Gothamist: Dodgeball Hack: Find a Pool Table Nearby!

dens

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 10:09:23 -0500

> Quite sad that someone who owns a service like > Dodgeball sees fit to lash out at anyone who > dares make any criticism towards it. hey jack, sorry man, but not me. for the record, whenever I find blog posts from people who were confused about the service or seem to have had a hard time using it, I always follow-up with an email asking them for suggestions on how we can make dodgeball better / more relevant to them. if you have any feedback, you can send it to me at dens@dodgeball.com thanks. /d

Fri, 09 Dec 2005 23:56:13 -0500

dodgeball also works for people that show up uninvited to events/bars to hang out with people...or so i hear.

Jack

Fri, 09 Dec 2005 20:35:23 -0500

Dear 'jackhole'. Please count the number of comments I post on Gothamist. There have been two posts in the past month where I have posted more than not. Otherwise, the vast majority of Gothamist is left commentless by me. Others post far more often and the facts stand for themselves. Also, the whole phrasing and grammar of this snide response matches well with Dennis Crowley's odd personal message to me defending his service. Quite sad that someone who owns a service like Dodgeball sees fit to lash out at anyone who dares make any criticism towards it. If it's not you Dennis, my apologies.

jackhole

Fri, 09 Dec 2005 19:21:28 -0500

jack, i wonder if you think dodgeball sucks because you never leave your house so you can comment on gothamist all day? now if you could use dodgeball to comment on gothamist, that might be more useful for you?

Jack

Fri, 09 Dec 2005 19:15:11 -0500

FWIW after my post I got an e-mail from Dennis Crowley that basically defends Dodgeball. Like anything in life Dodgeball does work for some uses. But call me old fashioned, but I've never been in a social situation where a phone call failed me. And groups of people tend to converge and randomly bump into each other organically in certain neighborhoods. Williamsburg, LES and Park Slope to name a few. People did congregate together before flash mobs and SMS messaging you know. And as a tech, I find the idea of SMS messaging to be a pain to begin with. If I'm out with friends the last thing on my mind is trying to type into my cellphone.

BrianVan

Fri, 09 Dec 2005 17:33:07 -0500

Dodgeball works for certain uses. It does not replace actual phone calls for trying to coordinate social activities - unless you use some of its obscure features. Also, finding a pool table on Dodgeball isn't a "hack"; it's a purposely implemented, documented, supported feature of the service. Just like frying an egg isn't a frying pan "hack".

DJ Frustration

Fri, 09 Dec 2005 16:56:58 -0500

I use dodgeball all the time. Its great for when you're out and trying to find the address of a bar, restaurant or club. try it, you'll be amazed. gothamist?

Jack

Fri, 09 Dec 2005 16:18:01 -0500

Dodgeball is a great service in concept, but falls flat in real world use. Like most dot-com high-concepts. Have you ever simply tried to get people together while bar hopping? SMS messaging while drunk and distracted just does not work.

Curious

Fri, 09 Dec 2005 16:11:17 -0500

So beyond the people who might have guessed what a mososo is, does anybody actually use these services? I mean, when I go out, I go out to escape the internets, not bring them along for the ride...