Comments on: A closer look at Ma.gnolia http://www.robertnyman.com/2006/02/27/a-closer-look-at-magnolia/ Web development and Internet trends Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:34:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Robert Nyman http://www.robertnyman.com/2006/02/27/a-closer-look-at-magnolia/#comment-7930 Robert Nyman Wed, 30 Aug 2006 18:16:50 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2006/02/27/a-closer-look-at-magnolia/#comment-7930 Medezeggenschap, Yes, I agree, it seems like there's a fairly small community of people sincerely interested in all services like Ma.gnolia can offer. Medezeggenschap,

Yes, I agree, it seems like there’s a fairly small community of people sincerely interested in all services like Ma.gnolia can offer.

]]> By: Medezeggenschap http://www.robertnyman.com/2006/02/27/a-closer-look-at-magnolia/#comment-7917 Medezeggenschap Wed, 30 Aug 2006 14:55:22 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2006/02/27/a-closer-look-at-magnolia/#comment-7917 Hey Robert, Ma.gnolia is indeed much more then just bookmarking service, but in my direct surroundings people that are not involved in blogging or have a special interest for the internet don’t use any of the service like the ones that Ma.gnolia provides. So I still think these services are used by a specific target group unlike the average Google user. But I do think service like provided by Ma.gnolia do have a big feature to come. Hey Robert,

Ma.gnolia is indeed much more then just bookmarking service, but in my direct surroundings people that are not involved in blogging or have a special interest for the internet don’t use any of the service like the ones that Ma.gnolia provides. So I still think these services are used by a specific target group unlike the average Google user.

But I do think service like provided by Ma.gnolia do have a big feature to come.

]]> By: Robert Nyman http://www.robertnyman.com/2006/02/27/a-closer-look-at-magnolia/#comment-7548 Robert Nyman Thu, 24 Aug 2006 15:59:13 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2006/02/27/a-closer-look-at-magnolia/#comment-7548 Medezeggenschap, You mean the social aspect of it? Or a bookmarking service in general? I find that most have use for a web-based bookmarking service but not all are interested in the community aspects. Medezeggenschap,

You mean the social aspect of it? Or a bookmarking service in general? I find that most have use for a web-based bookmarking service but not all are interested in the community aspects.

]]> By: Medezeggenschap http://www.robertnyman.com/2006/02/27/a-closer-look-at-magnolia/#comment-7545 Medezeggenschap Thu, 24 Aug 2006 14:48:48 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2006/02/27/a-closer-look-at-magnolia/#comment-7545 The thing is, services like offered by Ma.gnolia only get interesting when your bogging. And if your not, there's not a big chance you will use any of the services provided by Ma.gnolia. So it will bring some competition to the standard sears engines but it will be on a whole new level. The thing is, services like offered by Ma.gnolia only get interesting when your bogging. And if your not, there’s not a big chance you will use any of the services provided by Ma.gnolia.

So it will bring some competition to the standard sears engines but it will be on a whole new level.

]]> By: Todd Sieling http://www.robertnyman.com/2006/02/27/a-closer-look-at-magnolia/#comment-3621 Todd Sieling Sun, 19 Mar 2006 19:39:59 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2006/02/27/a-closer-look-at-magnolia/#comment-3621 Hi Sarit Yeah until there's a tranlation service for Hebrew to English I'm out of luck, but I'm glad you said hi just the same. Hi Sarit
Yeah until there’s a tranlation service for Hebrew to English I’m out of luck, but I’m glad you said hi just the same.

]]> By: Sarit http://www.robertnyman.com/2006/02/27/a-closer-look-at-magnolia/#comment-3619 Sarit Sat, 18 Mar 2006 22:58:25 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2006/02/27/a-closer-look-at-magnolia/#comment-3619 Hi Todd, I'm Sarit from the Hebrew blog "The Paradox". Just in case you were curios, I linked back to this post of yours because I was writing about Magnolia. It's in Hebrew so I was suspecting you wouldn't understand a lot of it, just though I'd drop a note :) Hi Todd,
I’m Sarit from the Hebrew blog “The Paradox”. Just in case you were curios, I linked back to this post of yours because I was writing about Magnolia. It’s in Hebrew so I was suspecting you wouldn’t understand a lot of it, just though I’d drop a note :)

]]> By: דלישס מול מגנוליה · הפרדוקס http://www.robertnyman.com/2006/02/27/a-closer-look-at-magnolia/#comment-3618 דלישס מול מגנוליה · הפרדוקס Sat, 18 Mar 2006 22:47:39 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2006/02/27/a-closer-look-at-magnolia/#comment-3618 [...] משהו, אה?) del.icio.us versus Ma.gnolia - השוואה מעמיקה יותר  A closer look at Ma.gnolia - סקירה ראשונית עבור [...] [...] משהו, אה?) del.icio.us versus Ma.gnolia - השוואה מעמיקה יותר  A closer look at Ma.gnolia - סקירה ראשונית עבור [...]

]]> By: Robert Nyman http://www.robertnyman.com/2006/02/27/a-closer-look-at-magnolia/#comment-3410 Robert Nyman Tue, 28 Feb 2006 19:36:24 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2006/02/27/a-closer-look-at-magnolia/#comment-3410 Todd, Thank you for reading, I'm glad that you liked it! Good luck with everything, I see a lot of potential! :-) Todd,

Thank you for reading, I’m glad that you liked it! Good luck with everything, I see a lot of potential! :-)

]]> By: Todd Sieling http://www.robertnyman.com/2006/02/27/a-closer-look-at-magnolia/#comment-3407 Todd Sieling Tue, 28 Feb 2006 16:25:12 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2006/02/27/a-closer-look-at-magnolia/#comment-3407 This is a great overview of ma.gnolia. Thanks for writing it! We've taken to heart your comments on the speed of the site and will do what we can to improve its performance. Your other suggestions are good too, and while some might just be a matter of different taste we will add them for consideration when we review the design after the site has been running for a while. Thanks again for such a comprehensive review - it helps us know what directions we need to go in. This is a great overview of ma.gnolia. Thanks for writing it! We’ve taken to heart your comments on the speed of the site and will do what we can to improve its performance. Your other suggestions are good too, and while some might just be a matter of different taste we will add them for consideration when we review the design after the site has been running for a while.

Thanks again for such a comprehensive review - it helps us know what directions we need to go in.

]]> By: Robert Nyman http://www.robertnyman.com/2006/02/27/a-closer-look-at-magnolia/#comment-3403 Robert Nyman Tue, 28 Feb 2006 08:48:59 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2006/02/27/a-closer-look-at-magnolia/#comment-3403 Stephen, I just tried it after I saw your comment, but what I didn't like is that I could only add bookmarks through drag 'n' drop when using Internet Explorer. Something I find annoying, that it isn't cross-browser, cross-platform, and since IE isn't my web browser of choice I won't use it therefore. Also, it's only a personal bookmarking service as opposed to Ma.gnolia that focuses a lot on the social bit and exchanging bookmarks. Douglas, I agree, performance is definitely an essential factor, and I do think it's vital that they target this problem right away. Stephen,

I just tried it after I saw your comment, but what I didn’t like is that I could only add bookmarks through drag ‘n’ drop when using Internet Explorer. Something I find annoying, that it isn’t cross-browser, cross-platform, and since IE isn’t my web browser of choice I won’t use it therefore.

Also, it’s only a personal bookmarking service as opposed to Ma.gnolia that focuses a lot on the social bit and exchanging bookmarks.

Douglas,

I agree, performance is definitely an essential factor, and I do think it’s vital that they target this problem right away.

]]> By: Douglas Clifton http://www.robertnyman.com/2006/02/27/a-closer-look-at-magnolia/#comment-3402 Douglas Clifton Tue, 28 Feb 2006 04:03:04 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2006/02/27/a-closer-look-at-magnolia/#comment-3402 Magnolia certainly is pretty, and in some ways (not all) an improvement over del.icio.us. But I have to say the performance problems are really a killer. I don't understand these people that are feature and interface happy, yet they fail to address basic usability issues or build a backend that scales properly. Technorati comes to mind, for a long while I didn't even bother to visit the site because it was constantly timing out. I mean, having to wait a bit is one thing, but nothing in response at all? This just happened to me (several times in fact) while I was testing Magnolia. A much better example is Rollyo, which is drop-dead easy to use and responds like a charm. Magnolia certainly is pretty, and in some ways (not all) an improvement over del.icio.us. But I have to say the performance problems are really a killer. I don’t understand these people that are feature and interface happy, yet they fail to address basic usability issues or build a backend that scales properly. Technorati comes to mind, for a long while I didn’t even bother to visit the site because it was constantly timing out. I mean, having to wait a bit is one thing, but nothing in response at all? This just happened to me (several times in fact) while I was testing Magnolia. A much better example is Rollyo, which is drop-dead easy to use and responds like a charm.

]]> By: Stephen Hill http://www.robertnyman.com/2006/02/27/a-closer-look-at-magnolia/#comment-3383 Stephen Hill Mon, 27 Feb 2006 13:41:13 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2006/02/27/a-closer-look-at-magnolia/#comment-3383 Have you looked at the new Microsoft service which offers a similar solution: <a href="http://ideas.live.com/programpage.aspx?versionId=b34e2b37-7a4b-4fa7-97ec-17fcd7946751" rel="nofollow">Windows Live Favorites beta</a> Cheers Have you looked at the new Microsoft service which offers a similar solution:

Windows Live Favorites beta

Cheers

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