http://costpernews.disqus.com/The Leading Performance Marketing Blog!enThu, 01 Jan 2009 09:38:07 -0000http://www.costpernews.com/archives/failsense-and-putting-out-the-feedburner-flame/#comment-4813980<p>Haha... Good analogy since I never do anything with the great domains I buy!</p>Sam HarrelsonThu, 01 Jan 2009 09:38:07 -0000http://www.costpernews.com/archives/failsense-and-putting-out-the-feedburner-flame/#comment-4813008<p>I actually just read up yesterday on how the subscriber count is calculated (my husband asked...and it was easier to read the FAQ to him...) and was even more irritated that it's lookin' like a red-headed step child. At least they're not letting it get stomped on by competing services (like Jaiku, Picasa, Orkut, I'm sure the list goes on) and it still has it's uses, but meh... I use GrandCentral as my "work number" so I'd love to see cool new features, but really, my expectations are low and I'm just hoping they don't screw it up.</p><p>I think Google buys other web services like you &amp; Shawn buy random domains...</p>TrishaLynThu, 01 Jan 2009 06:40:47 -0000http://www.costpernews.com/archives/failsense-and-putting-out-the-feedburner-flame/#comment-4731106<p>yeap - those are two i was thinking of too - maybe i do a post later and reference yours - even youtube hasn't moved.</p>centernetworksMon, 29 Dec 2008 16:00:15 -0000http://www.costpernews.com/archives/failsense-and-putting-out-the-feedburner-flame/#comment-4731038<p>I was a big Writely fan, so I'm glad to see what they've done turning that platform into Google Docs. Other than that, I've been amazed at the acquisition stagnation with really promising apps (GrandCentral and Jaiku come to mind).</p>Sam HarrelsonMon, 29 Dec 2008 15:55:19 -0000http://www.costpernews.com/archives/failsense-and-putting-out-the-feedburner-flame/#comment-4730987<p>oh wow, thanks! you just made my day :)</p><p>show me one google acquisition that has been a success from the user point of view - or frankly any point of view.</p>centernetworksMon, 29 Dec 2008 15:53:52 -0000http://www.costpernews.com/archives/failsense-and-putting-out-the-feedburner-flame/#comment-4730923<p>yep, i remember your posts, especially the ones about the previous FeedBurner Monetization system compared to AdSense. good stuff.</p><p>just so many missed chances and implications for real innovation of both RSS and ad delivery... guess even the google jumps for quick cash sometimes.</p>Sam HarrelsonMon, 29 Dec 2008 15:50:35 -0000http://www.costpernews.com/archives/failsense-and-putting-out-the-feedburner-flame/#comment-4730873<p>google buying feedburner disappointed me from the first minute - i wrote a number of posts saying that the cheddar-type ads would be coming... and here they are :(</p>centernetworksMon, 29 Dec 2008 15:46:23 -0000http://www.costpernews.com/archives/failsense-and-putting-out-the-feedburner-flame/#comment-4731195<p>sounds great, thx!</p><p>good point on youtube. besides "monetization" improvements for the <br>mothership, there haven't been any feature upgrades to speak of.</p>Sam HarrelsonMon, 29 Dec 2008 15:05:27 -0000