Comments on: Exclusive: Shiny Media goes into administration

By: terryrails

terryrails — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 06:58:41 +0000

The founders were technology journalists according to their CVs. If technology was their undoing it does not say much about their core skills. According to a report in the Telegraph, a UK newspaper which hosts a blog by Shiny Media founder Katie Lee, the founders have refused to comment on reported disputes with shareholders.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/media/5888579/Dan-Wagner-to-fight-Shiny-Media-administration.html

By: Vero Pepperrell

Vero Pepperrell — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:07:35 +0000

Before I start, I’ll say this: It’s always easy to comment from up in the peanut gallery, and I’m sure there are plenty of aspects I’m not, and never will be, aware of.

Having said that, I feel that the key area where Shiny failed to invest when the Bright Station dosh came in (whatever the real amount may have been, as I’ve heard a range of figures, all lower than the one above, but still very reasonable) was the technical aspects of the blog. The site templates were a hopeless wreck, the commenting system was broken 90% of the time, pages took a century to load and there was no truly skilled technical lead to maintain and really care for the blogs.

There were some great talents and writers, namely Gemma, Stuart, Katie and yourself, but as far as I could tell, everyone was stretched to the very limits of their abilities, with unrealistic writing quotas to meet. Throwing more shit at the wall in the hope something sticks is never the answer.

It’s a real shame that it’s happened, but as you said, Andy, it might be an opportunity to rise again, having learned from mistakes.

That’s the key: Whoever carries on needs to learn from mistakes.

By: Andy Merrett

Andy Merrett — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:25:34 +0000

Insolvency, basically: Administration (law) definition. It's generally bad, though could be seen as a lifeline for getting the company (or new company) back on its feet.

By: pinktech

pinktech — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:06:02 +0000

Arghhhh. My day will never be the same if I can’t start it with a cup of coffee and the girls at Shiny Shiny.

By: Krug

Krug — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:50:22 +0000

What does going into “administration”, dont forget some Americans read this blog and are unfamiliar with this English phraseology. I’m lost. Is this a bad or a good thing I assume bad from the tone of the post.