Comments on: Invite only - Using exclusivity to build buzz http://www.pkellypr.com/blog/2006/0421/invite-only-using-exclusivity-to-build-buzz/ Irish Communications Consultant - Be Noticed Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:01:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Piaras http://www.pkellypr.com/blog/2006/0421/invite-only-using-exclusivity-to-build-buzz/#comment-29449 Piaras Sat, 05 Aug 2006 13:19:08 +0000 http://www.pkellypr.com/blog/2006/0421/invite-only-using-exclusivity-to-build-buzz/#comment-29449 Email sent Email sent

]]> By: Andrea http://www.pkellypr.com/blog/2006/0421/invite-only-using-exclusivity-to-build-buzz/#comment-29313 Andrea Fri, 04 Aug 2006 14:37:58 +0000 http://www.pkellypr.com/blog/2006/0421/invite-only-using-exclusivity-to-build-buzz/#comment-29313 Hi I am holding a media lunch in 2 weeks time and I need to work off a template to send an invite to journalists. Can someone mail me asap. First time to do this Thanks Hi

I am holding a media lunch in 2 weeks time and I need to work off a template to send an invite to journalists. Can someone mail me asap.

First time to do this

Thanks

]]> By: Steph http://www.pkellypr.com/blog/2006/0421/invite-only-using-exclusivity-to-build-buzz/#comment-8970 Steph Sun, 07 May 2006 12:41:18 +0000 http://www.pkellypr.com/blog/2006/0421/invite-only-using-exclusivity-to-build-buzz/#comment-8970 With the latest release, coComment can track comments by all users on your blog if you integrate it. There is a plugin for WordPress that helps you integrate it (two, actually), and a bunch of people have worked out how to deal with ajax-ified comments. Here are the links: - David's plugin: http://www.andare.ch/blog/wordpress-plugins/cocomment-enhancer/ - Amit's plugin: http://blog.igeek.info/still-fresh/2006/05/02/cocomment-it/ - catching all comments: http://www.cocomment.com/teamblog/?p=63 - more details: http://www.cocomment.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=1436#p1436 So, we're aware that this isn't yet "catch all comments of all users on all blogs", but it is a step in that direction :-) With the latest release, coComment can track comments by all users on your blog if you integrate it. There is a plugin for WordPress that helps you integrate it (two, actually), and a bunch of people have worked out how to deal with ajax-ified comments. Here are the links:

- David’s plugin: http://www.andare.ch/blog/wordpress-plugins/cocomment-enhancer/
- Amit’s plugin: http://blog.igeek.info/still-fresh/2006/05/02/cocomment-it/
- catching all comments: http://www.cocomment.com/teamblog/?p=63
- more details: http://www.cocomment.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=1436#p1436

So, we’re aware that this isn’t yet “catch all comments of all users on all blogs”, but it is a step in that direction :-)

]]> By: Piaras http://www.pkellypr.com/blog/2006/0421/invite-only-using-exclusivity-to-build-buzz/#comment-8337 Piaras Sun, 30 Apr 2006 12:34:15 +0000 http://www.pkellypr.com/blog/2006/0421/invite-only-using-exclusivity-to-build-buzz/#comment-8337 Just like you said, the fact that it only tracks comments written by people with CoComment accounts. Just like you said, the fact that it only tracks comments written by people with CoComment accounts.

]]> By: Steph http://www.pkellypr.com/blog/2006/0421/invite-only-using-exclusivity-to-build-buzz/#comment-8150 Steph Sat, 29 Apr 2006 06:34:30 +0000 http://www.pkellypr.com/blog/2006/0421/invite-only-using-exclusivity-to-build-buzz/#comment-8150 As far as coComment was concerned, the invite-only approach wasn't there for the buzz. It was there because we were still in closed beta, and when Scoble posted about the service ( http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/2006/02/04/track-your-comments-no-matter-where-you-make-them/ ) we weren't ready to be swamped with users. The invites were a way to control scaling. I'm not sure it was a good or a bad thing that they contributed in creating buzz around the product, because it wasn't really ready for public launch at the time. Out of curiosity -- what's keeping you from using the service? We know a major drawback for many people is that for the moment, it only tracks comments written by people with coComment accounts (though on "integrated" blogs, coCo now (since v. 0.4c) tracks all comments -- see http://www.cocomment.com/integrate ). The annoying bookmarklet has been replaced by a neat Firefox extension ( http://cocomment.com/tools/extension/ ) if you're using that browser. What's missing in the service to make it good for you? As far as coComment was concerned, the invite-only approach wasn’t there for the buzz. It was there because we were still in closed beta, and when Scoble posted about the service ( http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/2006/02/04/track-your-comments-no-matter-where-you-make-them/ ) we weren’t ready to be swamped with users.

The invites were a way to control scaling. I’m not sure it was a good or a bad thing that they contributed in creating buzz around the product, because it wasn’t really ready for public launch at the time.

Out of curiosity — what’s keeping you from using the service? We know a major drawback for many people is that for the moment, it only tracks comments written by people with coComment accounts (though on “integrated” blogs, coCo now (since v. 0.4c) tracks all comments — see http://www.cocomment.com/integrate ). The annoying bookmarklet has been replaced by a neat Firefox extension ( http://cocomment.com/tools/extension/ ) if you’re using that browser.

What’s missing in the service to make it good for you?

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