Comments on: Is Thought Leader M&G’s Wibble.co.za clone…

By: WALLY ALLEN

WALLY ALLEN — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:52:52 +0000

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By: Your Group of Web AddiCT(s);

Your Group of Web AddiCT(s); — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 16:03:02 +0000

What else can we clone and evolve? 4 Examples

There’s been some conversation lately about cloning or copying ideas, whether Muti copied Digg, or Afrigator copied Amatomu which copied Technorati, or Thought Leader copied Wibble, who cares?
Anyway, so I was thinking what else could we “c…

By: Ivo Vegter

Ivo Vegter — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 13:02:27 +0000

I happened to be present when Wibble was first discussed. The meeting involved a fairly wide range of people, several of whom aren’t part of the venture now. When Vincent Maher approached me to contribute to Thought Leader, it didn’t even occur to me that it might be seen as a “copy” of Wibble, MyDigitalLife, or any other group-blogging site. It certainly wasn’t pitched that way. They speak to different audiences and publish different things.

Besides, would you object to a new magazine or newspaper, because the medium itself is not an original idea?

I am ashamed to say that I have a blog. I know. I don’t have an original bone in my body. I ruthlessly stole the idea. Worse, I even copied the code I use to run it. Thrice guilty, I modified an existing theme. I feel so dirty.

By: Vincent Maher

Vincent Maher — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 04:59:28 +0000

@Ramon TL is an invitation-only site and none of the author sections on it are supposed to replace that person’s blog. Unlike Wibble, you can’t just sign up on Thought Leader – our editors have to select you, invite you, give you guidelines etc and they reject posts, frequently. It works the same way the opinion and editorial section of a newspaper does.

By: Vincent Maher

Vincent Maher — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 04:45:59 +0000

It seems too coincidental because you don’t understand how business works on a day to day basis. Posting that anonymously also implies you’re a little spineless don’t you think? There is hardly a scandal here, unless you have the mentality of a 12-year-old.