DISQUS

Charlie · 3 years ago

I think there's something more there...

http://www.thisisgoingtobebig.com/2006/02/3bubb...

Markus · 3 years ago

Userplane is the king of chat apps for online sites..

Used by myspace, plentyoffish, americansingles etc. I have over 2000 people chatting at any given moment. At any rate userplane only makes around a million a year and i'm sure a huge portion of that goes to bandwidth and operational costs. Where is the money in this space?

Mathew · 3 years ago

Thanks for dropping by, Charlie. I can see what you're driving at in your post, and theoretically I think the kind of thing you're describing could work -- but it doesn't sound like what 3 bubbles has in mind. What you're talking about is a much more ambitious venture than a little Ajax widget that pops up a chat bubble. Maybe that's the long-term view behind the company, I don't know. I guess we'll have to wait and see.

And Markus, I think your point is a good one. Online chat has been around for awhile at sites like yours, and even with a hard-core group of relationship and dating junkies (no offence) it's hard to see how to monetize it. With 3bubbles I think it would be even harder. At some point it has to come back to Jerry Maguire territory: "Show me the money."

Mathew

J. Jeffryes · 3 years ago

Blogs are asynchronius. Their main feature is that they exist outside of time, and you can stumble upon any past post at any moment. How, then, would you encounter someone to chat with, unless it's an immensely popular blog with a regular posting schedule, so you know when everyone else is going to be reading it?

Mathew · 3 years ago

Thanks, J. I totally agree.

Mathew

diflucan · 3 years ago

wwbifftzk

digoxin · 3 years ago

Consumer and prescribing information.

GANG-BANG · 3 years ago

(number of panels up to you) Up to three pieces per artist.