Comments on: Will PubSub soon be sleeping with the fishes? http://www.blogherald.com/2006/06/07/will-pubsub-soon-be-sleeping-with-the-fishes/ The leading source of news covering social media and the blogosphere. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:18:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: » Is Pubsub at its end? The Blog Herald: more blog news more often http://www.blogherald.com/2006/06/07/will-pubsub-soon-be-sleeping-with-the-fishes/comment-page-1/#comment-98907 » Is Pubsub at its end? The Blog Herald: more blog news more often Fri, 16 Jun 2006 11:55:26 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2006/06/07/will-pubsub-soon-be-sleeping-with-the-fishes/#comment-98907 [...] Earlier this month we posted about the impending doom of Pubsub. In one of the most public posts by a CEO about the state of their company and the situation that led them there, Bob Wyman of Pubsub paints a not-too-pretty picture: I can’t deny that things are not going well for us. Our days are numbered. A recent attempt to execute a merger has been blocked and we’ve been blocked from raising equity financing that would allow us to continue to pay salaries and pay off our $3 million in debt. Thus, our “doors” will close soon if we can’t find someone to pull us out of the current situation. Persons with fast access to cash and a desire for some of the industry’s best technology are advised to contact us rapidly… [...] [...] Earlier this month we posted about the impending doom of Pubsub. In one of the most public posts by a CEO about the state of their company and the situation that led them there, Bob Wyman of Pubsub paints a not-too-pretty picture: I can’t deny that things are not going well for us. Our days are numbered. A recent attempt to execute a merger has been blocked and we’ve been blocked from raising equity financing that would allow us to continue to pay salaries and pay off our $3 million in debt. Thus, our “doors” will close soon if we can’t find someone to pull us out of the current situation. Persons with fast access to cash and a desire for some of the industry’s best technology are advised to contact us rapidly… [...]

]]> By: Hope Leman http://www.blogherald.com/2006/06/07/will-pubsub-soon-be-sleeping-with-the-fishes/comment-page-1/#comment-96954 Hope Leman Wed, 07 Jun 2006 05:28:18 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2006/06/07/will-pubsub-soon-be-sleeping-with-the-fishes/#comment-96954 I am called to know how that is spelled. I always thoght it was Lou Cabrazzi. Anyway, you are quite right. PubSub was too hard to use and the results were underwhelming and oftentimes way off target. Better tools came along--more by the day. I gave up trying to figure out how to figure out how to use PubSub. Web 2.0 is all about enabling airheads (like moi) to avoid having to figure anything out. I am called to know how that is spelled. I always thoght it was Lou Cabrazzi.

Anyway, you are quite right. PubSub was too hard to use and the results were underwhelming and oftentimes way off target. Better tools came along–more by the day. I gave up trying to figure out how to figure out how to use PubSub. Web 2.0 is all about enabling airheads (like moi) to avoid having to figure anything out.

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