Comments on: Product Blogs, a new business model http://everwas.com/2005/06/product_blogs_a_new_business_model.html Ian Kennedy's Blog Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:31:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ian http://everwas.com/2005/06/product_blogs_a_new_business_model.html/comment-page-1#comment-211 Ian Thu, 30 Jun 2005 21:52:43 +0000 http://everwas.com/2005/06/product_blogs_a_new_business_model.html#comment-211 Good point Kathleen. Having been there in a previous life, it's important to strike a balance between developing something for the mainstream while also keep the tool useful and interesting enough for the early-adopters and power users. For more on this balance, see David Jacob's comments <a href="http://hello.typepad.com/hello/2005/06/evan_williams_o.html" rel="nofollow">on his blog.</a> One way we are able to serve both masters on our products is by having a core that can be extended via plugins or other css & templating trickery. The base application is intuitive enough for the mainstream to pick it up but the extra features such as domain mapping and embedded advertising or tracking codes are within reach for those that want it. Good point Kathleen. Having been there in a previous life, it’s important to strike a balance between developing something for the mainstream while also keep the tool useful and interesting enough for the early-adopters and power users. For more on this balance, see David Jacob’s comments on his blog.

One way we are able to serve both masters on our products is by having a core that can be extended via plugins or other css & templating trickery. The base application is intuitive enough for the mainstream to pick it up but the extra features such as domain mapping and embedded advertising or tracking codes are within reach for those that want it.

]]> By: iankennedy http://everwas.com/2005/06/product_blogs_a_new_business_model.html/comment-page-1#comment-3161 iankennedy Thu, 30 Jun 2005 21:52:00 +0000 http://everwas.com/2005/06/product_blogs_a_new_business_model.html#comment-3161 Good point Kathleen. Having been there in a previous life, it's important to strike a balance between developing something for the mainstream while also keep the tool useful and interesting enough for the early-adopters and power users. For more on this balance, see David Jacob's comments <a href="http://hello.typepad.com/hello/2005/06/evan_williams_o.html" rel="nofollow">on his blog.</a> One way we are able to serve both masters on our products is by having a core that can be extended via plugins or other css & templating trickery. The base application is intuitive enough for the mainstream to pick it up but the extra features such as domain mapping and embedded advertising or tracking codes are within reach for those that want it. Good point Kathleen. Having been there in a previous life, it’s important to strike a balance between developing something for the mainstream while also keep the tool useful and interesting enough for the early-adopters and power users. For more on this balance, see David Jacob’s comments on his blog.

One way we are able to serve both masters on our products is by having a core that can be extended via plugins or other css & templating trickery. The base application is intuitive enough for the mainstream to pick it up but the extra features such as domain mapping and embedded advertising or tracking codes are within reach for those that want it.

]]> By: Kathleen http://everwas.com/2005/06/product_blogs_a_new_business_model.html/comment-page-1#comment-210 Kathleen Thu, 30 Jun 2005 20:19:49 +0000 http://everwas.com/2005/06/product_blogs_a_new_business_model.html#comment-210 Interesting to imagine InfoPros voting on their favorite features... Certainly, the product development cycle upside down. thanks for the ideas... Interesting to imagine InfoPros voting on their favorite features… Certainly, the product development cycle upside down. thanks for the ideas…

]]> By: Kathleen http://everwas.com/2005/06/product_blogs_a_new_business_model.html/comment-page-1#comment-3160 Kathleen Thu, 30 Jun 2005 20:19:00 +0000 http://everwas.com/2005/06/product_blogs_a_new_business_model.html#comment-3160 Interesting to imagine InfoPros voting on their favorite features... Certainly, the product development cycle upside down. thanks for the ideas... Interesting to imagine InfoPros voting on their favorite features… Certainly, the product development cycle upside down. thanks for the ideas…

]]> By: Ian http://everwas.com/2005/06/product_blogs_a_new_business_model.html/comment-page-1#comment-3801 Ian Thu, 30 Jun 2005 16:52:00 +0000 http://everwas.com/2005/06/product_blogs_a_new_business_model.html#comment-3801 Good point Kathleen. Having been there in a previous life, it's important to strike a balance between developing something for the mainstream while also keep the tool useful and interesting enough for the early-adopters and power users. For more on this balance, see David Jacob's comments <a href="http://hello.typepad.com/hello/2005/06/evan_williams_o.html" rel="nofollow">on his blog.</a> One way we are able to serve both masters on our products is by having a core that can be extended via plugins or other css & templating trickery. The base application is intuitive enough for the mainstream to pick it up but the extra features such as domain mapping and embedded advertising or tracking codes are within reach for those that want it. Good point Kathleen. Having been there in a previous life, it's important to strike a balance between developing something for the mainstream while also keep the tool useful and interesting enough for the early-adopters and power users. For more on this balance, see David Jacob's comments &lt;a href=&quot;http://hello.typepad.com/hello.....&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;on his blog.&lt;/a&gt; One way we are able to serve both masters on our products is by having a core that can be extended via plugins or other css &amp; templating trickery. The base application is intuitive enough for the mainstream to pick it up but the extra features such as domain mapping and embedded advertising or tracking codes are within reach for those that want it.

]]> By: Kathleen http://everwas.com/2005/06/product_blogs_a_new_business_model.html/comment-page-1#comment-3800 Kathleen Thu, 30 Jun 2005 15:19:00 +0000 http://everwas.com/2005/06/product_blogs_a_new_business_model.html#comment-3800 Interesting to imagine InfoPros voting on their favorite features... Certainly, the product development cycle upside down. thanks for the ideas... Interesting to imagine InfoPros voting on their favorite features… Certainly, the product development cycle upside down. thanks for the ideas…

]]> By: Loïc http://everwas.com/2005/06/product_blogs_a_new_business_model.html/comment-page-1#comment-209 Loïc Tue, 28 Jun 2005 04:14:46 +0000 http://everwas.com/2005/06/product_blogs_a_new_business_model.html#comment-209 thanks Ian :-) thanks Ian :-)

]]> By: Loïc http://everwas.com/2005/06/product_blogs_a_new_business_model.html/comment-page-1#comment-3159 Loïc Tue, 28 Jun 2005 04:14:00 +0000 http://everwas.com/2005/06/product_blogs_a_new_business_model.html#comment-3159 thanks Ian :-) thanks Ian :-)

]]> By: Loïc http://everwas.com/2005/06/product_blogs_a_new_business_model.html/comment-page-1#comment-3799 Loïc Mon, 27 Jun 2005 23:14:00 +0000 http://everwas.com/2005/06/product_blogs_a_new_business_model.html#comment-3799 thanks Ian :-) thanks Ian :-)

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