Comments on: Conduit’s custom toolbar sees strong uptake http://venturebeat.com/2006/11/06/conduits-custom-toolbar-sees-strong-uptake/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:37:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Moviehouse http://venturebeat.com/2006/11/06/conduits-custom-toolbar-sees-strong-uptake/comment-page-1/#comment-821748 Moviehouse Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:10:58 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2006/11/06/conduits-custom-toolbar-sees-strong-uptake/#comment-821748 I currently am using the Conduit toolbar designer for my site http://moviehouse.dcgamenetwork.com and think it is great. I'm able to keep my visitors informed on new movie and video releases as well as offer them and incentive for using it, I send messages through the toolbar for contests and special events I hold on my website from time to time, and the response I've gotten is tremendous. Some toolbars yes can be intrusive but this one is right on the money and helps keep my users informed and up to date on what ever I have going on. And more importantly keeps them coming back which for any webmaster or site admin is key to a successful website. I currently am using the Conduit toolbar designer for my site http://moviehouse.dcgamenetwork.com and think it is great. I’m able to keep my visitors informed on new movie and video releases as well as offer them and incentive for using it, I send messages through the toolbar for contests and special events I hold on my website from time to time, and the response I’ve gotten is tremendous.

Some toolbars yes can be intrusive but this one is right on the money and helps keep my users informed and up to date on what ever I have going on. And more importantly keeps them coming back which for any webmaster or site admin is key to a successful website.

]]> By: Hal Nordfish http://venturebeat.com/2006/11/06/conduits-custom-toolbar-sees-strong-uptake/comment-page-1/#comment-812026 Hal Nordfish Fri, 09 May 2008 03:24:13 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2006/11/06/conduits-custom-toolbar-sees-strong-uptake/#comment-812026 I think toolbars are great, but there are so many. I wish I could have a toolbar and just take what I like from other toolbars and have one with all the best options. Or some kind of rotating toolbar that would be in one place, yet have all the ones I want... I think toolbars are great, but there are so many. I wish I could have a toolbar and just take what I like from other toolbars and have one with all the best options.

Or some kind of rotating toolbar that would be in one place, yet have all the ones I want…

]]> By: VentureBeat » Blog Archive » Conduit offers way to search 12 million toolbars http://venturebeat.com/2006/11/06/conduits-custom-toolbar-sees-strong-uptake/comment-page-1/#comment-498290 VentureBeat » Blog Archive » Conduit offers way to search 12 million toolbars Tue, 28 Aug 2007 20:43:40 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2006/11/06/conduits-custom-toolbar-sees-strong-uptake/#comment-498290 [...] wrote about the company last year. It boasts 12 million sites using its toolbar. Today, the Israeli-Redwood Shores, Calif. company [...] [...] wrote about the company last year. It boasts 12 million sites using its toolbar. Today, the Israeli-Redwood Shores, Calif. company [...]

]]> By: VentureBeat » Conduit offers way to search 12 million toolbars http://venturebeat.com/2006/11/06/conduits-custom-toolbar-sees-strong-uptake/comment-page-1/#comment-497940 VentureBeat » Conduit offers way to search 12 million toolbars Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:40:27 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2006/11/06/conduits-custom-toolbar-sees-strong-uptake/#comment-497940 [...] wrote about the company last year. It boasts 12 million sites using its toolbar. Today, the Israeli-Redwood Shores, Calif. company [...] [...] wrote about the company last year. It boasts 12 million sites using its toolbar. Today, the Israeli-Redwood Shores, Calif. company [...]

]]> By: Peter http://venturebeat.com/2006/11/06/conduits-custom-toolbar-sees-strong-uptake/comment-page-1/#comment-215364 Peter Thu, 31 May 2007 17:25:26 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2006/11/06/conduits-custom-toolbar-sees-strong-uptake/#comment-215364 IMHO, I do not like toolbar and I feel like it is some sort of Trojan .It gather many many user information to make money. IMHO, I do not like toolbar and I feel like it is some sort of Trojan .It gather many many user information to make money.

]]> By: Make Visitors Think About You: Use A Custom Toolbar http://venturebeat.com/2006/11/06/conduits-custom-toolbar-sees-strong-uptake/comment-page-1/#comment-6582 Make Visitors Think About You: Use A Custom Toolbar Thu, 09 Nov 2006 16:39:52 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2006/11/06/conduits-custom-toolbar-sees-strong-uptake/#comment-6582 [...] First came internet bookmarks.  Then came the bookmark toolbar.  For years website owners have been trying to find ways to get people coming back for more.  Matt Marshall’s article at VentureBeat, "Conduit’s custom toolbar sees strong uptake," highlights a new option for website owners looking to get their name in front of visitors.  Using an hosted, online tool, anyone can create an installable toolbar for their site. [...] [...] First came internet bookmarks.  Then came the bookmark toolbar.  For years website owners have been trying to find ways to get people coming back for more.  Matt Marshall’s article at VentureBeat, "Conduit’s custom toolbar sees strong uptake," highlights a new option for website owners looking to get their name in front of visitors.  Using an hosted, online tool, anyone can create an installable toolbar for their site. [...]

]]> By: ryan http://venturebeat.com/2006/11/06/conduits-custom-toolbar-sees-strong-uptake/comment-page-1/#comment-6509 ryan Tue, 07 Nov 2006 16:14:17 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2006/11/06/conduits-custom-toolbar-sees-strong-uptake/#comment-6509 Just my 2 cents. Always include the button to hide/show your toolbar. I did not managed to do this with effectivebrand/conduit solution and switched to besttoolbars.net cause they have this as a standard feature under their toolbarstudio. Also my users enjoyed that my new toolbar is distributed from my own site and not from conduit cause I toolbarstudio created .exe and .cab to publish. Just my 2 cents. Always include the button to hide/show your toolbar. I did not managed to do this with effectivebrand/conduit solution and switched to besttoolbars.net cause they have this as a standard feature under their toolbarstudio. Also my users enjoyed that my new toolbar is distributed from my own site and not from conduit cause I toolbarstudio created .exe and .cab to publish.

]]> By: RIC http://venturebeat.com/2006/11/06/conduits-custom-toolbar-sees-strong-uptake/comment-page-1/#comment-6503 RIC Tue, 07 Nov 2006 05:12:22 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2006/11/06/conduits-custom-toolbar-sees-strong-uptake/#comment-6503 in reply to FHO: you are right regarding the space, but there is a solution: Simply uncheck the unused toolbars and you get as space as you like ( i got 4 (!) toolbars). c'mon, don't be so [square] give your browser some treat, when the last time you feed it with some sweet RSS or brought him a good-looking toolbar? look at the way the new IE/FF acts. they are pushing toolbrs and add-ons installations. switching from toolbars that takes expensive area can easily made by check/uncheck their names after right-clicking the top area of a browser. about the massive of toolbars usage, when the last time you visited addons.mozilla.org or www.ieaddons.com ? most of the add-ons there show true downloads counter. notice also the user comments and feel the buzzzz. hope that helped a little in reply to FHO:
you are right regarding the space, but there is a solution: Simply uncheck the unused toolbars and you get as space as you like ( i got 4 (!) toolbars). c’mon, don’t be so [square] give your browser some treat, when the last time you feed it with some sweet RSS or brought him a good-looking toolbar?
look at the way the new IE/FF acts. they are pushing toolbrs and add-ons installations. switching from toolbars that takes expensive area can easily made by check/uncheck their names after right-clicking the top area of a browser. about the massive of toolbars usage, when the last time you visited addons.mozilla.org or http://www.ieaddons.com ? most of the add-ons there show true downloads counter. notice also the user comments and feel the buzzzz. hope that helped a little

]]> By: F Ho http://venturebeat.com/2006/11/06/conduits-custom-toolbar-sees-strong-uptake/comment-page-1/#comment-6498 F Ho Tue, 07 Nov 2006 00:30:59 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2006/11/06/conduits-custom-toolbar-sees-strong-uptake/#comment-6498 Does anyone have any data on how pervasive is the use of toolbars? How many people or what percentage of people have one, two, three, or even more toolbars on their browser? The problem with toolbar is that it takes up area on the screen. So I wonder if this could make it harder for a newer toolbar to gain acceptance (so as not to diminish the window size within the browser), or that it could mean a user may switch from one toolbar to another (which takes more work). Does anyone have any data on how pervasive is the use of toolbars? How many people or what percentage of people have one, two, three, or even more toolbars on their browser? The problem with toolbar is that it takes up area on the screen. So I wonder if this could make it harder for a newer toolbar to gain acceptance (so as not to diminish the window size within the browser), or that it could mean a user may switch from one toolbar to another (which takes more work).

]]> By: VentureBeat Wire » Conduit has raised $2M for custom toolbar http://venturebeat.com/2006/11/06/conduits-custom-toolbar-sees-strong-uptake/comment-page-1/#comment-6480 VentureBeat Wire » Conduit has raised $2M for custom toolbar Mon, 06 Nov 2006 15:48:26 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2006/11/06/conduits-custom-toolbar-sees-strong-uptake/#comment-6480 [...] See our story here. VentureBeat Community [...] [...] See our story here. VentureBeat Community [...]

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