CoolChaser Blog

This week I’ve enjoyed glowing encouragement from users and mentors… But a refreshingly critical conversation Seth Sternberg of Meebo stands out as one of the more constructive chats I’ve had in a while. Here’s some background, but more importantly, I hope this blog may lead to even more tough input like Seth’s.. comment [...]

Building a community can be like lifting up rocks on a mountainside to explore for bugs (or truffles, or whatever folks look for under rocks)… you need do some work, look hard, and treat each like it’s own discovery. Your hands will be dirty (or in this case, calloused from too much email), but [...]

It’s been couple of days now since the change. Do you like it? Do you not like it?
No, I’m not talking about my new hairstyle honey, I’m talking about the search results rankings moved to the left from the right! So? Do you think it’s better or worse? For those who joined the alpha [...]

Once you log in to url.com, we remember your password until you logout.
Well, that’s the theory anyway. Several users have been raising the issue that the “remember my password” feature isn’t working for them. I think I’ve found the scenario where this may be happening:
If you’re logged in to our service from two different [...]

I hope I never think about a company name again. Chao and I have collaborated since way back in 1999, and we’ve never had a single contentious discussion till we butted heads on the topic of company name – and by default association – our URL. It was painful, hugely educational experience. [...]