Evolution of Comments and Growth – Lunch with the Pirates – Episode 2

Episode #2 – Wednesday, April 15, 2009
(Episode Length: 19 minutes, 39 seconds)

Intro

• You can join us live every Wednesday at 12p ET (9a PT) over at New Marketing TV which gets hijacked and changed to Pirates TV.
• To interact with us, you can catch up with us on Twitter: @justinlevy or @crbrowning.  Also, make sure to tag your questions, comments or feedback with #piratestv.

Pirate Marketing Moves

• BackType Comments - The introduction of the BackType Comments WordPress plug-in continues the trend in the next evolution of comments.  This was first tested by Mashable using a combination of Disqus and UberVU back in March.  Colin and Justin provide a couple different views on social media mentions as comments on blog posts.  What are your thoughts?

What’s in the Spyglass?

• Skype going public, possibly – eBay announces plans to IPO Skype in 2010.  This is a pretty interesting announcement especially in a down economy when many technology companies are struggling.  But, Skype continues to post incredible profits reporting $551 million in revenue during 2008 which represented a 44% growth over 2007.
• Troubles with TwitPic? – Many users were experiencing problems with TwitPic.  Compete.com reports show that TwitPic has grown to 2.3 million unique visitors per month and over 1 million users.  Is this a problem across the board as these small 3rd party apps grow?  What happens if Twitter disappears tomorrow?  What would happen to the 2,000+ apps that have been written for the platform?
• MySpace Lite – Users have reported seeing a “Lite” feature in the top navigation bar which will strip out the customization and media which has become such an ingrained part of MySpace.  MySpace sites the reason for this move is for users who do not have a broadband connection since the customizations and media can cause a connection to lag.  Could it also be that MySpace sees the success of social networks, such as Facebook and FriendFeed, that don’t have allow for the same level of customization?  Sites

Note: We had problems with the live UStream.tv feed during Wednesday’s broadcast.  We apologize for this issue and look forward to seeing you again this coming Wednesday at 12p ET.

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