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1. Patrick Says:
   November 30th, 2006 at 11:21 am

   Hey Raymond,

   I’m glad we have competition If there is no competition then there is no business. There are (hopefully) a lot of companies that will try to make the web richer and more interactive. I think that our strength lies in the easy accessibility (no software needed), the low barrier to entry (no account needed) and the fool proof though slick UI of the toolbar.
   Although our competitors all have a lot more money (from 1 to 2 million in funding vs a small 250k) I’m convinced that we can handle that competition. And wouldn’t that be great! A small Dutch company fighting off the American rivals . We will develop a lot of cool stuff in the near future. I would say: Let’s play ball!

2. Raymond van Dongelen Says:
   November 30th, 2006 at 12:21 pm

   I quite like the concept and I sure hope that fleck will become a success. All the competitors will also help the user to get accustomed to this new way of looking at webpages.
   I will integrate flock into my blog later on.

3. Marc Meyer Says:
   November 30th, 2006 at 6:23 pm

   I like Fleck, I love the interface, I think it is a cool idea.
   Stickis isn’t doing the same thing, albeit we use a similar “display metaphor”, the sticki note.

   We’re letting our users see annotations from JUST their chosen sources, wherever they are on the web. So you can see what your family and friends have to say, choose whichever blogs you’re interested in seeing when they have something to say to you, see what the services you care about have to say, wherever what they say is relevant. There’s also a flickr like ability to explore the Stickis world, and see who else has an interesting community or interesting things to say, and add them to your sources.

   Stickis is really trying to connect individuals who care about one anothers expressions. We see this type of personalized “filtering” as key in a world awash with undiffirentiated content.

   We like to say we’re “social, but not promiscuous”.

   And its really a different thing. Fleck or Blogger Web Comments can tell you “what does the world has to say about this page”, we can tell you “what do the sources I personally care about say about this page”. What’s involved in answering that question every time you go to a new webpage is complex, dynamic, and personal.

   BTW, the funding numbers that are out there are way off. We only talk in vague terms about how deep our pockets are.

4. Raymond van Dongelen Says:
   November 30th, 2006 at 8:08 pm

   Hi Marc,

   Just looked some more at stickis. I do see a lot of similarities in between the two. But stickis also has some completely new features (the community and seeing notes from different sources). There are some problems though showing content in a small “sticki” window that was not meant to be shown in such a small place. And I don’t like having to install a plugin for it, one of the things that is so cool about Fleck.
   It is harder to share notes in Fleck, and to see what is annotated. I would personally love to see the annotations someone made on my website. But Fleck does not suffer.
   Great to see how different parties are trying to add new layers to the web.

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