Comments on: At Least They’re Big In Japan http://www.rev2.org/2006/04/17/at-least-theyre-big-in-japan/ Profiling Web 2.0 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:08:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Update: Big in Japan - rev2.org http://www.rev2.org/2006/04/17/at-least-theyre-big-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-653 Update: Big in Japan - rev2.org Fri, 21 Apr 2006 11:14:54 +0000 http://www.rev2.org/archives/2006/04/17/at-least-theyre-big-in-japan/#comment-653 [...] Usually, I my ratio for critisising-to-praising products and services that I review is is 1:9. Recently, I quite bashed the Big in Japan set of products for the fact that most of the things were hard to get working — and some didn’t work at all. What I didn’t realise though was that when they said alpha, they meant it unlike some other products where alpha merely translates to “debut product, please please don’t bash and put us out of business.” [...] [...] Usually, I my ratio for critisising-to-praising products and services that I review is is 1:9. Recently, I quite bashed the Big in Japan set of products for the fact that most of the things were hard to get working — and some didn’t work at all. What I didn’t realise though was that when they said alpha, they meant it unlike some other products where alpha merely translates to “debut product, please please don’t bash and put us out of business.” [...]

]]> By: Alexander Muse http://www.rev2.org/2006/04/17/at-least-theyre-big-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-652 Alexander Muse Fri, 21 Apr 2006 08:25:42 +0000 http://www.rev2.org/archives/2006/04/17/at-least-theyre-big-in-japan/#comment-652 The tools really are in Alpha, i.e. that means we have released them on the 'dev' boxes. So each time we add a new feature, fix a bug or test a new idea the tools get modified directly. Once we move to beta we will only release new code after it has been tested in a dev environment. Sorry this was not clear. I think you are the first person to do a 'real' review of the tools. Once we release all of them and do so in beta I would like to invite you to try again. With regard to adding shows to your podcast on podserve this is done by clicking on the podcast you have created and hitting the 'add a new show' link. I have taken a screenshot and added on Flickr for you here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexmuse/132285479/ Before we release in beta we will have cleaned the UI and made it easier to understand. Thanks again! The tools really are in Alpha, i.e. that means we have released them on the ‘dev’ boxes. So each time we add a new feature, fix a bug or test a new idea the tools get modified directly. Once we move to beta we will only release new code after it has been tested in a dev environment. Sorry this was not clear. I think you are the first person to do a ‘real’ review of the tools. Once we release all of them and do so in beta I would like to invite you to try again.

With regard to adding shows to your podcast on podserve this is done by clicking on the podcast you have created and hitting the ‘add a new show’ link. I have taken a screenshot and added on Flickr for you here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexmuse/132285479/ Before we release in beta we will have cleaned the UI and made it easier to understand. Thanks again!

]]> By: Brian Oberkirch http://www.rev2.org/2006/04/17/at-least-theyre-big-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-651 Brian Oberkirch Fri, 21 Apr 2006 00:42:20 +0000 http://www.rev2.org/archives/2006/04/17/at-least-theyre-big-in-japan/#comment-651 Sid: wow, really appreciate you working so thoroughly and giving such a careful round of feedback on the current crop of Big in Japan tools. We say they are in Alpha, and we're serious. We really are gathering feedback, working on the core functionality and dramatically improving the workflow. PodServe has seemed to catch a few eyes, mostly because audio is tougher than it needs to be. We didn't really set out to do creation tools, but have ended up working on exactly that. We'll be adding a feature where you can give PodServe a phone number, and it will call you to record a 'cast. Also will have some browser-based tools. But, our primary focus is on making it simple to create a podcast feed, give it a hosted home, and let you merchandise that feed. elfURL is a just a little flourish on the great idea that is tinyURL. With elfURL, you can tag your small URL's, get stats associated with that URL, and subscribe to a feed of those stats. FrankenFeed is getting a full rewrite to fit with the overall toolbox. (We had done a quick version to prototype it for ourselves, and all we've done so far is reskin it to match the others. We know it has issues, but this is a really useful tool for us, internally.) As is InstantFeed. Also lots of work to do there, but we find it helpful. We'll be tidying these up, finishing the initial round of SocialMail, MailFeed, FeedVault, the stats tool and one new one in the next few months. Then we'll be working on making all these tools as mashable and mixable as possible. We'd appreciate your feedback as we progress. Very valuable. Sid: wow, really appreciate you working so thoroughly and giving such a careful round of feedback on the current crop of Big in Japan tools. We say they are in Alpha, and we’re serious. We really are gathering feedback, working on the core functionality and dramatically improving the workflow.

PodServe has seemed to catch a few eyes, mostly because audio is tougher than it needs to be. We didn’t really set out to do creation tools, but have ended up working on exactly that. We’ll be adding a feature where you can give PodServe a phone number, and it will call you to record a ‘cast. Also will have some browser-based tools. But, our primary focus is on making it simple to create a podcast feed, give it a hosted home, and let you merchandise that feed.

elfURL is a just a little flourish on the great idea that is tinyURL. With elfURL, you can tag your small URL’s, get stats associated with that URL, and subscribe to a feed of those stats.

FrankenFeed is getting a full rewrite to fit with the overall toolbox. (We had done a quick version to prototype it for ourselves, and all we’ve done so far is reskin it to match the others. We know it has issues, but this is a really useful tool for us, internally.)

As is InstantFeed. Also lots of work to do there, but we find it helpful. We’ll be tidying these up, finishing the initial round of SocialMail, MailFeed, FeedVault, the stats tool and one new one in the next few months. Then we’ll be working on making all these tools as mashable and mixable as possible.

We’d appreciate your feedback as we progress. Very valuable.

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