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Re:Memeoirs Raises $300K To Turn Your Facebook Conversations... by nakedrobot2 on Tuesday February 18, 2014 @11:21AM (#7258945)
Well, uh, nice, ok, but.... come on!

How about some REAL INNOVATION, PEOPLE?

Not this warmed-over, iterative solipsism. Our technology is circling the drain of self-perpetuating narcisism. Investors are a spineless bunch who shy away from anything actually "new and daring". What happened to the "V" in "Venture Capital"? You know the part where you are actually taking a RISK on something?

/rant

No offense intended to the Memeoirs guys personally.

"I saw the best minds of my generation, writing spam filters" -Neal Stephenson

Re:Memeoirs Raises $300K To Turn Your Facebook Conversations... by regularjack on Tuesday February 18, 2014 @11:51AM (#7259178)
Memeoirs co-founder here.

I think I understand where this is coming from because I too sometimes feel the same. However, I also believe it's possible to create value with technology that is not a major innovation.

That said, the value Memeoirs creates is the perpetuation of people's "digital letters". We don't want to live in a world where there is no tangible written communication and we believe we are not alone.

I would also like to point out that this was not VP money. Our investor is an Italian printing group who does not usually invest in other companies.

Re:Memeoirs Raises $300K To Turn Your Facebook Conversations... by lowmagnet on Tuesday February 18, 2014 @11:47AM (#7259145)
It's now 'V' for 'Vanity', stroking egos for profit.
Re:Memeoirs Raises $300K To Turn Your Facebook Conversations... by pbnjay on Tuesday February 18, 2014 @11:31AM (#7259010)
Maybe it's just me, but do many people have long, meaningful conversations with their loved ones over email and/or social media inboxes? Maybe I'm an old fart or something, but I don't see it.

I've been on Facebook since 2004, and met my wife shortly after that... We've been FB friends since we started dating, but I can honestly say we have barely any electronic correspondence. Certainly not enough to fill a book.

Re:Memeoirs Raises $300K To Turn Your Facebook Conversations... by robodale on Tuesday February 18, 2014 @01:47PM (#7260106)
Find the pain and you will have no problem with money coming your way. Turning my Facebook conversations into a book clearly solves one of my deepest, most painful issues I have today. There is no pain I feel greater right now than wishing my Facebook conversations were turned into a book.
Re:Memeoirs Raises $300K To Turn Your Facebook Conversations... by mightypirate on Tuesday February 18, 2014 @11:12AM (#7258872)
Great idea, excellent execution. Keep up the good work
Re:Memeoirs Raises $300K To Turn Your Facebook Conversations... by pavelc on Tuesday February 18, 2014 @11:00AM (#7258773)
well done!