| What they're saying about QuickTopic |
Note: QuickTopic was previously named Take It Offline. Quotes here are changed to reflect the new name, and some linked pages may still refer to the previous name.
- The Globe and Mail, Canada's largest circulating newspaper, featured QuickTopic: The service is stunningly easy to use.
- PC Magazine: Setting up an Internet discussion space for any topic couldn't be any easier than using the free QuickTopic service.
- Steve Krug, author of Don't Make Me Think! A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability: For years I've wanted a way to set up short-lived discussions on a particular topic, but it's always seemed like too much trouble. QuickTopic makes it a cinch for me--and the participants. Very slick.
- Yahoo Internet Life magazine featured QuickTopic as an Incredibly Useful Site of the month.
- David Woolley's compendium of forum hosting sites: this is probably the easiest and quickest place to set up a single-topic bulletin board.
- Robert F. Kelley, retired Managing Partner, International Affairs, Arthur Andersen & Co. S.C.: [I] faced this impossible challenge under unusual and critical circumstances: how to effectively and efficiently organize the communications among 1,100 Worldwide Retired Partners of Arthur Andersen & Co. S.C.? [I] capitalized on the availability and simplicity of QT, and the site had over 70,000 views and 1,300 messages in 30 days.
- Jon Udell, author of the O'Reilly book Practical Internet Groupware and former executive editor for new media at Byte magazine, in his Byte column: The QuickTopic group is intentionally very lightweight, and this is a key thing that can enable group formation to occur in a more fluid way.
Jon featured Quick Doc Review(SM) in his 29-Jan-2001 Byte column: [Quick Doc Review] brings us a major step closer to a world in which this kind of collaboration is simply routine.
- David Weinberger, co-author of The Cluetrain Manifesto: QuickTopic is a great example of how the Web is evolving new ways to converse -- and, in this case, by constantly listening closely to what users want.
- Marcia Blake, of Automagix!: QuickTopic is one of the lightest-overhead, highest-value services I've ever seen.
- Bernie DeKoven in naming QT CoWorking Tool of the Day: Sometimes, it's the single blade, rather than the entire Swiss Army Knife, that turns out to be the most flexible tool. QuickTopic offers the virtual collaborator just such a blade.
- Keith Dawson, editor and publisher of the award-winning newsletter Tasty Bits from the Technology Front: QuickTopic is often used to add interactivity to formerly broadcast-only media. I've used QuickTopic to add interactivity to TBTF [email newsletter] for a year now. QuickTopic invented a new category in the universe of communication media, a perfect niche between the Web and email. ... With QuickTopic you can do simple things immediately and complicated things simply. Its learning curve is a vertical line.
- Dale Dougherty, Publisher, O'Reilly Network, which produces oreillynet.com, xml.com and perl.com, in his Userland column: QuickTopic is a clever idea. Short-lived, single topic discussions...Maybe what Steve has is also the perfect redirect for every newsgroup and mailing list, a natural way to fork off long discussions or those that go off topic. Given the flood of messages in the average mailing list, why not re-envision the purpose of the mailing list to make it a place to introduce new discussions?
- Becton/Schantz Company regarding a customized forum implementation: You have been a pleasure to work with. Customer Service is so hard to find these days. But you have exemplified PERFECT service. We are very appreciative.
- Chris Locke, co-author of The Cluetrain Manifesto: It's hard to explain, but I got a rush from this thing that was reminiscent of first discovering the net or the web or lists -- the whole thing perhaps. these websites have no location; they're the floating world. evanescent. transitory. like writing on clouds. like us.
- Johanna Siegmann says: Just wanted you to know that this is one of the most enjoyable sites I've
ever visited, except that your claim about setting up in 20 seconds is
actually not true: it only took about 15! I have become the hero of my
high school graduating class ...
QuickTopic has helped create a passionate community where none existed before.
For most of us, checking into QT is the first thing we do when we get home
from work.
- Dan Kalikow, web consultant: I'm using QT to arrange a big family reunion this summer. It's been
working great; folks from ten Canadian provinces and US states are
participating regularly, and we're about to email invitations to our Paris
and Tel Aviv branches. You don't have to be a technogeek to use it. Even
my 89-year old dad with his WebTV is in on the fun.
- Ann Rainey writes: The Great 8th Ward in the City of Evanston is very appreciative of your site. It allows neighbors from all over the ward and city to communicate with one another. We have never had this opportunity before. Information sharing like this is a wonderful educational and problem solving tool.
- Sue MacIntosh: I have to tell you, this message board has been a great thing for the planning
committee for my high school reunion. I went to an American High school in
Mexico City. Many of my fellow graduates spread to the 4 winds following
graduation, and it has not been easy staying in touch with them. Our 20-year
reunion is coming up, and the discussion list I set up has been resoundingly
well received. We've had participants post messages from around the world,
literally. Many friendships that had
been lost have been rekindled. QuickTopic exemplifies the very best the
Internet has to offer.
- Joshua McGee, software developer, on his Best of the Web page: A
fascinating concept that fills a specialized niche extremely well. Its
elegance and ease of use are astounding.
- Jeff Miller of Mercedes-Benz Pontons quips: Simply the easiest thing to use since the pet rock.
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