Comments on: Yahoo and Intel to Bring Widgets to Television http://www.elliotsblog.com/yahoo-and-intel-to-bring-widgets-to-television Domain blog featuring domain investing strategy, domain valuation, and domain development commentary from Elliot Silver, founder of Top Notch Domains, LLC. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:13:21 +0000 hourly 1 By: Alan http://www.elliotsblog.com/yahoo-and-intel-to-bring-widgets-to-television#comment-5611 Alan Sat, 23 Aug 2008 05:05:38 +0000 http://www.elliotsblog.com/?p=945#comment-5611 Jason, Your comment about Rick's widgets.com "but when you’ve got the traffic, YOU make the rules" is true in theory but its not helping the industry and those rules affect everyone. It would be nice to see Rick develop anything that doesn't look spammy. Don't get me wrong - I'm not cutting down Rick's ability to sell names and promote the industry - but the credibility factor is always lost when traditional institutions look up sites like this. And we need these people to understand, support and join in much bugger numbers than today - (such as banks and venture capitalist) You can sell an industry all you want but when designs look like spam - guess what, they are spam - to outsiders. Widgets.com is just a horrible website. For $100 anybody could design a better landing page and that $100 would pay off in spades down the road. Alan Jason,

Your comment about Rick’s widgets.com “but when you’ve got the traffic, YOU make the rules” is true in theory but its not helping the industry and those rules affect everyone.

It would be nice to see Rick develop anything that doesn’t look spammy. Don’t get me wrong – I’m not cutting down Rick’s ability to sell names and promote the industry – but the credibility factor is always lost when traditional institutions look up sites like this. And we need these people to understand, support and join in much bugger numbers than today – (such as banks and venture capitalist)

You can sell an industry all you want but when designs look like spam – guess what, they are spam – to outsiders.

Widgets.com is just a horrible website. For $100 anybody could design a better landing page and that $100 would pay off in spades down the road.

Alan

]]> By: Tim Davids http://www.elliotsblog.com/yahoo-and-intel-to-bring-widgets-to-television#comment-5585 Tim Davids Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:41:20 +0000 http://www.elliotsblog.com/?p=945#comment-5585 T V isn't dead yet. As more homes become smart homes and the "60 inch super high def LCD" hooked to your computer IS your tv, things like widgets could be a smart move. T V isn’t dead yet. As more homes become smart homes and the “60 inch super high def LCD” hooked to your computer IS your tv, things like widgets could be a smart move.

]]> By: Ari Shohat http://www.elliotsblog.com/yahoo-and-intel-to-bring-widgets-to-television#comment-5583 Ari Shohat Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:17:18 +0000 http://www.elliotsblog.com/?p=945#comment-5583 I understand wanting to get into the widget space, but for "television"? Talk about backward thinking, something is very wrong here. While everyone is being busy killing off TV and bringing it online, these two are working to bring the net to the dying platform. Brilliant. No wonder YHOO and INTL are where they are lately. I understand wanting to get into the widget space, but for “television”? Talk about backward thinking, something is very wrong here.

While everyone is being busy killing off TV and bringing it online, these two are working to bring the net to the dying platform. Brilliant. No wonder YHOO and INTL are where they are lately.

]]> By: Jason http://www.elliotsblog.com/yahoo-and-intel-to-bring-widgets-to-television#comment-5582 Jason Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:38:03 +0000 http://www.elliotsblog.com/?p=945#comment-5582 I wish Rick S. would let Rick L. make a website for him. One of the most spammy looking pages I've ever run into -- I almost miss the pop-unders... but when you've got the traffic, YOU make the rules. I wish Rick S. would let Rick L. make a website for him. One of the most spammy looking pages I’ve ever run into — I almost miss the pop-unders… but when you’ve got the traffic, YOU make the rules.

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