Archive for March, 2007
We had a blast last week in SF attending both conferences. We met lots of great people, had many face-to-face discussions, and learned new trends and players in the Web2.0 and Office2.0 arena. And our presentation went quite well, as we’re the audience favorite in the Collective Intelligence category.
Here is a nice “Under the Radar Award” logo they sent us.
Alison Murdock, president of Dealmaker media, summarized: “Diigo is one of the most talked about collaboration/sticky-note companies…. Summary: The judges’ largest recommendation for these companies is to grow from the bottom up… Which loosely translates to make raving fans of the individual user and then make an enterprise version…”
Given that Diigo has not yet focused on the enterprise market, and this UTR conference theme is “Office2.0″, it’s not surprising that we were not chosen by the panelists despite their very positive comments at the session, as even the moderator Rafe Needleman said: “Diigo: judges liked it a lot.”
Diigo is clearly a new kind of online research & collaborative research app that addresses the pain felt by many. Of course, Diigo will not be just another tool. The ability to write and mark on webpages, and interact and collaborate so easily, allows us to offer innovative and better ways to enhance online knowledge management, sharing and social discovery, which we will fully exploit and relentlessly innovate, going forward…
~ Maggie
March 29th, 2007
We’ve already mentioned that Diigo will present at the Under the Radar: Why Office 2.0 Matters conference. Well, just saw a glowing review from the conference organizer on their blog.
They clearly understand what Diigo is all about, and we’re grateful for their appreciation and their kind words. For anyone (and especially from expert users like Debbie & Shay) to say they’ve tried “a gazillion sticky-note apps and Diigo is the only one we still use” is quite a compliment!
~ Maggie
March 18th, 2007
Diigo has been invited to present at Under the Radar: Why Office 2.0 Matters, March 23, 2007 | 8:00am - 6:00pm | Mountain View, CA | Microsoft Campus. Same week as Dow Jones Web Venutures 2007. Sweet 
If you’re at the conference or in the neighborhood, Wade and I would love to meet you in person.
~ Maggie
March 17th, 2007
We’re very grateful to Robert Berkman, editor of The Information Advisor, for noticing our new Groups feature so quickly, and understanding the potential it adds to Diigo’s already great set of tools. In an online supplement to the magazine, posted on his blog, Intelligent Agent, he reviewed various free online services for potential enterprise use as knowledge management tools.
He didn’t just mention Diigo, he actually graded us highest in the group of services he reviewed. Our design philosophy of seamlessly integrating tools and creative innovations to provide the greatest benefits to our users seems to be more and more recognized and appreciated. Naturally, he considers free services such as Diigo suitable for enterprise use only if they offer a group feature, but the simple fact that we just released our first phase was enough to place us at the top of the list We’re always pleased when someone notices our efforts.
We urge all our readers to go on over and read Robert’s full review, Social Bookmarking for Enterprise Knowledge Management. After all, our Groups feature has just been introduced. And yes, Robert does know we’re much, much more than just a social bookmarking service he mentions several of our other features in his review as well.
Information Today is a great resource for those interested in information & knowledge management. Check it out!
~ Ray
March 16th, 2007
Diigo has been invited to present at Dow Jones Web Ventures 2007 in San Mateo, CA on March 20-21st.
If any of you will be at the conference, Wade and I look forward to meeting you. To schedule some time to sit down and chat, please drop us a note at info @ diigo dot com
~ Maggie
March 16th, 2007
Welcome to the new Diigo blog. Yes, it’s finally here
Since Diigo’s inception, we’ve been very blessed by the kind help we’ve received from many of our users, ranging from active bug reporting and feature suggestions, to words of encouragement. We’re very thankful for your input. Communication so far has taken place on our active user forums, IM, and by e-mail.
We’ve tried to be responsive, to embrace and listen to our users’ needs. Some active users and few people that we have come in contact with have actually become friends! This is not something we expected when we started working on Diigo - but we love it…
But as several of you commented, it’s so not “web 2.0” to be without our own blog nowadays! So far we’ve been quite focused on our efforts to keep improving what we offer our users. Since some of you asked about our blog, we’ve decided it shouldn’t be put off any longer.
In keeping with our goals of research, productivity, and collaboration founded on a rich social platform, we want to offer you posts focused on those areas. It will be a place for Diigo users, and anyone else interested in what Diigo can do, to find the latest news, updates, tips, musings, and ramblings.
This is our blog and your blog. We’d like to encourage our readers to participate. The more each member of the Diigo community becomes involved, the more we all benefit. We welcome your comments, suggestions & contributions. Please comment away or contact us directly at feedback at diigo dot com.
Bloggily yours,
The Diigo Team
March 15th, 2007