TheSocialGeeks Episode 1 - Skip To (the) luu
Our first site review is on Toluu, a social RSS feed finder. Listen in as we give it a rating and talk about the functionality, usability and stickiness.
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Download | Duration: 00:23:59
You can find Corvida on Twitter here
You can find Chris on Twitter here
Music today was brought to you by Drop Trio, via Magnatune
Until iTunes is official you may subscribe right here
Hey - well done! At first when listening, I wasn't sure if you could fill over 20 minutes on a new social app, but as it continued it warmed up and was all good. Nice to hear a discussion on the good points and also the points around usability, helpful for people who may be looking into this for the first time. You could also possibly produce a 3 minute quick summary 'round-up' of your podcast too of the key discussions and to provide a taster for those not already used to podcasts (helping to ease the newbies into it!).
Look forward to the next one!
Laura
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Brilliant idea! I really enjoyed this Now I need a Toluu invite, please
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Thanks for kicking off the podcast with a review of Toluu!
We want to help people find new and interesting feeds based on what their friends read as well as others who have similar tastes.
As you know we just launched a few weeks ago and are in very early beta testing. As you point out, there is a great deal we can do to make the process of getting started faster and easier. We want to make a more guided path and give more tips on getting your feeds from your feed reader right in the process.
I think your point about exposing more of a feed's recency and activity is important and we are working on ways to do this best and are open to suggestions, though we most likely won't go with an animated smiley face
We are working hard to improve the current site as well as implement new functionality that will keep people engaged and make the service more useful. We will add features based on the community feedback and based on usage data we see. We are not fans of services that try to do everything but aren't good at anything.
Thanks again, and I would be more than happy to speak on the podcast at some point in the future with an update on what we have done to improve and answer any questions you have.
Cheers,
Caleb
Toluu
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I found great value as a potential user of Toluu. I can also see great value for the Toluu team as well. Well done!
What is the best way to submit a suggested application for your podcast?
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Twitter us!
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Well done. I've been searching for a social media podcast and frankly, most of them suck or are seldom updated. Loved the topic and the way you sounded so comfortable and un-rehearsed. You guys sounded great.
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Thanks Shannon. We actually do not rehearse and just let it go along with a timeframe in mind and the key areas. I hope you keep listening!
Chris
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Sounds sweet! Got any invites left?
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Yes we do, did you see the URL for special invites from this podcast?
http://www.mento.info/special
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