Comments on: Able Grape Is Not Google http://ablegrape.wordpress.com/2009/06/16/able-grape-is-not-google/ Vinous adventures from the web to the glass Tue, 25 Aug 2009 05:10:06 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: giovanna http://ablegrape.wordpress.com/2009/06/16/able-grape-is-not-google/#comment-364 giovanna Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:36:58 +0000 http://ablegrape.wordpress.com/?p=736#comment-364 Doug, you are ever the most professional! Doug, you are ever the most professional!

]]> By: Matt http://ablegrape.wordpress.com/2009/06/16/able-grape-is-not-google/#comment-356 Matt Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:42:10 +0000 http://ablegrape.wordpress.com/?p=736#comment-356 I was reading your "how it all started" piece and I was surprised how similar your motive for starting Able Grape was to ours for starting BoozeMonkey here in Oz : we went to a big wine show a couple of years ago and when we left we wanted to find out ALL about Aussie wine, but while we knew the information must be out there somewhere, we quickly realised that you had to have a very clear idea WHAT you wanted to know and you also needed to have a good idea WHERE to look for it. So BoozeMonkey was born out of the frustration of there being no central source of information to kickstart our discovery of new wines. I suppose it's a common way for new ventures to start though -- you find a way to scratch your itch. One thing I can say though: if Able Grape had existed at that time, we may never have come up with the idea to set up a wine community at all. Ain't fate strange?! Matt [BTW - this probably isn't the right place to ask, but do you think we could snag a place on your blogroll? There is a link to Able Grape posted on BoozeMonkey here : http://www.BoozeMonkey.com/links.php ] I was reading your “how it all started” piece and I was surprised how similar your motive for starting Able Grape was to ours for starting BoozeMonkey here in Oz : we went to a big wine show a couple of years ago and when we left we wanted to find out ALL about Aussie wine, but while we knew the information must be out there somewhere, we quickly realised that you had to have a very clear idea WHAT you wanted to know and you also needed to have a good idea WHERE to look for it.

So BoozeMonkey was born out of the frustration of there being no central source of information to kickstart our discovery of new wines. I suppose it’s a common way for new ventures to start though — you find a way to scratch your itch.

One thing I can say though: if Able Grape had existed at that time, we may never have come up with the idea to set up a wine community at all.

Ain’t fate strange?!

Matt

[BTW - this probably isn't the right place to ask, but do you think we could snag a place on your blogroll? There is a link to Able Grape posted on BoozeMonkey here : http://www.BoozeMonkey.com/links.php ]

]]> By: ablegrape http://ablegrape.wordpress.com/2009/06/16/able-grape-is-not-google/#comment-355 ablegrape Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:29:26 +0000 http://ablegrape.wordpress.com/?p=736#comment-355 Thanks, Matt! Welcome any feedback you might have, or that your users might have, from the Australian perspective... Thanks, Matt! Welcome any feedback you might have, or that your users might have, from the Australian perspective…

]]> By: Matt http://ablegrape.wordpress.com/2009/06/16/able-grape-is-not-google/#comment-354 Matt Mon, 22 Jun 2009 02:27:07 +0000 http://ablegrape.wordpress.com/?p=736#comment-354 Absolutely amazing progress, and all in little over a year! Absolutely amazing progress, and all in little over a year!

]]> By: 01 baccus http://ablegrape.wordpress.com/2009/06/16/able-grape-is-not-google/#comment-352 01 baccus Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:40:37 +0000 http://ablegrape.wordpress.com/?p=736#comment-352 my experience confirms that the quality of an especialist will be always superior to any generalist. good job. my experience confirms that the quality of an especialist will be always superior to any generalist.
good job.

]]> By: ablegrape http://ablegrape.wordpress.com/2009/06/16/able-grape-is-not-google/#comment-351 ablegrape Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:22:13 +0000 http://ablegrape.wordpress.com/?p=736#comment-351 Yes, life without good information on Hárslevelű is a bit... harsh. Yes, life without good information on Hárslevelű is a bit… harsh.

]]> By: Danielle http://ablegrape.wordpress.com/2009/06/16/able-grape-is-not-google/#comment-350 Danielle Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:56:37 +0000 http://ablegrape.wordpress.com/?p=736#comment-350 thank god there'll be better results for harslevelu thank god there’ll be better results for harslevelu

]]> By: ablegrape http://ablegrape.wordpress.com/2009/06/16/able-grape-is-not-google/#comment-349 ablegrape Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:51:34 +0000 http://ablegrape.wordpress.com/?p=736#comment-349 Aw, thanks, Terry, Ceri, and Steve! I much appreciate your kind words! Aw, thanks, Terry, Ceri, and Steve! I much appreciate your kind words!

]]> By: Strappo http://ablegrape.wordpress.com/2009/06/16/able-grape-is-not-google/#comment-348 Strappo Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:35:08 +0000 http://ablegrape.wordpress.com/?p=736#comment-348 I quite agree with Ceri. Able Grape is far better for wine-related searches than Google. I quite agree with Ceri. Able Grape is far better for wine-related searches than Google.

]]> By: ceri http://ablegrape.wordpress.com/2009/06/16/able-grape-is-not-google/#comment-347 ceri Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:21:43 +0000 http://ablegrape.wordpress.com/?p=736#comment-347 I've always thought you were better than Google - Complimenti! You are always my first "go to" choice for research - keep up the great work! I’ve always thought you were better than Google – Complimenti!
You are always my first “go to” choice for research – keep up the great work!

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