http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2009/07/15/blackbox-republic-led-by-ex-jive-exec-gets-seed-funding-for-sex-positive-social-network/ Business + Technology in the Exponential Economy Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:14:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2009/07/15/blackbox-republic-led-by-ex-jive-exec-gets-seed-funding-for-sex-positive-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-70985 Decloaking: Portland’s Blackbox Republic wants to foster the Burning Man vibe 52 weeks a year | Oregon Startup Blog Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:39:38 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=33431#comment-70985 [...] xconomy: Blackbox Republic, Led by Ex-Jive Exec, Gets Seed Funding for Sex-Positive Social Network [...] [...] xconomy: Blackbox Republic, Led by Ex-Jive Exec, Gets Seed Funding for Sex-Positive Social Network [...]

]]> http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2009/07/15/blackbox-republic-led-by-ex-jive-exec-gets-seed-funding-for-sex-positive-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-70954 Decloaking: Portland’s Blackbox Republic wants to foster the Burning Man vibe 52 weeks a year « Silicon Florist Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:46:47 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=33431#comment-70954 [...] xconomy: Blackbox Republic, Led by Ex-Jive Exec, Gets Seed Funding for Sex-Positive Social Network [...] [...] xconomy: Blackbox Republic, Led by Ex-Jive Exec, Gets Seed Funding for Sex-Positive Social Network [...]

]]> http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2009/07/15/blackbox-republic-led-by-ex-jive-exec-gets-seed-funding-for-sex-positive-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-70859 » Blackbox Republic, Led by Ex-Jive Exec, Gets Seed Funding for Sex … Wed, 15 Jul 2009 06:52:19 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=33431#comment-70859 [...] the rest here:  Blackbox Republic, Led by Ex-Jive Exec, Gets Seed Funding for Sex … AKPC_IDS += [...] [...] the rest here:  Blackbox Republic, Led by Ex-Jive Exec, Gets Seed Funding for Sex … AKPC_IDS += [...]

]]> http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2009/07/15/blackbox-republic-led-by-ex-jive-exec-gets-seed-funding-for-sex-positive-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-70836 SexWillHappen | It matters how you get there - We’re out of the Box! Wed, 15 Jul 2009 06:06:06 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=33431#comment-70836 [...] Blackbox Republic, Led by Ex-Jive Exec, Gets Seed Funding for Sex-Positive Social Network (our release) [...] [...] Blackbox Republic, Led by Ex-Jive Exec, Gets Seed Funding for Sex-Positive Social Network (our release) [...]

]]> http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2009/07/15/blackbox-republic-led-by-ex-jive-exec-gets-seed-funding-for-sex-positive-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-70830 Go Big Always – Out of Stealth: Welcome to Blackbox Republic Wed, 15 Jul 2009 05:56:24 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=33431#comment-70830 [...] What does eCommerce have to do with this, you ask? Well, it was the only thing to look at for online gifting. And in doing so, it struck us that it, too, is remnants of a 15 year old post online-gold rush era. To gift someone, you have to leave the online social situation, drive your computer over to an online store, get a username, password, verify email, find crap, add it to your cart, call your friend up, get their address (as if you’re not sending them something), etc etc. It’s very unlike the Margarita Moment. There’s nothing social or gift-like about it. [...] [...] What does eCommerce have to do with this, you ask? Well, it was the only thing to look at for online gifting. And in doing so, it struck us that it, too, is remnants of a 15 year old post online-gold rush era. To gift someone, you have to leave the online social situation, drive your computer over to an online store, get a username, password, verify email, find crap, add it to your cart, call your friend up, get their address (as if you’re not sending them something), etc etc. It’s very unlike the Margarita Moment. There’s nothing social or gift-like about it. [...]

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