Yahoo to buy Powerset? - Valleywag Comments

Yahoo to buy Powerset?

Ted Dziuba — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 11:28:27 PST

i think barney pell is a pretty cool guy. he made facebook apps and doesnt afraid of anything.

Ted Dziuba

Yahoo to buy Powerset?

Figaro — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 21:05:35 PST

PowerSet? More like VaporSet.

What a waste of energy and money.... they're doing everything wrong!

PS: Weren't they suppose to launch on TC40? Hehe... they lied to them too.

Figaro

Yahoo to buy Powerset?

macbeach — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 17:32:26 PST

Never heard of 'em.

Hey I'm working on a new Facebook ap. When you install it it automatically sends me a dollar from your credit card (you know the one they asked you to enter when you signed up, "for convenience").

I think it's going to be VERY convenient for me. I hope you will all try it.

Details to follow.

macbeach

Yahoo to buy Powerset?

Rick — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 16:14:48 PST

jeeze, I read the linked post to Pell's blog and the guy he did the coding with is a former Powerset engineer who started a company that specializes in facebook apps.

Not a very good endorsement for powerset, if you ask me.

2 scenarios: either this engineer bought all the facebook app hype(he's a typical business retarded savant) or even viewing facebook apps more realistically, he thought it would be better than powerset. Let's hope it's the former.

Rick

Yahoo to buy Powerset?

sggrf — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 16:13:46 PST

I've been saying for months that PowerSet will be added to the deadpool within 12 months irrespective of personnel changes. The concept doesn't work well enough to be a company.

sggrf

Yahoo to buy Powerset?

sample032 — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:30:22 PST

Last time I saw Barney, he was sporting a quite spiffy black Powerset shirt, so... he's trying to get the name out there, and they still have enough money for free shirts, so bottom feeders look elsewhere.

sample032