Comments on: Why Didn’t it Take Off? Pathology of a Floundering Web 2.0 Startup

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By: lubos

lubos — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:57:29 +0000

Great post, but I’m not sure if social aspect can save this business venture. first of all, content providers are not waitresses – they are usually highly qualified professionals in some particular niche. They won’t ask for tips from their users because that would make them look cheap and unprofessional. Besides that, they can sell ads and have solid business model if they want to.

I predict that TipJoy will never take off. This is maybe hard to digest for co-founders but maybe it’s time to stop pretend that hiring more staff, raising more money and getting new office space will turn this thing into success story. It won’t.

By: Dr. William Bennett

Dr. William Bennett — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 06:02:42 +0000

Tipping bloggers is a very lucrative field, but its potential has not been achieved. As soon as an infrastructure is in place and a directory of messagable tippable bloggers is created, lobbyists can use tipping to sway public opinion, congruent with the findings of Festinger & Carlsmith’s monumental 1959 that discovered the principle of cognitive dissonance.

By: cease

cease — Tue, 27 May 2008 21:32:51 +0000

lets get real, whose gonna pay for whats free, unless its exceptional. Yes I donate to open source projects, thats because they offer a good service. If you really want to contribute to a blogger you click on a few of there ads. But paying a company to pay a owner of some content.. come on now.. just cut out the middle man. Terrible idea

By: kingstonchronicle

kingstonchronicle — Tue, 27 May 2008 17:10:53 +0000

TipJoy I think will do well, as it has a cool name, also I think they make it personal so it has a different feel. All in all they are a new name and new style so the old may go out the window if it catches on on Facebook.

By: chrisber

chrisber — Tue, 27 May 2008 15:49:32 +0000

The basic concept is flawed from the start. I think people generally resent the expectation of tipping for services that we already pay for, so the idea of tipping for something that is supposed to be free is never going to fly. What do bloggers have in common with waiters, hairdressers and prostitutes?

By: pubdomains

pubdomains — Tue, 27 May 2008 09:56:26 +0000

I had a quick look at tipjoy and in the process selected to tip a few just to test how the thing works. Now, I have 30c due to tipjoy
The concept may work out in one country but internet is global and unless tipping is a global phenomenon – the model may not really survive. Already there are folks breaking code and not willing to pay for legit software, how and why would anyone go about tipping for browsing content or reading a blog.

Nice article, and I must say I am impressed by Tipjoy’s quick response too.

Keep up the good work!!
V

By: Quirky Indian

Quirky Indian — Tue, 27 May 2008 09:07:28 +0000

That was quire insightful. And yes, hats off to anyone who has the guts to start a new company.

Quirky Indian
http://quirkyindian.wordpress.com

By: axisos

axisos — Mon, 26 May 2008 22:27:38 +0000

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