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What is Conversant?

Seth posted a long overview outline about Conversant — the software that runs this website. I love Conversant, it’s a great tool once you “get” it. Unfortunately, I think this outline draws attention to one of the main reasons more people haven’t “gotten” it. While very powerful, it’s never been focused on a particular killer application that demonstrates it’s power easily to a new user. It’s flexibility is incredible, but to get new users involved it’s really going to need that killer focused application with a great UI and initial experience. If there was only someone around to fund the development of that killer app.

Friday, January 14th, 2005 at 1:59 pm and is filed under Conversant. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

2 Responses to “What is Conversant?”

  1. Seth Dillingham Says:
    January 14th, 2005 at 5:11 pm

    On 1/14/05, Greg Pierce said:

    >Seth posted a long overview outline about Conversant — the
    >software that runs this website. I love Conversant, it’s a great
    >tool once you “get” it. Unfortunately, I think this outline draws
    >attention to one of the main reasons more people haven’t “gotten”
    >it. While very powerful, it’s never been focused on a particular
    >killer application that demonstrates it’s power easily to a new
    >user.

    Nevermind the funding. What “killer application” would you imagine
    if Macrobyte (or anybody) had a big budget of time and money?

    >It’s flexibility is incredible, but to get new users involved it’s
    >really going to need that killer focused application with a great
    >UI and initial experience. If there was only someone around to
    >fund the development of that killer app.

    Well, the great initial experience is easier to solve. We really
    need new sites to come with more of our modern features, and better
    looking templates. That would make a huge difference.

    Seth

  2. Greg Pierce Says:
    January 14th, 2005 at 9:30 pm

    On Jan 14, 2005, at 5:11 PM, Seth Dillingham wrote:

    > Nevermind the funding. What “killer application” would you imagine
    > if Macrobyte (or anybody) had a big budget of time and money?

    Just a very focused, streamlined implementation as a Weblog tool, or
    CMS, or online forum, or other Internet application with a great
    “out-of-the-signup-page” UI experience for just that one purpose…with
    everything that was extraneous to that purpose turned off or hidden.

    Something that you could explain anyone interested in that type of web
    service in one sentence or two.

    g.

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