Comments on: Loic Le Meur’s Seesmic raises 6 million http://thenextweb.com/2008/02/13/loic-le-meurs-seesmic-raises-6-million/ International technology news, business & culture Wed, 15 Feb 2012 07:31:22 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Seesmic about to announce big news http://thenextweb.com/2008/02/13/loic-le-meurs-seesmic-raises-6-million/#comment-361074 Seesmic about to announce big news Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:54:39 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/2008/02/13/loic-le-meurs-seesmic-raises-6-million/#comment-361074 [...] I believe it is to soon for seesmic to be acquired. A huge partnership could be, but big companies don’t like it that you leak this kind of information before the big press push is going out, so my guess is that they do a series B and raise another couple of millions after their first round in February. [...] [...] I believe it is to soon for seesmic to be acquired. A huge partnership could be, but big companies don’t like it that you leak this kind of information before the big press push is going out, so my guess is that they do a series B and raise another couple of millions after their first round in February. [...]

]]> By: David VM http://thenextweb.com/2008/02/13/loic-le-meurs-seesmic-raises-6-million/#comment-361073 David VM Thu, 14 Feb 2008 22:24:53 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/2008/02/13/loic-le-meurs-seesmic-raises-6-million/#comment-361073 TOo, I don't get it neither...however, be sure that people like Loren (let's say "the douche bag") make that kind of website famous. It's too easy to be rude; and even if I doubt about Seesmic I would rather congrats Loic for his entrepreneurship than the douche bag. TOo, I don’t get it neither…however, be sure that people like Loren (let’s say “the douche bag”) make that kind of website famous. It’s too easy to be rude; and even if I doubt about Seesmic I would rather congrats Loic for his entrepreneurship than the douche bag.

]]> By: Joost http://thenextweb.com/2008/02/13/loic-le-meurs-seesmic-raises-6-million/#comment-361072 Joost Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:37:34 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/2008/02/13/loic-le-meurs-seesmic-raises-6-million/#comment-361072 I love reading about seesmic.. From the moment it was founded I was dazzled by the complete ackwardess of the concept and the lack of clear business model. The question that repeatedly came to mind was: I'm I crazy OR has the world gone absolutely mad??? Loren's review was so amusing; he totally nailed everything ackward about the concept! It gave me some reassurance that maybe I'm not crazy after all ;) Although 6M is a big investment and big names are involved, I'm increasingly leaning to the "world gone mad scenario". Can't wait how it turns out for Loic and Seesmic!!! I love reading about seesmic.. From the moment it was founded I was dazzled by the complete ackwardess of the concept and the lack of clear business model.

The question that repeatedly came to mind was: I’m I crazy OR has the world gone absolutely mad??? Loren’s review was so amusing; he totally nailed everything ackward about the concept! It gave me some reassurance that maybe I’m not crazy after all ;)

Although 6M is a big investment and big names are involved, I’m increasingly leaning to the “world gone mad scenario”.
Can’t wait how it turns out for Loic and Seesmic!!!

]]> By: Steven Carroll http://thenextweb.com/2008/02/13/loic-le-meurs-seesmic-raises-6-million/#comment-361071 Steven Carroll Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:24:50 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/2008/02/13/loic-le-meurs-seesmic-raises-6-million/#comment-361071 @Mark your right the only uploading will be competitors with naughty tails and smear campaigns, this is one of the greatest fears companies have about the internet. @Mark your right the only uploading will be competitors with naughty tails and smear campaigns, this is one of the greatest fears companies have about the internet.

]]> By: Steven Carroll http://thenextweb.com/2008/02/13/loic-le-meurs-seesmic-raises-6-million/#comment-361070 Steven Carroll Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:21:35 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/2008/02/13/loic-le-meurs-seesmic-raises-6-million/#comment-361070 This one is going to the deappool in 12 months. Mike is an investor, and judging by some of his recent other investments I think its clear he hasn't the midas touch. You cannot beat youtube and goodle and even they cannot make money from it. This one is going to the deappool in 12 months. Mike is an investor, and judging by some of his recent other investments I think its clear he hasn’t the midas touch. You cannot beat youtube and goodle and even they cannot make money from it.

]]> By: Mark http://thenextweb.com/2008/02/13/loic-le-meurs-seesmic-raises-6-million/#comment-361069 Mark Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:01:36 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/2008/02/13/loic-le-meurs-seesmic-raises-6-million/#comment-361069 But do businesses really want to have people complaining about their products on video? It is a powerful medium, and one video of a dysfunctional product could cost a lot in sales. Generally few people are "excited" enough to send "I live this product" videos unless they work for the company of course... But do businesses really want to have people complaining about their products on video? It is a powerful medium, and one video of a dysfunctional product could cost a lot in sales. Generally few people are “excited” enough to send “I live this product” videos unless they work for the company of course…

]]> By: Gino Goossens http://thenextweb.com/2008/02/13/loic-le-meurs-seesmic-raises-6-million/#comment-361068 Gino Goossens Thu, 14 Feb 2008 07:14:59 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/2008/02/13/loic-le-meurs-seesmic-raises-6-million/#comment-361068 @Patrick I agree. B2B could work, you need to create expert channels and filter the amateur content. You don't want people to use the channel to complain in an unfair way about your brand. I don't now if companies necessary need a service like Seesmic for that ? It is not Rocket Science ... For a company it will be more effective to have their own branding page with MySpace, Netlog or Hyves and put the video's on the branding portal. It would be a good idea for social portals to create their own video recording portal for professionals and companies. @Patrick I agree. B2B could work, you need to create expert channels and filter the amateur content. You don’t want people to use the channel to complain in an unfair way about your brand. I don’t now if companies necessary need a service like Seesmic for that ? It is not Rocket Science … For a company it will be more effective to have their own branding page with MySpace, Netlog or Hyves and put the video’s on the branding portal. It would be a good idea for social portals to create their own video recording portal for professionals and companies.

]]> By: Patrick http://thenextweb.com/2008/02/13/loic-le-meurs-seesmic-raises-6-million/#comment-361067 Patrick Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:09:11 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/2008/02/13/loic-le-meurs-seesmic-raises-6-million/#comment-361067 I don't think I'll use it in the way Twitter works. I remember I was testing twitter and radar.net at the same time, radar seemed more advanced (you could add pictures to your 'tweet'), but it didn't make it. Twitter won and probably because it did just one thing and they do that very well. Now services around twitter are adding the picture upload via the API (mobypicture). I guess seesmic is in that sense more of an add on to twitter than it is a standalone company or a new Twitter. This is how I see it B-to-C wise. But from an B-to-B point of view I can see it working. Big brand who want to get in contact with their customers and want to test new product in a new way, might find Seesmic the solution. It does work easy, and it does provide value (from a 'customunitty' relationship perspective). Big brands do not have to build their own software (and oh.. please do not try to do so) and can use seesmic as a tool to get video responses from their customers/users. B-to-B yes B-to-C don't think so I don’t think I’ll use it in the way Twitter works. I remember I was testing twitter and radar.net at the same time, radar seemed more advanced (you could add pictures to your ‘tweet’), but it didn’t make it. Twitter won and probably because it did just one thing and they do that very well. Now services around twitter are adding the picture upload via the API (mobypicture).
I guess seesmic is in that sense more of an add on to twitter than it is a standalone company or a new Twitter. This is how I see it B-to-C wise.
But from an B-to-B point of view I can see it working. Big brand who want to get in contact with their customers and want to test new product in a new way, might find Seesmic the solution. It does work easy, and it does provide value (from a ‘customunitty’ relationship perspective). Big brands do not have to build their own software (and oh.. please do not try to do so) and can use seesmic as a tool to get video responses from their customers/users.

B-to-B yes
B-to-C don’t think so

]]> By: Thibaut Thomas http://thenextweb.com/2008/02/13/loic-le-meurs-seesmic-raises-6-million/#comment-361066 Thibaut Thomas Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:45:53 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/2008/02/13/loic-le-meurs-seesmic-raises-6-million/#comment-361066 I thinks its more similar to online forums than IM : think about it as conversation threads with video messages instead of text. I thinks its more similar to online forums than IM : think about it as conversation threads with video messages instead of text.

]]> By: Gino Goossens http://thenextweb.com/2008/02/13/loic-le-meurs-seesmic-raises-6-million/#comment-361065 Gino Goossens Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:40:39 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/2008/02/13/loic-le-meurs-seesmic-raises-6-million/#comment-361065 Before someone understands me wrong, read my blogpost about: Web 2.0, Masturbation and the amature culture on DC: http://www.dutchcowboys.nl/socialmedia/12115 Use Google translation to read it in English. Before someone understands me wrong, read my blogpost about:
Web 2.0, Masturbation and the amature culture on DC:
http://www.dutchcowboys.nl/socialmedia/12115

Use Google translation to read it in English.

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