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20 views | GoGoHub: New Search Engine To Rival Google, Craig’s List Lexington, NC, December 4, 2008-The soon-to-be launched GoGoHub website has a very lofty but achievable goal: to rival Google and Craig’s List. GoGoHub aims to rival Google and Craig’s List in terms of providing ng more benefits to its users. The online classified ad market all over the world generates nearly $100 billion every year. Google earns $19 billion in terms of ad revenues yearly. Amazon, on the other hand, generated $10.7 billion in classified ads in 2006. “While these companies are earning this much thanks to your continued patronage you can never expect them to share a larger part of their income with you,” GoGoHub Professional Marketer Vid Artukovic said. However, GoGoHub aims to rival these companies in terms of providing greater benefits and larger incomes to their members. GoGoHub positions itself as a direct competitor to Craig’s List because it offers the GoGoHub Free Classified Ads. Unlike Craig’s List though, GoGoHub will use banner ads and featured ads which adds value to the site. GoGoHub is a lso a search engine just like Google which will allow users to type in a certain keyword and do a quick Geo-Targeted search of the item they are looking for. The search is limited to the categories and subcategories indicated in the GoGoHub website. What makes GoGoHub unique and possibly bigger than Google and Craig’s List in terms of benefits given to their members, is the ability to share in the company’s growth from the beginning stages, by investing in the GoGoHub Investment Opportunity. If you are among the millions of workers who want to get away from the Bundy Clock, then take advantage of the GoGoHub Home Business 2008-12-05 05:37:14 |
Scoble: Whomever Designed This Product Should Be Fired! (re:Kindle)
November 25th, 2007 at 8:30 pmSource:CenterNetworks -
I’ve never seen Scoble go off, but he has lost it today 
He goes off on the Kindle and his review. From what I can tell from watching his video, his concerns fall into three categories: ecommerce, usability and social networking. He looks more like the bad dude from MI:III in this video!
From what I can tell, it looks like the Kindle was developer-designed instead of designer/usability-designed. It’s certainly no iPod Touch.
Overall he believes that the product is not only designed poorly but it’s marketed poorly as well. His review is well thoughout and worth a view - I’ve embedded it below. Let’s look at each area of Scoble’s concerns:
eCommerce
Yes, he’s dead on. Why can’t I order any item from Amazon directly through the Kindle? This does make sense - especially as you show off the device. I can imagine it sparking discussion that might lead to purchase. And so many say that reading blogs with the Lynx browser is better than using the paid blog tool.
Usability
I can’t speak much to his complaints here as I do not have a Kindle, but the number one issue I hear across the board is that everyone clicks the movement buttons too easily no matter how you hold the device. He also rants on the backside of the Kindle. He also notes that it takes forever to change screens and the keyboard lag. He also calls the plastic, "cheap ass and saving a penny on the materials". Changing the menus makes it look like "a piece of crap". Lastly, the page numbers are not so good.
Social Networking
This is the area that I don’t agree with 100%. Scoble says that there should be social networking built-in. For the average person using this device, I am not sure they will care about being able to friend people or send them their book list. Of course if reading clubs were using the Kindle, then it certainly makes sense. And it makes sense for super-geeks.
His concerns follow along well with my Top 10 Reasons the Kindle Will Fail from last week. Here is his video review:
