Comments on: I’m Bullish on Aardvark (and Twitter should take notes) http://www.charleshudson.net/im-bullish-on-aardvark-and-twitter-should-take-notes?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=im-bullish-on-aardvark-and-twitter-should-take-notes This is my personal website for posting my views on the world of technology and gadgets. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anonymous http://www.charleshudson.net/im-bullish-on-aardvark-and-twitter-should-take-notes/comment-page-1#comment-57737 Anonymous Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:47:00 +0000 http://www.charleshudson.net/?p=580#comment-57737 I'm a beta user. I've only answered questions, haven't asked any. I like the concept but as of now virtually every question I've received could have been answered via Google, Wikipedia or Yelp. I almost feel like responding to each question with <a href="http://www.fuckinggoogleit.com/">this link</a>. Maybe there's some value in question answering as a social activity, and perhaps there is some class of questions that would be better answered in this way, and the service / community will evolve in that direction. But from my experience so far I don't see this as fulfilling a need that couldn't be better met in some other way.n I’m a beta user. I’ve only answered questions, haven’t asked any. I like the concept but as of now virtually every question I’ve received could have been answered via Google, Wikipedia or Yelp. I almost feel like responding to each question with this link. Maybe there’s some value in question answering as a social activity, and perhaps there is some class of questions that would be better answered in this way, and the service / community will evolve in that direction. But from my experience so far I don’t see this as fulfilling a need that couldn’t be better met in some other way.n

]]> By: danweir http://www.charleshudson.net/im-bullish-on-aardvark-and-twitter-should-take-notes/comment-page-1#comment-54648 danweir Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:47:00 +0000 http://www.charleshudson.net/?p=580#comment-54648 I'm a beta user. I've only answered questions, haven't asked any. I like the concept but as of now virtually every question I've answered could have been answered via Google, Wikipedia or Yelp. I almost feel like responding to each question with <a href="http://www.fuckinggoogleit.com/" rel="nofollow">this link</a>. Maybe there's some value in question answering as a social activity, and perhaps there is some class of questions that would be better answered in this way, and the service / community will evolve in that direction. But from my experience so far I don't see this as fulfilling a need that couldn't be better met in some other way. I'm a beta user. I've only answered questions, haven't asked any. I like the concept but as of now virtually every question I've answered could have been answered via Google, Wikipedia or Yelp. I almost feel like responding to each question with this link. Maybe there's some value in question answering as a social activity, and perhaps there is some class of questions that would be better answered in this way, and the service / community will evolve in that direction. But from my experience so far I don't see this as fulfilling a need that couldn't be better met in some other way.

]]> By: chudson http://www.charleshudson.net/im-bullish-on-aardvark-and-twitter-should-take-notes/comment-page-1#comment-54640 chudson Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:30:34 +0000 http://www.charleshudson.net/?p=580#comment-54640 Rob,<br><br>Just keep up the good work - I use Vark all the time and it's extremely useful. Rob,

Just keep up the good work – I use Vark all the time and it's extremely useful.

]]> By: kiwiscanfly http://www.charleshudson.net/im-bullish-on-aardvark-and-twitter-should-take-notes/comment-page-1#comment-54638 kiwiscanfly Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:44:39 +0000 http://www.charleshudson.net/?p=580#comment-54638 Thanks for the tip,I look forward to trying out Aardvark when it becomes available to me Thanks for the tip,I look forward to trying out Aardvark when it becomes available to me

]]> By: Robert Spiro http://www.charleshudson.net/im-bullish-on-aardvark-and-twitter-should-take-notes/comment-page-1#comment-54636 Robert Spiro Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:53:56 +0000 http://www.charleshudson.net/?p=580#comment-54636 Hey Charles, thanks for the great writeup! Glad you're finding Aardvark useful, and I appreciate the ideas for ways we could use the database of questions and answers. <br>We see Aardvark as network- and channel-agnostic -- it's an open tool that lets you tap the latent value in your existing network (on Facebook, MySpace, etc.) through your existing communication channels (IM, email, Twitter, mobile). So we're working on extending support on both of those fronts. As far as your idea for how Twitter might do this, we're currently working on an integration so you can use Aardvark through Twitter.<br>Let me know if there's anything you'd want to change, things you particularly like, etc. Feedback is hugely helpful. Thanks!<br>-Rob, asst. curator of birds @ the mechanical zoo Hey Charles, thanks for the great writeup! Glad you're finding Aardvark useful, and I appreciate the ideas for ways we could use the database of questions and answers.
We see Aardvark as network- and channel-agnostic — it's an open tool that lets you tap the latent value in your existing network (on Facebook, MySpace, etc.) through your existing communication channels (IM, email, Twitter, mobile). So we're working on extending support on both of those fronts. As far as your idea for how Twitter might do this, we're currently working on an integration so you can use Aardvark through Twitter.
Let me know if there's anything you'd want to change, things you particularly like, etc. Feedback is hugely helpful. Thanks!
-Rob, asst. curator of birds @ the mechanical zoo

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