Comments on: Grayboxx CEO: OK, Burlington Probably ‘Too Small’ http://localonliner.com/2007/09/10/grayboxx-ceo-ok-burlington-probably-%e2%80%98too-small%e2%80%99/ Peter Krasilovsky's Fri, 18 May 2012 14:01:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Local Onliner » iAte: Sorting Twitter for Dining Tips http://localonliner.com/2007/09/10/grayboxx-ceo-ok-burlington-probably-%e2%80%98too-small%e2%80%99/comment-page-1/#comment-187465 Local Onliner » iAte: Sorting Twitter for Dining Tips Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:11:07 +0000 http://localonliner.com/?p=466#comment-187465 [...] One or two mentions might be trashing it. But 20-30 will likely go the other way.That’s the Grayboxx-like logic behind iAte, a new rundown of Twitter mentions (with a cool name). The site sorts dining [...] [...] One or two mentions might be trashing it. But 20-30 will likely go the other way.That’s the Grayboxx-like logic behind iAte, a new rundown of Twitter mentions (with a cool name). The site sorts dining [...]

]]> By: Web Grafix http://localonliner.com/2007/09/10/grayboxx-ceo-ok-burlington-probably-%e2%80%98too-small%e2%80%99/comment-page-1/#comment-88566 Web Grafix Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:56:14 +0000 http://localonliner.com/?p=466#comment-88566 I wish I had access to that many small businesses!!! I hope it does well! I wish I had access to that many small businesses!!! I hope it does well!

]]> By: langoustine http://localonliner.com/2007/09/10/grayboxx-ceo-ok-burlington-probably-%e2%80%98too-small%e2%80%99/comment-page-1/#comment-73813 langoustine Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:57:06 +0000 http://localonliner.com/?p=466#comment-73813 Ah ha--so it's "mentions"--not reviews or "neighbor recommendations". Even so, that doesn't explain why when I log on from the san Francisco Bay Area (admittedly a grayboxx beta site), I am automatically told on their front page, presumably from my IP address, that "Dan's Automotive", in Daly City, near San Francisco, has "647 recommendations". Big problem. (1) no company anywhere has 647 recommendations (yet), (2) More important, there is NO Dan's Automotive in Daly City, or within 50 miles of San Francisco. Checking further, I find a listing for a plumber (who we promote) who, according to grayboxx, has "87 recommendations". Sorry, not possible, He's not mentioned on Yelp, Insider Pages or Angieslist locally. Then when I try to read some of the plumbers's reviews. I get a message saying "there are no customer reviews"! What gives? Ah ha–so it’s “mentions”–not reviews or “neighbor recommendations”. Even so, that doesn’t explain why when I log on from the san Francisco Bay Area (admittedly a grayboxx beta site), I am automatically told on their front page, presumably from my IP address, that “Dan’s Automotive”, in Daly City, near San Francisco, has “647 recommendations”.

Big problem. (1) no company anywhere has 647 recommendations (yet), (2) More important, there is NO Dan’s Automotive in Daly City, or within 50 miles of San Francisco.
Checking further, I find a listing for a plumber (who we promote) who, according to grayboxx, has “87 recommendations”. Sorry, not possible, He’s not mentioned on Yelp, Insider Pages or Angieslist locally. Then when I try to read some of the plumbers’s reviews. I get a message saying “there are no customer reviews”!

What gives?

]]> By: Grayboxx searching for “sweet spot” at Ghost of Midnight http://localonliner.com/2007/09/10/grayboxx-ceo-ok-burlington-probably-%e2%80%98too-small%e2%80%99/comment-page-1/#comment-73662 Grayboxx searching for “sweet spot” at Ghost of Midnight Mon, 10 Sep 2007 18:39:24 +0000 http://localonliner.com/?p=466#comment-73662 [...] Following up on our previous posting about Grayboxx, here’s the headline from Peter K. at The Local Onliner today… Grayboxx CEO: OK, Burlington Probably ‘Too Small’ [...] [...] Following up on our previous posting about Grayboxx, here’s the headline from Peter K. at The Local Onliner today… Grayboxx CEO: OK, Burlington Probably ‘Too Small’ [...]

]]> By: Michael Wood-Lewis http://localonliner.com/2007/09/10/grayboxx-ceo-ok-burlington-probably-%e2%80%98too-small%e2%80%99/comment-page-1/#comment-73660 Michael Wood-Lewis Mon, 10 Sep 2007 18:30:03 +0000 http://localonliner.com/?p=466#comment-73660 Correction... Burlington is not the capital of Vermont. That distinction belongs to truly small Montpelier, population about 8,000 (and the smallest state capital in the United States and the only one without a McDonalds!). And practically speaking, while the City of Burlington's population is about 38,000, the metro area of which it is the center is about 130,000... that's the area that Greyboxx is covering here... the metro area. <em>Fixed! Michael is definitely the "go to" person for all things Burlington! And hyperlocal and probably many other things (Thanks) Peter K</em> Correction… Burlington is not the capital of Vermont. That distinction belongs to truly small Montpelier, population about 8,000 (and the smallest state capital in the United States and the only one without a McDonalds!).

And practically speaking, while the City of Burlington’s population is about 38,000, the metro area of which it is the center is about 130,000… that’s the area that Greyboxx is covering here… the metro area.

Fixed! Michael is definitely the “go to” person for all things Burlington! And hyperlocal and probably many other things (Thanks) Peter K

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