Comments on: Scribd Isn’t Flickr… http://neosmart.net/blog/2007/scribd-isnt-flickr/ Connecting Ideas Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:11:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: North Star http://neosmart.net/blog/2007/scribd-isnt-flickr/#comment-277037 North Star Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:39:43 +0000 http://neosmart.net/blog/2007/scribd-isnt-flickr/#comment-277037 I agree with Jason's point. Myself being an internet marketer, having html links within the document would be a great function to still have. But, non-the-less, I have found Scribd to be a very easy, simple and all-in-all user friendly site. I will definitely continue to utilize its functionality and fill it with good useful content...not the spammy stuff we all hate! :) And of course...what kind of an internet marketer would I be if I didn't tell everyone to check out our industrial nondestructive testing equipment website at www.4nsi.c.....sorry, too much spam...Yeah, I thought so... =) I agree with Jason’s point. Myself being an internet marketer, having html links within the document would be a great function to still have. But, non-the-less, I have found Scribd to be a very easy, simple and all-in-all user friendly site. I will definitely continue to utilize its functionality and fill it with good useful content…not the spammy stuff we all hate! :)

And of course…what kind of an internet marketer would I be if I didn’t tell everyone to check out our industrial nondestructive testing equipment website at http://www.4nsi.c…..sorry, too much spam…Yeah, I thought so… =)

]]> By: Computer Guru http://neosmart.net/blog/2007/scribd-isnt-flickr/#comment-91150 Computer Guru Fri, 18 Jan 2008 23:54:51 +0000 http://neosmart.net/blog/2007/scribd-isnt-flickr/#comment-91150 They've also disabled anonymous uploads and have cracked down on all copyrighted media (it was a free-for-all previously)..... They’ve also disabled anonymous uploads and have cracked down on all copyrighted media (it was a free-for-all previously)…..

]]> By: Jason http://neosmart.net/blog/2007/scribd-isnt-flickr/#comment-91149 Jason Fri, 18 Jan 2008 23:23:02 +0000 http://neosmart.net/blog/2007/scribd-isnt-flickr/#comment-91149 Scribd will loose a large chunk of users with their latest fix. No html links allowed except one link from the doc title i believe.   Internet marketers are some of the biggest contributers of good content. Although they are also a good source of bad spammy content. None the less Scribd will loose lots of users that contribute good content.   Scribd will loose a large chunk of users with their latest fix. No html links allowed except one link from the doc title i believe. 

 Internet marketers are some of the biggest contributers of good content. Although they are also a good source of bad spammy content. None the less Scribd will loose lots of users that contribute good content.
 

]]> By: Computer Guru http://neosmart.net/blog/2007/scribd-isnt-flickr/#comment-76756 Computer Guru Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:57:17 +0000 http://neosmart.net/blog/2007/scribd-isnt-flickr/#comment-76756 I think Scribd begs for a second site that just has links to high-quality documents :lol: You're right - the potential is definitely there. But it's not too hard to find though, especially thanks to their really great full-text search options. I think Scribd begs for a second site that just has links to high-quality documents :lol:

You’re right – the potential is definitely there. But it’s not too hard to find though, especially thanks to their really great full-text search options.

]]> By: Milton http://neosmart.net/blog/2007/scribd-isnt-flickr/#comment-76707 Milton Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:48:35 +0000 http://neosmart.net/blog/2007/scribd-isnt-flickr/#comment-76707 I personally love Scribd -- it's one of the Web 2.0 sites I rank highest. Quite an innovative idea, and an excellent implementation! But TBH, I wouldn't mind if it was a bit more serious (less porn, less spam, less junk) than it is right now - it would make it all the more enjoyable as an academic resource as well. There are <em>tons</em> of research papers and essays on there, some of it even original content. But the signal-to-noise ratio is growing smaller and smaller.... I remember when it first started, I would read all the "newly submitted" articles and learn loads of stuff - now seeing something genuinely interesting is a hit-or-miss.... just like Digg. Don't get me wrong, Scribd is still great. But the way it is now, you have to pointed to (or search for) an article that you'd find interesting, it's not as easy to "stumble" upon it as it once was. Just my two cents :) I personally love Scribd — it’s one of the Web 2.0 sites I rank highest. Quite an innovative idea, and an excellent implementation!

But TBH, I wouldn’t mind if it was a bit more serious (less porn, less spam, less junk) than it is right now – it would make it all the more enjoyable as an academic resource as well.

There are tons of research papers and essays on there, some of it even original content. But the signal-to-noise ratio is growing smaller and smaller….

I remember when it first started, I would read all the “newly submitted” articles and learn loads of stuff – now seeing something genuinely interesting is a hit-or-miss…. just like Digg.

Don’t get me wrong, Scribd is still great. But the way it is now, you have to pointed to (or search for) an article that you’d find interesting, it’s not as easy to “stumble” upon it as it once was.

Just my two cents :)

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