blog.wired.com — Tweako is social news aimed at programmers that just launched a couple of hours ago. Tweako bears a similarity to Digg, but instead of news headlines the user submitted content is geared toward tutorials, guides, resources and services. I wouldn?t go so far as to call it a Digg clone, but even if you did, a Digg clone for tutorials is a good idea.
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Closed AccountMar 30, 2007
Wonder if digg will let them barrow some servers too...
fkr3Mar 30, 2007
The problem is somesite does something successfully, then somekid sees how successful it is and writes a dodgy, unscalable clone of somesite and opensources it so they can generate some free hype and publicity. Then anotherkid figures they can be succesful too, all they need is a topic, a domain and hosting. 20 minutes later they're ready to conquer the world after committing $20 and a few minutes ftp'ing.The best example is definitely eBay and the million empty clones out there, but there's 100's of copies of digg floating around too. None of them are anywhere near as succesful and until people actually step back and build a business model, then a site that scales, and then invest in some hardware (leased or owned, it doesn't matter) nobody's going to match the success of their inspiration.I'm not saying tweako is using this very common "business plan" but given the site's down and the concept's old, I have my suspicions.
poondoggleMar 30, 2007
The idea of a Digg Style site for tutorials isn't new. <a class="user" href="http://www.tipclique.com">http://www.tipclique.com</a> has been doing this for a year.
coboldinosaurMar 31, 2007
Now the CAPTCHA is broken if you try and register. If you are going to put up barriers to stop spambots, it is a good idea if you test it and make sure it works. It is tough to take a site seriously when simple things like registration don't work. If you are going to cobble pieces of canned software together to make a site, at least learn enough programming to make sure it works.
coboldinosaurMar 31, 2007
You're having a great start aren't you? Spamhaus has you listed in the CBL which means you are already being blocked all over the place. I doubt you are spamming, but you need to learn how to configure a mailserver if you are going to use email to communicate. The CBL is relatively easy to resolve by fixing the server, but if you get on some of the more aggressive blacklists you are going to have a hard time.As for the CAPTCHA, I am not surprised that you have only a negative response, instead of determining the cause and offering a remedy to pa potential user. HINT: If you are using some of the Drupal code for the CAPTCHA it is probably requiring cookies and can't validate the CAPTCHA without them enabled. Why would a user who normally does not enable cookies even for sites like Digg do it for a new site, that is listed in the CBL? You have a lot to learn. Just use sessions... you do know what session are don't you?You think you are being given a hard time? If you paid attention and responded in an adult manner you might find that the criticism is what helps you fix the site. You best develop a lot thicker skin if you are going to manage web sites. You got some registrations, you also lost a bunch and you will never hear from those who got frustrated with the inability to register. How many of your registrations have not verified? Could it be because they never receive the email you sent because your mailserver is blocked?You have some problems to fix, and spending your time whining about the critics is not going to cut it. Right now you have a big buzz from the Digg traffic that will end shortly as the link slides off into the sunset, and you will be left with a couple of links from blogs, and a fraction of the registrations you could have had if you actually understood the programming you are using. My guess is that you won't be around long, so there would be no point in posting links to original tutorials on my site. Perhaps you will prove me wrong but right now tweako looks like yet another dead-ended copycat built by a kid with too much of an attitude to listen to anything that does not start with "great site!".
mvannatterMay 14, 2007
Nice indeed. Will certainly use this service
lolo2007Sep 21, 2007
Already completely hosed. How hard is it in todays business world to launch a freaking site that can actually handle the load? Maybe their first tutorial should deal with server farms and load balancing. Geesh, hope their VC angels are happy with their money being pissed away. <a class="user" href="http://www.gwafi.com/news.html">http://www.gwafi.com/news.html</a> <a class="user" href="http://www.gwafi.com/story.html">http://www.gwafi.com/story.html</a>