Comments on: Paparazzi 2.0: Coolspotters Launches

By: Michaela

Michaela — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 09:58:38 +0000

Wow. I find this kinda scary actually. The technology can be translated to Facebook, for example, where you can then tag all the ubercool products you flaunt in your personal pictures (and, as Brian Ford implied, you know people will do that, just to show their friends they wear obscure Euro-jeans or Kate Moss mascara). This info can then be used by Facebook or whomever to personalize/customize their advertising messages and banners. Information like that would be incredibly valuable to big brands trying to gain a new segment, especially considering Facebook has info about your nationality, location, age, education level, etc etc.

By: phillip

phillip — Wed, 21 May 2008 15:23:36 +0000

Set firefox to use a proxy server. Wow, I see all the ads now ; )

By: phillip

phillip — Wed, 21 May 2008 15:20:15 +0000

So you make most of your income off ads?

I think I must have installed one of those ‘hosts’ files so I don’t see ads on some sites.

By: Mike D.

Mike D. — Wed, 21 May 2008 15:01:33 +0000

phillip: There are ads all over both sites.

By: phillip

phillip — Wed, 21 May 2008 14:55:20 +0000

Looks like a good looking site useful for those that just want the same watch or shoe as someone they admire :)

Can someone explain what their business model is?

I looked at their site and have also looked at the Newsvine site and don’t see any banners or ads. I assume most sites make money via subscritions (ie Flickr) or otherwise sell banner space (ie new sites, google).

By: Raymonty

Raymonty — Fri, 16 May 2008 22:56:03 +0000

Mike ~ I have been telling Calvin Tang to start his own clothing design company. Do you think that this is a good idea? Coolspotters is a good place to get started – Ray/Raymonty.

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lucasjosh.com » Blog Archive » Celebrity Spotter / Coolspotters — Fri, 16 May 2008 17:17:50 +0000

[…] along with this is Coolspotters, basically a database of celebrities and the products they use. Mike Davidson of Newsvine fame gives a good […]

By: Brade

Brade — Wed, 14 May 2008 20:51:17 +0000

What’s the difference between a fan and a follower?

This site seems like info overload, with vague links aplenty all over the place. I agree with Brian Ford: “It feels like a so-so idea implemented really well.”

I don’t see myself coming back unless a page appears on digg… ER I MEAN NEWSVINE.

By: David Ford

David Ford — Wed, 14 May 2008 20:22:17 +0000

The entrepreneur in me wishes he’d thought of it.

But the rest of me, thinks oh great, yet another thing adding to the “high school-ification” of america.

I am sure the least common denominator crowd/followers will eat it up.

By: Brian Ford

Brian Ford — Wed, 14 May 2008 18:42:07 +0000

At first blush, I see a clash of demographics. Web 2.0 targeting the fashion elite? It feels like a so-so idea implemented really well. But, I wonder if people won’t tire of the (as Jason puts it) superficial aspect of the concept pretty quickly.

I get the impression that designers can be a pretty cynical bunch, and I simply don’t see going to a website to take a look at (say) Justin Timberlake to make a purchasing decision based on which $500 pair of jeans he’s wearing on any given day. The cynicism in me wants to rebel against the idea that I should be checking in on famous people I don’t respect, who probably annoy me, and what they’re wearing at any given moment.

In short, it’s like they took the magazine rack in a supermarket checkout lane, added on a bit of social-networking web 2.0 sheen, and are trying to convince people that they should care about these things, probably in an effort to earn a bit of revenue sharing income.

“Peer Pressure 2.0”

I think I’d like it better without the celebrity angle. I have no aspirations of keeping up with those joneses, but knowing that 20 of my peers (people I actually respect on one level or another) just rushed out to buy the flip might move me to do the same thing.

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 13 May 2008 23:02:59 +0000

Novel idea I suppose, albiet a little superficial. But my instant critiques are 1) why are so many of the photos so small and 2) why does the icon usually cover the actual item in question, which leads to 3) the combination of the two leave me wondering how anyone can tell what kind of phone, watch, or sunglasses are in the photo? (is it just me or?)

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 13 May 2008 15:26:53 +0000

Fantastic! Now I won’t have to hear about that pesky Iraq war, or keep up with the elections anymore!

By: Byron McCollum

Byron McCollum — Tue, 13 May 2008 15:22:26 +0000

Damnit! I though this was going to be about an update to Paparazzi, the Mac webpage screenshot utility.

By: Mike G.

Mike G. — Tue, 13 May 2008 07:20:34 +0000

The color schema is very flickr-esque. Not that there is anyting wrong with that.

By: Mike D.

Mike D. — Tue, 13 May 2008 06:43:09 +0000

Sandy: Uhhhmm yeeeeeah, that must be an artifact from the beta testing. Good times.