Comments on: Jim Louderback on NewsGator Online Services

By: Ian Spencer

Ian Spencer — Thu, 18 Mar 2004 01:41:01 +0000

Keep plugging away Greg. The reason I chose newsgator is you :-)You seem to understand and are very proactive. I like supporting businesses that are “out there” and not just going with the flow.

By: Keep RSS free for all?

Keep RSS free for all? — Mon, 09 Feb 2004 10:44:35 +0000

I read Jim Louderback's article at eWeek entitled, "Keep RSS Free for All," and I was sort of taken aback. Obviously, Jim got an earful from Greg, some of which we can read at Greg's blog in his rebuttal, to...[more]

By: Stuart Dambrot

Stuart Dambrot — Sat, 07 Feb 2004 22:29:28 +0000

I've run into this before with Louderback - it seems that he indeed doesn't check out the product being reviewed, but merely takes someone else's word for it - even if that someone else is the manufacturer. This is irresponsible journalism, and is an abuse of the power of name (his) recognition.

In my case, it was a review of a "special" unrestricted version of a WiFi client My email to Jim:

'Your review of Cirond WiNc is misleading. You claim it to be a fully-enabled version, but some options - such as WEP file provisioning - simply bring up a small message that the feature is only available in the full version.

'This could be seen as bait-and-switch, which would be especially disturbing if promoted by a trusted journalist.'

Jim's (pathetic, IMHO) response:

'Hmmm. They told me it would be the full client – stand alone. I believe they sell another version that works with their management software that includes those features.'

Even worse, he made no changes or annotations to his review.

OK, enough said.

By: Keep RSS Free Debate

Keep RSS Free Debate — Sat, 07 Feb 2004 17:17:14 +0000

Jim Louderback writes that RSS should be free using NewsGator as the example. NewsGator's Greg Reinacker responds. What are your thoughts?...[more]

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By: Ivan Vega

Ivan Vega — Fri, 06 Feb 2004 17:30:02 +0000

I'm amazed. It looks like Mr. Louderback didn't even try the NGOS as it appears he doesn't know what he's talking about.

I for one am already subscribed and I just love the service!

Keep up the good work Greg!

By: Louderback misses the point completely

Louderback misses the point completely — Fri, 06 Feb 2004 17:21:35 +0000

eWeek's Jim Louderback gets it all wrong today, accusing NewsGator of creating an "evil walled garden" in the otherwise free and pristine world of RSS. His complaint? That NGOS (the online services component of NewsGator 2.0) uses a proprietary API. His solution? Yahoo's new (still beta) RSS feed component for the My Yahoo! page. I've written about both NewsGator 2.0 and the Yahoo! RSS module in this space. I think both are excellent tools worthy of consideration....[more]

By: Marc Orchant

Marc Orchant — Fri, 06 Feb 2004 17:18:00 +0000

Greg – excellent response. All of your points are well-taken and address Louderback’s contentions clearly and concisely. I’ve already posted my thoughts at my blog. I’m a bit less gentle than you but that’s my perogative as a non-aligned observer ;->

http://blogs.officezealot.com/marc/archives/000305.html