Comments on: Destroying Sites on Launch Day http://www.crunchnotes.com/2007/03/07/destroying-sites-on-launch-day/ Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:23:06 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: How To Market Your Web App | The NewMediaStudio, Custom PHP and MySQL Applications http://www.crunchnotes.com/2007/03/07/destroying-sites-on-launch-day/comment-page-2/#comment-195122 How To Market Your Web App | The NewMediaStudio, Custom PHP and MySQL Applications Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:46:47 +0000 http://www.crunchnotes.com/?p=367#comment-195122 [...] Like a nightmare, isn’t it? But unfortunately, this horrible peak-then-slump scenario is very common in the web 2.0 era. The Alexa graph below illustrates this with a well known example, in this case following a TechCrunch write-up: [...] [...] Like a nightmare, isn’t it? But unfortunately, this horrible peak-then-slump scenario is very common in the web 2.0 era. The Alexa graph below illustrates this with a well known example, in this case following a TechCrunch write-up: [...]

]]> By: The TechCrunch bulldozer effect — Shooting at Bubbles http://www.crunchnotes.com/2007/03/07/destroying-sites-on-launch-day/comment-page-2/#comment-194587 The TechCrunch bulldozer effect — Shooting at Bubbles Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:35:51 +0000 http://www.crunchnotes.com/?p=367#comment-194587 [...] Arrington today posted a lament on CrunchNotes over the fact that TechCrunch is causing more than a few startup company’s sites to crash an [...] [...] Arrington today posted a lament on CrunchNotes over the fact that TechCrunch is causing more than a few startup company’s sites to crash an [...]

]]> By: The Role of Tipping Point Marketing in Web 2.0 | Leveraging Ideas http://www.crunchnotes.com/2007/03/07/destroying-sites-on-launch-day/comment-page-2/#comment-194277 The Role of Tipping Point Marketing in Web 2.0 | Leveraging Ideas Thu, 02 Oct 2008 05:32:14 +0000 http://www.crunchnotes.com/?p=367#comment-194277 [...] Of course there are downsides. First focusing efforts on big paydays can appear risky – and sometimes it is. By focusing on creating ‘publicity events’ rather than enacting a more traditional slow-and-steady approach results seem to lack consistency. Likewise it may be that the people you get from given tipping point events are not the right audience. It may be (just an example) that the people attending South by Southwest get excited at the event and register for services, but then never convert to paying customers. Also a focus on metrics needs to be balanced with a focus on building relationships. Finally, the ability to rapidly scale is necessary to handle the traffic a tipping point event can produce. [...] [...] Of course there are downsides. First focusing efforts on big paydays can appear risky – and sometimes it is. By focusing on creating ‘publicity events’ rather than enacting a more traditional slow-and-steady approach results seem to lack consistency. Likewise it may be that the people you get from given tipping point events are not the right audience. It may be (just an example) that the people attending South by Southwest get excited at the event and register for services, but then never convert to paying customers. Also a focus on metrics needs to be balanced with a focus on building relationships. Finally, the ability to rapidly scale is necessary to handle the traffic a tipping point event can produce. [...]

]]> By: 杰克网摘 » Blog Archive » 怎样为你的WEB2.0创业进行营销 http://www.crunchnotes.com/2007/03/07/destroying-sites-on-launch-day/comment-page-2/#comment-193649 杰克网摘 » Blog Archive » 怎样为你的WEB2.0创业进行营销 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:38:34 +0000 http://www.crunchnotes.com/?p=367#comment-193649 [...] 　　所有创业者的噩梦，不是吗？但是，很不幸，这种中国男子足球国家队（其实我想说的是来势汹汹，转瞬即逝）的景象在web2.0年代再正常不过。以下Alexa流量图可以完美的代表这样的情况，这还是一挺著名的例子，去翻翻TechCrunch的这篇文章吧。 [...] [...] 　　所有创业者的噩梦，不是吗？但是，很不幸，这种中国男子足球国家队（其实我想说的是来势汹汹，转瞬即逝）的景象在web2.0年代再正常不过。以下Alexa流量图可以完美的代表这样的情况，这还是一挺著名的例子，去翻翻TechCrunch的这篇文章吧。 [...]

]]> By: » TechCrunch goes pro: What’s the deal? | Digital Markets | ZDNet.com http://www.crunchnotes.com/2007/03/07/destroying-sites-on-launch-day/comment-page-2/#comment-78503 » TechCrunch goes pro: What’s the deal? | Digital Markets | ZDNet.com Tue, 22 May 2007 22:36:44 +0000 http://www.crunchnotes.com/?p=367#comment-78503 [...] At CrunchNotes earlier this month, Arrington acknowledged that the TechCrunch effect on start-ups is an ephemeral one, with no apparent meaningful impact on the long-term prospects for the venture: [...] [...] At CrunchNotes earlier this month, Arrington acknowledged that the TechCrunch effect on start-ups is an ephemeral one, with no apparent meaningful impact on the long-term prospects for the venture: [...]

]]> By: 花花的VOIP&互联网观察 » Blog 存档 » 怎样为你的WEB2.0创业进行营销 http://www.crunchnotes.com/2007/03/07/destroying-sites-on-launch-day/comment-page-2/#comment-68520 花花的VOIP&互联网观察 » Blog 存档 » 怎样为你的WEB2.0创业进行营销 Thu, 26 Apr 2007 01:28:35 +0000 http://www.crunchnotes.com/?p=367#comment-68520 [...]        所有创业者的噩梦，不是吗？但是，很不幸，这种中国男子足球国家队（其实我想说的是来势汹汹，转瞬即逝）的景象在web2.0年代再正常不过。以下Alexa流量图可以完美的代表这样的情况，这还是一挺著名的例子，去翻翻TechCrunch的这篇文章吧。 [...] [...]        所有创业者的噩梦，不是吗？但是，很不幸，这种中国男子足球国家队（其实我想说的是来势汹汹，转瞬即逝）的景象在web2.0年代再正常不过。以下Alexa流量图可以完美的代表这样的情况，这还是一挺著名的例子，去翻翻TechCrunch的这篇文章吧。 [...]

]]> By: Jon http://www.crunchnotes.com/2007/03/07/destroying-sites-on-launch-day/comment-page-2/#comment-65985 Jon Tue, 17 Apr 2007 11:04:42 +0000 http://www.crunchnotes.com/?p=367#comment-65985 Ok, firstly, I havent had time to read all of the comments above, and that is rude. Ok, hows this for an idea. Have a section where you put these articles, and they are randomly shown (it will show 1 of the top 5 articles), so that not everyone sees them at once, and new people continue to see them for the next few days, evening out the load. Ok, firstly, I havent had time to read all of the comments above, and that is rude.

Ok, hows this for an idea. Have a section where you put these articles, and they are randomly shown (it will show 1 of the top 5 articles), so that not everyone sees them at once, and new people continue to see them for the next few days, evening out the load.

]]> By: Windows Vista http://www.crunchnotes.com/2007/03/07/destroying-sites-on-launch-day/comment-page-2/#comment-56884 Windows Vista Thu, 22 Mar 2007 16:56:50 +0000 http://www.crunchnotes.com/?p=367#comment-56884 I'm sure most sites are quoted an amount of bandwidth they would never use up and therefore the web host does not need to actually support this maximum, it is really a choice of the right host in this situation - http://www.windowsvistauserguide.com/glossary_extension/?q=web_hosting I’m sure most sites are quoted an amount of bandwidth they would never use up and therefore the web host does not need to actually support this maximum, it is really a choice of the right host in this situation
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]]> By: StartUpCrunch http://www.crunchnotes.com/2007/03/07/destroying-sites-on-launch-day/comment-page-2/#comment-54089 StartUpCrunch Mon, 12 Mar 2007 13:29:40 +0000 http://www.crunchnotes.com/?p=367#comment-54089 What is very telling is the fact that the traffic is so fleeting and 'does not stick about'. This is not at all surprising given that the vast majority of TC readers are startups also and are interested solely in the competition and personal site exposure. What is very telling is the fact that the traffic is so fleeting and ‘does not stick about’. This is not at all surprising given that the vast majority of TC readers are startups also and are interested solely in the competition and personal site exposure.

]]> By: The Soapbox » TechCrunch/KillerStartups http://www.crunchnotes.com/2007/03/07/destroying-sites-on-launch-day/comment-page-1/#comment-53905 The Soapbox » TechCrunch/KillerStartups Sun, 11 Mar 2007 16:18:49 +0000 http://www.crunchnotes.com/?p=367#comment-53905 [...] Michael Arrington of TechCrunch writes about the effect of TechCrunch articles on the startups they showcase.   Two points he brings up: [...] [...] Michael Arrington of TechCrunch writes about the effect of TechCrunch articles on the startups they showcase.   Two points he brings up: [...]

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