Congrats WantedList.com! (PIC in WIRED!) - GoFuckYourself.com

Halcyon · 10-26-2005, 08:42 PM

If you don't subscribe, Ahn and Danny from WantedList.com got an awesome article and picture in the latest print version of WIRED.

I met them at the AVN vegas show 2 years ago and was totally impressed with them both. If you haven't met Ahn at a recent show, make a point to, soon. Great guys and an impressive program if you are looking to promote an adult Netflix thing. Bravo, guys!

AVN article *about* the WIRED article:
http://www.avnonline.com/index.php?P...tent_ID=244782

Eric · 10-26-2005, 08:52 PM

Met these guys about six months ago at a party. Great fucking guys man. Couldn't have nailed that one on the head any more than that. I agree with Hal if you don't know these guys make it a point to get to know them. They are pretty unknown in the webmaster community but they have some serious shit going on.

Brujah · 11-08-2005, 03:54 PM

Also saw it in STUFF Magazine for November 2005.
Congrats on the exposure!

sicone · 11-08-2005, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Eric_aka_RedEyes

Met these guys about six months ago at a party. Great fucking guys man. Couldn't have nailed that one on the head any more than that. I agree with Hal if you don't know these guys make it a point to get to know them. They are pretty unknown in the webmaster community but they have some serious shit going on.

maybe someday I'll get to go to a show and meet these guys

Taboo · 11-08-2005, 05:01 PM

yes, both great mentions in Stuff & Wired... but sad that they are not making money yet... based on wired's reporting... Wired has a very insightful article about them & their business model and the threat from Movies On Demand... great article for them though... other companies would kill for a multi=page spread. I think it was 4+ pages. check it out here while it's up:
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.11/porn.html

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Halcyon · 11-08-2005, 09:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taboo

yes, both great mentions in Stuff & Wired... but sad that they are not making money yet... based on wired's reporting... Wired has a very insightful article about them & their business model and the threat from Movies On Demand... great article for them though... other companies would kill for a multi=page spread. I think it was 4+ pages. check it out here while it's up:
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.11/porn.html

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I was so envious when I saw the huge photo:
http://www.wired.com/wired/images.ht...pic=porn&img=1

gdog · 11-08-2005, 10:22 PM

Great article, thanks Hal. These guys are onto something they just need to mess with their marketing mix a little more to find the right consumer base it seems.

Great read.

G

Poppy · 11-08-2005, 10:23 PM

Great peeps over there.

Taboo · 11-08-2005, 10:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Halcyon

I was so envious when I saw the huge photo:
http://www.wired.com/wired/images.ht...pic=porn&img=1

if you look at it from one perspective, it was a stroke of luck/genius for them to get picked up by Wired for their end of the year "technology meets porn" article they always like to do.

But from another angle, hopefully WantedList can survive the onslaught of new competition that article must have created. Even I took a long hard look at their business model and realized ANYBODY with a bit of cash can compete with them... no barrier to entry... WHY oh WHY do people enjoy getting their business model profiled, examined, analyzed and then share the idea with the entire fucking world.

why create your own competition unless you have something that prevents or impedes competitors from entering the market, i.e. patent, category-killer domain, exclusive contracts, anything... and if you don't have any of those then SHUT THE FUCK UP andoperate in stealth mode for as long as possible.

that article in Wired was less of an "attract new customers" and more of a "compete with us" type of article.

Now that I think about it, I would have taken the STUFF magazine "blurb" over the Wired article anyday. The STUFF blurb pretty much said "rent adult DVDs" netflix-style... blah blah blah... WantedList.com --- short sweet and a lead generator... effective, not counter-productive like the Wired article.

but does anyone agree that sometimes getting that kind of attention backfires by creating future competitors that may not have even realized the market existed?

my rant is over.

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BlackCrayon · 11-08-2005, 10:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taboo

if you look at it from one perspective, it was a stroke of luck/genius for them to get picked up by Wired for their end of the year "technology meets porn" article they always like to do.

But from another angle, hopefully WantedList can survive the onslaught of new competition that article must have created. Even I took a long hard look at their business model and realized ANYBODY with a bit of cash can compete with them... no barrier to entry... WHY oh WHY do people enjoy getting their business model profiled, examined, analyzed and then share the idea with the entire fucking world.

why create your own competition unless you have something that prevents or impedes competitors from entering the market, i.e. patent, category-killer domain, exclusive contracts, anything... and if you don't have any of those then SHUT THE FUCK UP andoperate in stealth mode for as long as possible.

that article in Wired was less of an "attract new customers" and more of a "compete with us" type of article.

Now that I think about it, I would have taken the STUFF magazine "blurb" over the Wired article anyday. The STUFF blurb pretty much said "rent adult DVDs" netflix-style... blah blah blah... WantedList.com --- short sweet and a lead generator... effective, not counter-productive like the Wired article.

but does anyone agree that sometimes getting that kind of attention backfires by creating future competitors that may not have even realized the market existed?

my rant is over.

.

yeah i agree, its all about egooooo

10-26-2005, 08:42 PM	#1
Halcyon Spread The Pink! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: TrampStampStudios.com Posts: 8,609	Congrats WantedList.com! (PIC in WIRED!) If you don't subscribe, Ahn and Danny from WantedList.com got an awesome article and picture in the latest print version of WIRED. I met them at the AVN vegas show 2 years ago and was totally impressed with them both. If you haven't met Ahn at a recent show, make a point to, soon. Great guys and an impressive program if you are looking to promote an adult Netflix thing. Bravo, guys! AVN article about the WIRED article: http://www.avnonline.com/index.php?P...tent_ID=244782 __________________ HAL on TEDx:

10-26-2005, 08:52 PM	#2
Eric Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: The Helm! Posts: 8,818	Met these guys about six months ago at a party. Great fucking guys man. Couldn't have nailed that one on the head any more than that. I agree with Hal if you don't know these guys make it a point to get to know them. They are pretty unknown in the webmaster community but they have some serious shit going on. __________________ No One

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Taboo Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: I'd rather be networking than not working. Posts: 3,700	yes, both great mentions in Stuff & Wired... but sad that they are not making money yet... based on wired's reporting... Wired has a very insightful article about them & their business model and the threat from Movies On Demand... great article for them though... other companies would kill for a multi=page spread. I think it was 4+ pages. check it out here while it's up: http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.11/porn.html .