I wonder if they're going to try a revenue model that doesn't use ads, I can't see ads fitting the flow of the site overly well if they do go for them.
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#12Reading this reminded me of 9rules[1], which used to be pretty popular some 8-10 years back but eventually withered away. As with most communities, scaling svbtle without comprising on the quality is going to be the greatest challenge. [1]: http://9rules.com
This is why I'm really interested to see where things are headed (co-founder of 9rules here). It is easy to get great people together when the reason for joining is set behind an idea that everyone can share. In this case it was to bring great content back to the web. However, once money starts to enter the equation it changes the mindset of things a bit. Instead of writing because you are passionate to share your thoughts, you begin to start thinking about what you can write about that will get you the most views/money.
I hope this doesn't happen to svbtle because some good content is coming from it, but as you said it is a difficult balance that will need to be achieved moving forward.
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#13I liked the minimlistic approach of Svbtle, so I created a super simple Git+Markdown-based blog that draws inspiration from Svbtle.
Check it out: http://hveem.no/simple-blogging-with-lua-and-git
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#14Will they be compensating the bloggers whose content they are profiting from?
Are they really profiting at this point? I haven't seen any ads on the sites, and funding shouldn't be considered profit.
I don't think you take on venture funding if you don't intend to make a profit. Or do you...?
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#15I don't understand - what possible business model could you have with such niche blogging? Can anybody explain how this is expected to work? Some kind of sponsored advertising on what the blog topic is about?
I was gonna type this but then I saw your post. I don't see where Svbtle is going. What benefit can membership get from joing Svbtle network? well there's only 1 thing i can think of right now is link exposure. and how Svbtle is going to make profit is still a huge question. Ads is obviously not an option because I felt like it's against the philosophy how Svbtle was created.
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#16It's interesting what Dustin is trying, but I find the utter lack of design personality across the sites to be quite off-putting. It's trying to fix 200+ differently-shaped circles into the exact same square.
> It's interesting what Dalton is trying, but I find the utter lack of design personality across the sites to be quite off-putting.
Dalton is the guy behind App.net. Svbtle is a Dustin Curtis thing, I believe.
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#17"Svbtle now has more than 200 writers with expertise spanning at least eight disciplines, including entrepreneurship, business, finance, political science, and literature."
Is there a directory of all blogs in the Svbtle network? The only ones I've seen have been about technology/entrepreneurs, but I'd be interested in finance topics.
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#18Either TechMeme got it wrong or the story was edited to remove it but the TechMeme quote includes "YCombinator" in that list.
http://www.techmeme.com/130108/p31#a130108p31
Edit: Now says "(including, previously, Y Combinator)"
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#19"Svbtle now has more than 200 writers with expertise spanning at least eight disciplines, including entrepreneurship, business, finance, political science, and literature." Is there a directory of all blogs in the Svbtle network? The only ones I've seen have been about technology/entrepreneurs, but I'd be interested in finance topics.
There is explicitly no directory. There is a feed: https://svbtle.com/home But it's only for 'featured' posts.
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#20It's interesting what Dustin is trying, but I find the utter lack of design personality across the sites to be quite off-putting. It's trying to fix 200+ differently-shaped circles into the exact same square.
I personally like the lack of design. It puts the focus on the text and the ideas in the text, not the design of the page.