tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post2441920016313860267..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Which came first: the chicken, or the chicks?Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-79568198866109703392011-05-10T14:44:20.388-04:002011-05-10T14:44:20.388-04:002:36 A case could be made that a third company, Fr...2:36 A case could be made that a third company, Friendster, actually came first. But it didn't make the cut because it was undercapitalized; it's now a social gaming site.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-2296799456212812032011-05-10T14:36:20.470-04:002011-05-10T14:36:20.470-04:00@12:02
You mean like Myspace versus Facebook?
Was...@12:02<br /><br />You mean like Myspace versus Facebook?<br />Wasn't Myspace first?<br />I think the tortoise can win, sometimes.<br />But which chicken was the first to cross the road?<br />And was she carrying a coupon?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-17368636010802245212011-05-10T12:23:57.905-04:002011-05-10T12:23:57.905-04:00By the way, please don't confuse this "Mo...By the way, please don't confuse this "Moms Like Me Discounts & Deals" email with anything that you might possibly eventually be getting from Deal Chicken....<br /><br />http://bit.ly/iElmtEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-67279194846363047062011-05-10T12:02:50.840-04:002011-05-10T12:02:50.840-04:00Here's the problem with being late-to-market w...Here's the problem with being late-to-market with a copycat product: The innovators don't just sit around and wait for you to catch up. They're already moving on.<br /><br />Groupon has moved into concert and event ticketing.<br /><br />Groupon is rolling out a mobile product that will give you multiple offers based on where you are located.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Deal Chicken is stillAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-64353744076977403792011-05-10T11:15:23.339-04:002011-05-10T11:15:23.339-04:008:26 -- I was thinking the same thing. If there is...8:26 -- I was thinking the same thing. If there is one thing that has ruined our newspapers, it's that corporate has demanded (for years) that papers in vastly different markets operate exactly the same. That sucks the local flavor out of the publications and ultimately kills them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-74508907943214058932011-05-10T08:26:11.876-04:002011-05-10T08:26:11.876-04:008:09
Are you kidding? There is no local control he...8:09<br />Are you kidding? There is no local control here. Gannett Digital is managing this whole thing. Sounds like you are looking to blame the local markets if this thing fails. It will fail because it is too little too late.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-85855536175495762462011-05-09T20:09:35.610-04:002011-05-09T20:09:35.610-04:00Deal Chicken is a poorly formulated player in the ...Deal Chicken is a poorly formulated player in the crowded world of social media daily offers. Silly approach, not clever. <br /><br />I'm in Phoenix and have watched it from the beginning. The offers aren't as good, the writing isn't distinctive, and there are too many exclusions (i.e., no alcohol included on a dinner offer, while Groupon did the same restaurant a couple weeks later Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-24415755878135745102011-05-09T19:49:39.793-04:002011-05-09T19:49:39.793-04:00To be fair, Gaggle of Chicks is a ruddy awful bran...To be fair, Gaggle of Chicks is a ruddy awful brand name.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-2446926538036909312011-05-09T19:02:19.013-04:002011-05-09T19:02:19.013-04:00We got the big Deal Chicken announcement a week or...We got the big Deal Chicken announcement a week or two ago at my southern newspaper. However, we must 1. collect 5,000 email addresses to 2. qualify for additional marketing money that will help us collect the 15,0000 email addresses needed to launch the service. Apparently 15,000 is the minimum. Not sure if the targets are market specific or the same for each property.<br />Meanwhile, coworkers Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-13454174443569601622011-05-09T16:18:28.752-04:002011-05-09T16:18:28.752-04:00Everybody is making too big of a deal of the fact ...Everybody is making too big of a deal of the fact that Deal Chicken is a Groupon copycat. It's perfectly feasible to make a copycat product that is better than the original and to have more success than the originator of the idea. <br /><br />Notice that nobody here is doubting that Facebook will be able to make a go of it with its "deals" addition. After all, Facebook came after Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-61368994376688648652011-05-09T16:04:40.966-04:002011-05-09T16:04:40.966-04:00Local commerce sites take time to roll out as thei...Local commerce sites take time to roll out as their very nature is Local Local Local. Started in Arizona.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-81730214981339100872011-05-09T16:04:06.967-04:002011-05-09T16:04:06.967-04:00Deal Chicken may indeed be one of many Groupon cop...Deal Chicken may indeed be one of many Groupon copycats but, theoretically anyway, GCI's many papers, stations and their allied websites should give the company a powerful tool for achieving scale in a hurry. Theoretically, anyway . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-82309962245800374032011-05-09T15:51:11.661-04:002011-05-09T15:51:11.661-04:00I've been watching the Deal Chicken home site ...I've been watching the Deal Chicken home site for the last few weeks, and there has been no fresh developments. They operating in Pheonix, but not in all of these other cities.<br />http://dealchicken.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-27900912238096006622011-05-09T15:33:45.977-04:002011-05-09T15:33:45.977-04:00I've read that Deal Chicken launched in Septem...I've read that Deal Chicken launched in September 2010.<br /><br />On Gaggle of Chicks website, an FAQ says: "We launched in New York in August and are rolling out to major cities throughout the remainder of 2010 as well as in 2011."Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.com