Comments on: Why Didn’t CBS Select KickApps or Magnify.net?

By: Darren

Darren — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I think your right Allen its all about the founder and funding on this one. I would have gone with Ning too due to the fact they have a founder with a history of success and its very well funded.

Maybe they also gave a better slice of ad money?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I know the major company I work for didn’t choose KickApps due to cost. It had nothing to do with capabilities. It was all about the money. KickApps cost more than double the other competitors that were evaluated.

One thing that is important to note about these “white-label” networks, is the costs for a “personal” network is not even close to what the social network costs for a corporation. KickApps wanted my company to fund their development of API’s and the network expansion. Unfortunately they they were trying to get the company to fund not only changes required for them, but for many others…in this case too many others.

By: Darren

Darren — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I thought kickapps was more geared towards video when I first looked at it so maybe that came across like that to them.

By: centernetworks

centernetworks — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Thing is – KickApps is pretty well funded too – not sure about Magnify. You might be right about the ad money slice. If this network works, it could be a huge win for Ning.

By: Andrew Baisley

Andrew Baisley — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I often work the local angle when pitching companies in NYC, but I’m finding that it’s starting to matter less and less. With e-mail and the Internet, it often doesn’t matter where a vendor is located. Sure, we like to say that we buy into and support our local economies, but it’s often not the case.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Ummm . . . .Quincy . .Barksdale . . . Andreesen . . . its obvious dude