Comments on: Out of Stealth: Welcome to Blackbox Republic http://gobigalways.com/blackboxrepublic/ Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:44:00 -0700 hourly 1 By: John Smart http://gobigalways.com/blackboxrepublic/comment-page-1/#comment-2501 John Smart Mon, 27 Jul 2009 03:38:42 +0000 http://gobigalways.com/?p=496#comment-2501 I'm very excited for you. BlackBox Republic isn't for me, but I'm excited for what it's impact could be for social networking. I've been thinking about this post for over a week now, especially in light of something I think Stowe Boyd wrote, which was something like: "Every tag is a community" What I see you doing is saying "maybe, but tag-specific communities are vertical and the interesting frontier is horizontal"* Good luck Sam! *(no puns intended ;-) ) I’m very excited for you. BlackBox Republic isn’t for me, but I’m excited for what it’s impact could be for social networking. I’ve been thinking about this post for over a week now, especially in light of something I think Stowe Boyd wrote, which was something like: “Every tag is a community”

What I see you doing is saying “maybe, but tag-specific communities are vertical and the interesting frontier is horizontal”*

Good luck Sam!

*(no puns intended ;-) )

]]> By: Adult Online Dating And Personals Will Change Your Life || SeductionPoints.com http://gobigalways.com/blackboxrepublic/comment-page-1/#comment-2495 Adult Online Dating And Personals Will Change Your Life || SeductionPoints.com Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:02:40 +0000 http://gobigalways.com/?p=496#comment-2495 [...] Go Big Always – Out of Stealth: Welcome to Blackbox Republic [...] [...] Go Big Always – Out of Stealth: Welcome to Blackbox Republic [...]

]]> By: Greg Biggers http://gobigalways.com/blackboxrepublic/comment-page-1/#comment-2491 Greg Biggers Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:09:19 +0000 http://gobigalways.com/?p=496#comment-2491 Yeah, this is bigger and differenter than what I was guessing you were doing! LOVE the credit card images. ping me if you want to hang next time you are in silicon valley / SF area. <a href="http://www.gregbiggers.com" rel="nofollow">gb</a> / <a href="http://www.twitter.com/bigs" rel="nofollow">@bigs</a> Yeah, this is bigger and differenter than what I was guessing you were doing!

LOVE the credit card images.

ping me if you want to hang next time you are in silicon valley / SF area.

gb / @bigs

]]> By: Blackbox Republic – Sex i mixen av online och verklighet | Next Generation Internet http://gobigalways.com/blackboxrepublic/comment-page-1/#comment-2484 Blackbox Republic – Sex i mixen av online och verklighet | Next Generation Internet Sat, 18 Jul 2009 15:55:46 +0000 http://gobigalways.com/?p=496#comment-2484 [...] Först så reagerade jag på att Sam Lawrence som tidigare varit CMO på Jive Software hoppat som CEO för ett sex företag. Givetvis spinner de på temat, men när man kikar på det är det mer än så. Anledningen till att Blackbox Republic startades beskrivs bra på deras sajt, men kanske ännu bättre i denna bakgrundspost på Sams blogg Go Big Always. [...] [...] Först så reagerade jag på att Sam Lawrence som tidigare varit CMO på Jive Software hoppat som CEO för ett sex företag. Givetvis spinner de på temat, men när man kikar på det är det mer än så. Anledningen till att Blackbox Republic startades beskrivs bra på deras sajt, men kanske ännu bättre i denna bakgrundspost på Sams blogg Go Big Always. [...]

]]> By: Sonny Gill http://gobigalways.com/blackboxrepublic/comment-page-1/#comment-2482 Sonny Gill Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:01:38 +0000 http://gobigalways.com/?p=496#comment-2482 Congrats, Sam! I'm sure we'll happy to see you alive and kicking again. Best of luck in this new venture. And damn, your blog is sexy (er)! Congrats, Sam! I’m sure we’ll happy to see you alive and kicking again. Best of luck in this new venture. And damn, your blog is sexy (er)!

]]> By: links for 2009-07-16 | burningCat http://gobigalways.com/blackboxrepublic/comment-page-1/#comment-2481 links for 2009-07-16 | burningCat Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:08:52 +0000 http://gobigalways.com/?p=496#comment-2481 [...] Out of Stealth: Welcome to Blackbox Republic [...] [...] Out of Stealth: Welcome to Blackbox Republic [...]

]]> By: Decloaking: Portland’s Blackbox Republic wants to foster the Burning Man vibe 52 weeks a year | Oregon Startup Blog http://gobigalways.com/blackboxrepublic/comment-page-1/#comment-2479 Decloaking: Portland’s Blackbox Republic wants to foster the Burning Man vibe 52 weeks a year | Oregon Startup Blog Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:39:54 +0000 http://gobigalways.com/?p=496#comment-2479 [...] You see, Portland-based Blackbox Republic took the wraps off of their new “Community Exchange Platform” last night. It’s designed to be a mix of social media, compelling privacy controls, event management, retail, and real life meetups. Or as they’re calling it “social nicheworking.” [...] [...] You see, Portland-based Blackbox Republic took the wraps off of their new “Community Exchange Platform” last night. It’s designed to be a mix of social media, compelling privacy controls, event management, retail, and real life meetups. Or as they’re calling it “social nicheworking.” [...]

]]> By: Decloaking: Portland’s Blackbox Republic wants to foster the Burning Man vibe 52 weeks a year « Silicon Florist http://gobigalways.com/blackboxrepublic/comment-page-1/#comment-2478 Decloaking: Portland’s Blackbox Republic wants to foster the Burning Man vibe 52 weeks a year « Silicon Florist Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:47:02 +0000 http://gobigalways.com/?p=496#comment-2478 [...] You see, Portland-based Blackbox Republic took the wraps off of their new “Community Exchange Platform” last night. It’s designed to be a mix of social media, compelling privacy controls, event management, retail, and real life meetups. Or as they’re calling it “social nicheworking.” [...] [...] You see, Portland-based Blackbox Republic took the wraps off of their new “Community Exchange Platform” last night. It’s designed to be a mix of social media, compelling privacy controls, event management, retail, and real life meetups. Or as they’re calling it “social nicheworking.” [...]

]]> By: Jim Storer http://gobigalways.com/blackboxrepublic/comment-page-1/#comment-2477 Jim Storer Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:34:00 +0000 http://gobigalways.com/?p=496#comment-2477 Congrats Sam! It's good to hear your voice again and I look forward to watching you soar. Good luck! Jim | @jimstorer Congrats Sam! It’s good to hear your voice again and I look forward to watching you soar. Good luck!

Jim | @jimstorer

]]> By: NamePim http://gobigalways.com/blackboxrepublic/comment-page-1/#comment-2476 NamePim Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:25:59 +0000 http://gobigalways.com/?p=496#comment-2476 Sounds very interesting. I'll keep following this even if it isn't about e2.0 :) Sounds very interesting. I’ll keep following this even if it isn’t about e2.0 :)

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