Comments on: WebNotes Puts A Sticky On The Annotation Game

By: moo

moo — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 13:41:03 +0000

very good article !!! thanks you very much MS

By: Digitoko

Digitoko — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:05:01 +0000

This kind of web interaction could be priceless when you are working with someone from across the world or when you just want to share and get thoughts asynchronously. Be it educational research or just pure fun. KVM Switches

By: Phil Butler

Phil Butler — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 05:48:19 +0000

Hi Sue and Devmaster,

The space does have some good candidates with potential. Diigo has become a refined product and a social sharing destination, while i-Lighter gained some acclaim for its variant as well. I wish I had time to work on these projects or just had my own to develop, there are some simple things (simple ideas but hard to create) that would pretty much end the debate over which is what. I think if WebNotes or any of the others would just do some research , and then figure out exactly what is needed, then develop it, this game would be over.

Sending annotations via Twitter or turning an annotation site into Facebook is not going to produce a tool that can do what it should. Thanks for your input, I really do appreciate it.

@Sue in particular, I know you will make a particularly good beta tester, as you have probably tested all the best tools out there in your business and personal endeavors. As you say, OneNote is another fine example of an effective and simple tool. I wish one of these entities would, ahhh, well, I will save that suggestion for another time. Thanks for sharing with us Sue, and please let me know how WebNotes compares gal.

Always,
Phil

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 01:35:42 +0000

i-Lighter allows users to highlight, annotate, email, send a tweet, post to blog, organize, retrieve and share all this using wikilights all at one time. But I agree that companies need a revenue model that is sustainable and is not predicated on google ads. We have developed partnerships that have begun to generate revenues and are building a solid company along with a stellar product.

By: Sueblimely

Sueblimely — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:19:21 +0000

I am a regular user and real fan of diigo for its bookmarking organization tools, adding highlighted text and images to bookmarks and its sharing features. It is a shame it has not gained wide appeal. I do not use it for adding inline notes. I tried Fleck for a while too but I much prefer using OneNote to store clips along with their URL. I do like the look of WebNotes folder organization and publishing tools though and will give it a go.

By: devmaster

devmaster — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:50:18 +0000

By: Phil Butler

Phil Butler — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:40:05 +0000

Hope, This is fantastic! I sent you an email with regard to the overall inquiry, and look forward to where this all leads us. WebNotes is a very good example of budding innovation that can, if the tumblers fall correctly, help a great many people. This is something the Web has been waiting for these last few years. An “on the ground” tool that adds real value to people’s lives. Whether it is WebNotes or some similar innovation, the bottom line is, this Web is supposed to take us beyond. Thanks for your effort in this so much. Good luck with the testing and I am sure many will be watching.

Always,
Phil

By: Hope Leman

Hope Leman — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 12:50:38 +0000

Hello, all. Phil’s overview and all of the comments above are edifying.

Charles is very kind. I will write my colleague at Next Generation Science, Walter Jessen, to suggest that he take a look at WebNotes. He is a working scientist and would be a good judge of such a tool. We learn about such tools in my library school program at the University of Pittsburgh.

We shall see what we shall see.

By: Phil Butler

Phil Butler — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 08:11:44 +0000

Charles,You are the best man. This will be interesting and, as you say, perhaps a do or die for WebNotes perhaps. I still owe you the search story of a lifetime my friend, I have not forgotten.

Always,
Phil

By: Charles Knight

Charles Knight — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:26:31 +0000

Hi Phil,

Just downloaded my copy of WebNotes (and Diigo and Fleck -whew!).

I’ll check’em out and get back to you.

I have also enlisted the aid of our star researcher, medical librarian extraordinaire Hope Leman.

Heaven help them if she doesn’t like it!

Charles Knight, editor
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