Comments on: the “i was there” factor

By: Betsy Aoki's WebLog

Betsy Aoki's WebLog — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 03:44:40 +0000

You were present, but were you there?

Note: This post has been edited to reflect Doug Seven’s inherent greatness. His site was actually the…

By: Haterade Video Vision

Haterade Video Vision — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 20:28:29 +0000

I was there

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By: Dan Hartung

Dan Hartung — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 03:30:23 +0000

I was there in 1968
I was there at the first Can show in Cologne

By: pheloxi

pheloxi — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 20:56:39 +0000

tony asked: "What is the web equivalent of "I was there"?" I am early adopter of what could be the next ginger: FrogPad - http://www.frogpad.com/link.asp?Ref=pheloxi if you do not what know what a "ginger" is, the chance that you were not there is very big. for the gingerless amoung us it is Dean Kamen's invention: the segway human transporter http://www.segway.com/

By: tony

tony — Sat, 25 Jun 2005 02:33:56 +0000

Is it possible to create an “I was there” feeling purely on the internet?
What is the web equivalent of “I was there”?

By: pheloxi

pheloxi — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 16:40:25 +0000

I was there with about 2.5 million other people on 14 July 1990 seeing Jean Michel Jarre live in La Defence, Paris, French.

By: Rockster

Rockster — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 10:28:02 +0000

This is really important stuff... like, why do Super Bowl tickets cost so much when you can watch it on Big Screen LCD HD etc etc? Check this, wrote it in Feb, just before the big game: http://cada.typepad.com/cada/2005/02/whats_our_i_was.html

By: jim hancock

jim hancock — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 04:08:34 +0000

By: jim hancock

jim hancock — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 04:07:05 +0000

i was there when they decided it was already good enough.

By: Ron

Ron — Thu, 23 Jun 2005 23:29:13 +0000

2 things:
1. If you think your product will change the world then you should be worried about the “I was there” factor. However, if you’re trying to carve a segment, the “I heard about those guys” will work just fine.
2. As time goes on people that weren’t even there will claim “they were there”.

By: marios

marios — Thu, 23 Jun 2005 23:11:17 +0000

I wasn’t there,.….….hang on man wait a minute,
I think I was!
Oh gimme a break,
I don’t remember !

By: Ian Landsman's Weblog

Ian Landsman's Weblog — Thu, 23 Jun 2005 23:04:40 +0000

I Was There

More good stuff from the gapingvoid
“Does your product have the “I was there” factor?”…

By: The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century :: Joey deVilla's Weblog

The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century :: Joey deVilla's Weblog — Thu, 23 Jun 2005 22:43:12 +0000

Hugh Always Nails it on the Head You do read Hugh McLeod's business card-sized comics on his blog gapingvoid, don't you?

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By: Marc Bernard

Marc Bernard — Thu, 23 Jun 2005 21:09:34 +0000

Can you foresee it? Sure you can. Sometimes you’re right (iPod), and sometimes you’re wrong (Segway).
When a product hits it big, have you ever said, “Why didn’t I think of that? It’s brilliant. It’s simple.” These things don’t fall out of the sky — someone saw it and jumped on board.
The trick is getting ahead of the crest of the wave, and not getting swamped.
Marc

By: Ken Dyck

Ken Dyck — Thu, 23 Jun 2005 20:37:12 +0000

Is it possible to foresee the “I was there” factor? It seems to me that it’s one of those things that can only be seen in hindsight; if the product goes on to become a huge success.