Comments on: The challenge of creating a new category http://cdixon.org/2009/10/20/the-challenge-of-creating-a-new-category/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:05:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Respect the competition http://cdixon.org/2009/10/20/the-challenge-of-creating-a-new-category/comment-page-1/#comment-7460 Respect the competition Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:58:03 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=1627#comment-7460 [...] to have competitors who have gone before you: they educated the market on your product category (creating a new product category is extremely difficult).  You should be glad to have good competitors: bad competitors give your [...] [...] to have competitors who have gone before you: they educated the market on your product category (creating a new product category is extremely difficult).  You should be glad to have good competitors: bad competitors give your [...]

]]> By: Tweets that mention The challenge of creating a new category cdixon.org – chris dixon's blog -- Topsy.com http://cdixon.org/2009/10/20/the-challenge-of-creating-a-new-category/comment-page-1/#comment-5948 Tweets that mention The challenge of creating a new category cdixon.org – chris dixon's blog -- Topsy.com Sun, 17 Jan 2010 22:07:47 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=1627#comment-5948 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by chris dixon, Tiffani Ashley Bell. Tiffani Ashley Bell said: RT @cdixon: When you do something genuinely new, people have a tendency to try to pigeonhole you http://bit.ly/4VbCFK (reviving an old post) [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by chris dixon, Tiffani Ashley Bell. Tiffani Ashley Bell said: RT @cdixon: When you do something genuinely new, people have a tendency to try to pigeonhole you http://bit.ly/4VbCFK (reviving an old post) [...]

]]> By: Mark Essel http://cdixon.org/2009/10/20/the-challenge-of-creating-a-new-category/comment-page-1/#comment-5780 Mark Essel Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:52:04 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=1627#comment-5780 Second popular post down, 9/10 Chris. Overcoming early classification is something I hadn't even considered. My goal is to provide user search value, in as easy way as possible by leveraging existent or natural social sharing. The early monetization path is also transparent and documented: allowing personal advertisements to display relevant offers to users who opt in.<br><br>Since people learn through relative comparison I can totally understand how external perceptions must relate your business/project to something. Otherwise you're just too alien to relate to. Second popular post down, 9/10 Chris. Overcoming early classification is something I hadn't even considered. My goal is to provide user search value, in as easy way as possible by leveraging existent or natural social sharing. The early monetization path is also transparent and documented: allowing personal advertisements to display relevant offers to users who opt in.

Since people learn through relative comparison I can totally understand how external perceptions must relate your business/project to something. Otherwise you're just too alien to relate to.

]]> By: Mark Essel http://cdixon.org/2009/10/20/the-challenge-of-creating-a-new-category/comment-page-1/#comment-4875 Mark Essel Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:52:04 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=1627#comment-4875 Second popular post down, 9/10 Chris. Overcoming early classification is something I hadn't even considered. My goal is to provide user search value, in as easy way as possible by leveraging existent or natural social sharing. The early monetization path is also transparent and documented: allowing personal advertisements to display relevant offers to users who opt in.<br><br>Since people learn through relative comparison I can totally understand how external perceptions must relate your business/project to something. Otherwise you're just too alien to relate to. Second popular post down, 9/10 Chris. Overcoming early classification is something I hadn't even considered. My goal is to provide user search value, in as easy way as possible by leveraging existent or natural social sharing. The early monetization path is also transparent and documented: allowing personal advertisements to display relevant offers to users who opt in.

Since people learn through relative comparison I can totally understand how external perceptions must relate your business/project to something. Otherwise you're just too alien to relate to.

]]> By: AndreaF http://cdixon.org/2009/10/20/the-challenge-of-creating-a-new-category/comment-page-1/#comment-4534 AndreaF Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:37:30 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=1627#comment-4534 I think a category defines the user need, the market, not the features of the product. Maybe a sub-category. Hunch seems a different and better way of answering questions (e.g. which laptop should I buy?) but it's still in the Answers category. This is not necessarey a bad thing, mind you. Something completely new may not be understood and therefore ignored because of that. I think a category defines the user need, the market, not the features of the product. Maybe a sub-category. Hunch seems a different and better way of answering questions (e.g. which laptop should I buy?) but it's still in the Answers category. This is not necessarey a bad thing, mind you. Something completely new may not be understood and therefore ignored because of that.

]]> By: ShanaC http://cdixon.org/2009/10/20/the-challenge-of-creating-a-new-category/comment-page-1/#comment-4486 ShanaC Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:46:10 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=1627#comment-4486 (Midterms) I know, I love Hunch for what it is. Especially the list formats.<br>I still wonder about it and many in its subcategory of UGC in terms of paternalism versus libertarianism. Hunch clearly could go more on the side of paternalism if it wanted to- it's decisions trees, and they can be weighted. Whereas Aardvark you probably are talking to a person (but who knows?). Very different conceptions of UGC, and it has very different potential meanings and outcomes for those who take Hunch's versus some other UGC site.<br><br>It still gave me the best blog site list though.. (Midterms) I know, I love Hunch for what it is. Especially the list formats.
I still wonder about it and many in its subcategory of UGC in terms of paternalism versus libertarianism. Hunch clearly could go more on the side of paternalism if it wanted to- it's decisions trees, and they can be weighted. Whereas Aardvark you probably are talking to a person (but who knows?). Very different conceptions of UGC, and it has very different potential meanings and outcomes for those who take Hunch's versus some other UGC site.

It still gave me the best blog site list though..

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]]> By: Sekou Murphy http://cdixon.org/2009/10/20/the-challenge-of-creating-a-new-category/comment-page-1/#comment-4369 Sekou Murphy Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:54:10 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=1627#comment-4369 new interface should get 2 the issue. i saw "give me the hunch" but wasn't curious enough 2 click it. we ran thru this w/ our iptv site...something wasn't obvious/simple/dumbed down enough. new interface should get 2 the issue. i saw “give me the hunch” but wasn't curious enough 2 click it. we ran thru this w/ our iptv site…something wasn't obvious/simple/dumbed down enough.

]]> By: chris dixon http://cdixon.org/2009/10/20/the-challenge-of-creating-a-new-category/comment-page-1/#comment-4368 chris dixon Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:26:23 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=1627#comment-4368 Hi Shana<br>Like all UGC sites, the content varies from area to area. We built the system in such a way that it tends to get better over time but until the weaker topics are used more and built out the results can be hit or miss. Hi Shana
Like all UGC sites, the content varies from area to area. We built the system in such a way that it tends to get better over time but until the weaker topics are used more and built out the results can be hit or miss.

]]> By: chris dixon http://cdixon.org/2009/10/20/the-challenge-of-creating-a-new-category/comment-page-1/#comment-4367 chris dixon Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:24:45 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=1627#comment-4367 Thanks for trying it. You can always hit "Give me the Hunch" which is kind of like the 0 button. Also we are working on new interfaces that let you peruse the results without answering questions ahead of time. I think those new interfaces will make for a better experience. Thanks for trying it. You can always hit “Give me the Hunch” which is kind of like the 0 button. Also we are working on new interfaces that let you peruse the results without answering questions ahead of time. I think those new interfaces will make for a better experience.

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