EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK: UrbanSeeder (tour of CERN up too)

February 16, 2007 By

Remember last year at LIFT? We were the first to show you CoComment. This year we did it again.

This is the first time you’ll see UrbanSeeder, a new kind of social network that’s very cool. You can sign up for a beta of UrbanSeeder here.

I did this for Mike Arrington and Om Malik, who are my favorite two sites to get news like this.

Here founder Maya Lotan explains why she started it (she was tired of online dating sites). I really liked her approach and I bet that this site has a million users in less than a year.

This service won’t be available for another month, but it’s really great and worth checking out.

This reminds me of when Stewart Butterfield first showed me Flickr in the hallway of O’Reilly’s Emerging Technology Conference. I had the same good feelings when I saw UrbanSeeder as I did when I saw Flickr. It shows that the best stuff happen out in the hallways at conferences. You just have to look for geeks giving good demos.

[podtech content=http://media1.podtech.net/media/2007/02/PID_010240/Podtech_ScobleShow_Urbanseeder_Intervi.flv&postURL=http://www.podtech.net/scobleshow/technology/1360/exclusive-first-look-urbanseeder-new-social-network&totalTime=367000&breadcrumb=3F34K2L1]

Oh, and the tour of CERN and the beginnings of the Web are up too (see Tim Berners-Lee’s NeXT computer: first Web server in the world). Hope you enjoy these two ScobleShows.

[podtech content=http://media1.podtech.net/media/2007/02/PID_010241/Podtech_ScobleShow_CERNTour.flv&postURL=http://www.podtech.net/scobleshow/technology/1361/cern-tour-beginnings-of-the-web&totalTime=3463000&breadcrumb=3F34K2L1]

By the way, I’m posting this from the boardroom at Seagate, who sponsors my show. Just am showing off what their sponsorship goes toward.

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  • http://www.mikeysgblog.com/ Michael Gannotti

    Great clips. Loved watching the CERN one. By the way the embedded PodTech videos look fantastic. You guys have done a fantastic job with them!

  • http://www.mikeysgblog.com/ Michael Gannotti

    Great clips. Loved watching the CERN one. By the way the embedded PodTech videos look fantastic. You guys have done a fantastic job with them!

  • http://www.mikeysgblog.com Michael Gannotti

    Great clips. Loved watching the CERN one. By the way the embedded PodTech videos look fantastic. You guys have done a fantastic job with them!

  • Chris L

    So, I can go to a bar, lure someone away to a private corner, reveal myself gradually, and plant my seed. Interesting.

  • Chris L

    So, I can go to a bar, lure someone away to a private corner, reveal myself gradually, and plant my seed. Interesting.

  • Catherine

    Robert, do you do anything “special” to make your video quality so clear. They look really good. Any pointers to share? :)

  • Catherine

    Robert, do you do anything “special” to make your video quality so clear. They look really good. Any pointers to share? :)

  • Catherine

    Robert, do you do anything “special” to make your video quality so clear. They look really good. Any pointers to share? :)

  • Chris L

    So, I can go to a bar, lure someone away to a private corner, reveal myself gradually, and plant my seed. Interesting.

  • http://robertscobleizer.com/ Robert Scoble

    Catherine: get a good HD camera, get a Macintosh, use Final Cut Pro. :-)

    Seriously, we’ll do a video on what I do.

  • http://robertscobleizer.com/ Robert Scoble

    Catherine: get a good HD camera, get a Macintosh, use Final Cut Pro. :-)

    Seriously, we’ll do a video on what I do.

  • http://robertscobleizer.com/ Robert Scoble

    Catherine: get a good HD camera, get a Macintosh, use Final Cut Pro. :-)

    Seriously, we’ll do a video on what I do.

  • http://objective.spaces.live.com/ chris hollander

    urbanseeder is incredibly interesting… i like the way it bridges the gap between the RL and the web, and maintains the “mystery” component of meeting people. its really going to be a shame when i get completely flooded with spam seeds, though, and when spiderman 4 starts planting seeds all over the place.

    also, in this day and age, does “exclusive” really make sense any more?

  • http://objective.spaces.live.com/ chris hollander

    urbanseeder is incredibly interesting… i like the way it bridges the gap between the RL and the web, and maintains the “mystery” component of meeting people. its really going to be a shame when i get completely flooded with spam seeds, though, and when spiderman 4 starts planting seeds all over the place.

    also, in this day and age, does “exclusive” really make sense any more?

  • http://objective.spaces.live.com chris hollander

    urbanseeder is incredibly interesting… i like the way it bridges the gap between the RL and the web, and maintains the “mystery” component of meeting people. its really going to be a shame when i get completely flooded with spam seeds, though, and when spiderman 4 starts planting seeds all over the place.

    also, in this day and age, does “exclusive” really make sense any more?

  • David Kypuros

    That’s amazing, Flickr in the hallway…Blows my mind. I signed up for UrbanSeeder beta. Can’t wait!

  • David Kypuros

    That’s amazing, Flickr in the hallway…Blows my mind. I signed up for UrbanSeeder beta. Can’t wait!

  • David Kypuros

    That’s amazing, Flickr in the hallway…Blows my mind. I signed up for UrbanSeeder beta. Can’t wait!

  • Peter

    If anything, I hope urbanseeder usurps that horrible site, eharmony. If I see Dr. Neil Clark Warren pimp his servive again on TV, I’m going to vomit.

    29 compatability dimensions and all that…

    What’s wrong with just going to church or some kind of get together and meeting someone real in the flesh instead of scoping one another out from afar on the Internet? I have never used a dating service and never will. If you cannot meet someone during the normal course of your comings and goings, you have issues. Full stop.

  • Peter

    If anything, I hope urbanseeder usurps that horrible site, eharmony. If I see Dr. Neil Clark Warren pimp his servive again on TV, I’m going to vomit.

    29 compatability dimensions and all that…

    What’s wrong with just going to church or some kind of get together and meeting someone real in the flesh instead of scoping one another out from afar on the Internet? I have never used a dating service and never will. If you cannot meet someone during the normal course of your comings and goings, you have issues. Full stop.

  • Peter

    If anything, I hope urbanseeder usurps that horrible site, eharmony. If I see Dr. Neil Clark Warren pimp his servive again on TV, I’m going to vomit.

    29 compatability dimensions and all that…

    What’s wrong with just going to church or some kind of get together and meeting someone real in the flesh instead of scoping one another out from afar on the Internet? I have never used a dating service and never will. If you cannot meet someone during the normal course of your comings and goings, you have issues. Full stop.

  • http://www.pcanswer.com/ Larry Magid

    I like the concept but worry a bit about safety, especially for teens. Being “lured” into a private space could be a scary proposition.

  • http://www.pcanswer.com/ Larry Magid

    I like the concept but worry a bit about safety, especially for teens. Being “lured” into a private space could be a scary proposition.

  • http://www.pcanswer.com Larry Magid

    I like the concept but worry a bit about safety, especially for teens. Being “lured” into a private space could be a scary proposition.

  • http://searchengines.wordpress.com/ searchengines

    Will be a resource for future generations of historians and academics

  • http://searchengines.wordpress.com/ searchengines

    Will be a resource for future generations of historians and academics

  • http://searchengines.wordpress.com/ searchengines

    Will be a resource for future generations of historians and academics

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  • http://bootstrapping.net/ Thomas Madsen-Mygdal

    Sorry to spoil your exclusive but urbanseeder was all ready previewed at reboot8 in june 2006 ;)

  • http://bootstrapping.net/ Thomas Madsen-Mygdal

    Sorry to spoil your exclusive but urbanseeder was all ready previewed at reboot8 in june 2006 ;)

  • http://bootstrapping.net Thomas Madsen-Mygdal

    Sorry to spoil your exclusive but urbanseeder was all ready previewed at reboot8 in june 2006 ;)

  • jill

    people- i dont know where you all live, but if its a town thats smaller than 1000 ppl, urban seeder may not be for you.
    as for ppl in NY or other bigger places,
    thats looks like a smart and easy way to “get out there”
    and have fun.. it great i can talk to someone i like in a bar and than, get to know him thru a safe place like urbanseeder.. no presure.. NY/Paris

  • jill

    people- i dont know where you all live, but if its a town thats smaller than 1000 ppl, urban seeder may not be for you.
    as for ppl in NY or other bigger places,
    thats looks like a smart and easy way to “get out there”
    and have fun.. it great i can talk to someone i like in a bar and than, get to know him thru a safe place like urbanseeder.. no presure.. NY/Paris

  • jill

    people- i dont know where you all live, but if its a town thats smaller than 1000 ppl, urban seeder may not be for you.
    as for ppl in NY or other bigger places,
    thats looks like a smart and easy way to “get out there”
    and have fun.. it great i can talk to someone i like in a bar and than, get to know him thru a safe place like urbanseeder.. no presure.. NY/Paris

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