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An Apology to Kristopher Tate & Zooomr

This is an apology to Kristopher Tate and Zooomr. Earlier today, or yesterday, or whenever, depending on when you’re reading this, I made a jerk-off comment on another blog’s critical post about Zooomr. In a nutshell, I said that Zooomr was a me-too service and a waste of time and that I hope Kris would hurry up and get a real job so that he could shut down Zooomr and move on.

This is wrong on a couple of levels: one, I admire anyone that can pursue a worthwhile dream, whether or not its one I’d pursue myself. Kris Tate is reaching harder for something than I ever have, and I respect that. Two - my comment was just mean and uncalled for; there’s constructive criticism and then there’s being an asshat. My comment was the latter.

So to Kris: My apologies. My attack was unwarranted and uncalled for. I’ve been under some stress and lashed out a target someone else had set up without really thinking about the *people* on the other end that read the comments about whatever it is they’re passionate about.

Keep reaching Kris, and I’ll take out my frustrations at the gym from now on.

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Zooomr on Uncov: Ouch.

I’ve always stayed out of Zooomr related discussions, as yes, I think it borrows to much from Flickr, and yes, I think its only success factor is some clunky “features” and the “heartwarming underdog” status of its underage, two person team — yadda yadda yadda all of which has been repeated ad nauseam elsewhere.

I’m also a regular reader of Uncov - the snarky, technically competent tech blog that offers biting reviews. Well, today Uncov took a swing at Zooomr, and I think I’m going to have to un-read, and unsubscirbe from the uncov.

There’s writing honest pithy reviews in an entertaining tone, and then there’s making a personal assualt on others. Uncov attracted me for the first, and has lost me for the second. Who cares if Kristopher is spelt with a “K,” Ted, or if Thomas Hawk is a bit of a goof (referring to the comment stream here). If you really loathe the site, tear apart its functionality and rip-offs and leave it at that. Personally, I like to read entertaining, interesting posts on technology - not character assasinations.

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