win win… I would say.

How can we get more women involved?

]]> By: Martha http://thenextweb.com/2007/12/05/putting-the-emo-in-social-media/#comment-359251 Martha Sat, 08 Dec 2007 01:07:11 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/2007/12/05/putting-the-emo-in-social-media/#comment-359251 What's holding women back - an excellent question really. From the experience that I have with my female friends (generally the 30-45 year old demo, of university educated women) I'll tell you that we do use the internet. Many though, simply have too many demands on their time. Between work and child raising, home, and spouse, there remains a finite amount of disposable time. The question then becomes, how to spend the time - virtually socializing, or doing it face to face. It would appear that most prefer to use the internet (email, shopping, research( as a tool. A means to an end. A way to make the date - not to be the date. It certainly is a topic worth further discussion, and formal analysis. Thanks for bringing it up. What’s holding women back – an excellent question really. From the experience that I have with my female friends (generally the 30-45 year old demo, of university educated women) I’ll tell you that we do use the internet. Many though, simply have too many demands on their time. Between work and child raising, home, and spouse, there remains a finite amount of disposable time.

The question then becomes, how to spend the time – virtually socializing, or doing it face to face. It would appear that most prefer to use the internet (email, shopping, research( as a tool. A means to an end. A way to make the date – not to be the date.

It certainly is a topic worth further discussion, and formal analysis.

Thanks for bringing it up.

]]> By: Heino http://thenextweb.com/2007/12/05/putting-the-emo-in-social-media/#comment-359250 Heino Wed, 05 Dec 2007 22:53:57 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/2007/12/05/putting-the-emo-in-social-media/#comment-359250 but more in the ‘real world’? I guess I don't know what you mean. The alexa stats don't differentiate between web2.0 scene and real life. they are just low. I think respectance is a wonderfully designed website that just cannot capture the core of grieving. It happpens in the hearts and minds, not on a website. Just my 2 cents. But we will see. but more in the ‘real world’? I guess I don’t know what you mean. The alexa stats don’t differentiate between web2.0 scene and real life. they are just low.

I think respectance is a wonderfully designed website that just cannot capture the core of grieving. It happpens in the hearts and minds, not on a website. Just my 2 cents. But we will see.

]]> By: Ernst-Jan Pfauth http://thenextweb.com/2007/12/05/putting-the-emo-in-social-media/#comment-359249 Ernst-Jan Pfauth Wed, 05 Dec 2007 22:32:36 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/2007/12/05/putting-the-emo-in-social-media/#comment-359249 @Heino, probably because Respectance not so popular in the web2.0 scene, but more in the 'real world', if you know what I mean. Sometimes social networks attract more women btw, look at the stats of Facebook for example: http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/21/facebook-is-almost-23-women-and-other-stats/ @Heino, probably because Respectance not so popular in the web2.0 scene, but more in the ‘real world’, if you know what I mean.

Sometimes social networks attract more women btw, look at the stats of Facebook for example: http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/21/facebook-is-almost-23-women-and-other-stats/

]]> By: Heino http://thenextweb.com/2007/12/05/putting-the-emo-in-social-media/#comment-359248 Heino Wed, 05 Dec 2007 20:39:23 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/2007/12/05/putting-the-emo-in-social-media/#comment-359248 It is questionable though, whether people from cultures where they tend to be more cautious in what they publicly disclose, will also embrace Respectance.com. Derks certainly hopes they will, saying: “Everybody deserves to be remembered”. LOL, as if you can only be remembered by using respectance. I don't know how succesful Respectance is but it' striking there is almost no reactions to the blog posts. Alexa sure doesn't paint a too favourable picture It is questionable though, whether people from cultures where they tend to be more cautious in what they publicly disclose, will also embrace Respectance.com. Derks certainly hopes they will, saying: “Everybody deserves to be remembered”.

LOL, as if you can only be remembered by using respectance. I don’t know how succesful Respectance is but it’ striking there is almost no reactions to the blog posts. Alexa sure doesn’t paint a too favourable picture

]]> By: Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten http://thenextweb.com/2007/12/05/putting-the-emo-in-social-media/#comment-359247 Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten Wed, 05 Dec 2007 19:26:44 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/2007/12/05/putting-the-emo-in-social-media/#comment-359247 So what is holding women back? Can we get a few in here to participate? So what is holding women back? Can we get a few in here to participate?

]]> By: Patrick http://thenextweb.com/2007/12/05/putting-the-emo-in-social-media/#comment-359246 Patrick Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:30:43 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/2007/12/05/putting-the-emo-in-social-media/#comment-359246 @Richard Seems that emoscocial media has the same problem as web2.0, a lot of enthusiastic men, but to few women. @Richard Seems that emoscocial media has the same problem as web2.0, a lot of enthusiastic men, but to few women.

]]>