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About Drew Meyers
Drew Meyers currently runs ESM Exec Designs, a design shop specializing in corporate and personal blog design. Travel addict managing Oh Hey World, a travel blog focused on generation X & Y, and real estate technology enthusiast. In his free time, Drew enjoys reading, traveling the world, spending time with passionate people, and is active member of the microfinance community.
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Category Archives: Web 2.0
Can Peer to Peer Lending Mixed with the Web Wipe Out the Consumer Banking Space as We Know It?
Why do we need banks? What service and benefit do they truly provide? Of course, they enable you to access your money from anytime, anywhere. I’d argue the main benefit to the banking system is security — knowing that the money you put in will be there when you want to take it out. Sure, the banking system does work, but it’s ripe with inefficiencies and overhead that’s not needed to accomplish its core business. The physical real estate that banks own and operate are largely unneeded to serve consumer needs. They have literally thousands of employees behind the scenes. Again, largely unneeded overhead. Hence my question — can the whole consumer banking system be … Continue reading
Google Knocks out Whatismyipaddress.com with a Single Swift Kick
Uploaded with Skitch! Well, looks like whatismyipaddress.com will be out of business soon as a result of Google’s entry into IP addresses. Bummer for them.
Facebook Music — and “listen with your friend” — to Launch Tomorrow
Apparently Facebook Music is launching tomorrow. I had two immediate thoughts when I read the TechCrunch post. Who has enough time to obsess over these types of tech announcements and make such a huge deal out of a deleted Tweet? Facebook Music’s “Listen with your friend” is going to be a smashing success. Bigger than you can imagine. The distribution possibilities for musicians as a result of that feature are insane.
Kindle to Wipe Out the Textbook Industry
Amazon announced Textbook Rentals on the Kindle. One word. FINALLY The traditional textbook industry has needed to be wiped out for a number of years now. Another industry to bite the dust. Well done Amazon, well done.
MySpace Scooped up for a Cool $35 Million
Specific Media just bought MySpace for $35 million. Well, I bet Newscorp is regretting this acquisition…MySpace lost $545 million dollars in value in just 6 years. Can Specific Media bring it back to life? Doubtful…
Google+ — Umm, What?
Is it just me, or is the new Google+ well….a little oversized? What EXACTLY is it? Is there a 3 sentence explanation? If not, it’s too complicated and destined to fail.
