Web 2.0
« Previous EntriesIs a Community Manager Necessary for a Startup?
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008Since I spend a fair amount of my time as a community manager for Zillow, I’m going to have to answer yes to the question of whether startup companies need community managers.
Seriously, Does Anyone Still Use the Traditional Phonebook?
Monday, July 7th, 2008I think the traditional phone book is all but dead. Pictures say a thousand words — in this case, I think the pictures below say the answer to whether or not anyone uses phonebooks anymore is a resounding “NO“.
This is underneath the mailboxes in my building
This is outside the apartment building next door
Two Related Must-Reads
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008I HIGHLY suggest you read both of the following posts (and the comments) –
A Manifesto for the Next Industrial Revolution - Umair Haque
Am I Bored With “Web 2.0”? - Fred Wilson
Glassdoor Launches (and it’s really cool)
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008Now you can let your boss know what you really think — seriously!! Glassdoor.com launched into Beta tonight. What is it you may ask?
Glassdoor.com is a career and workplace community where anyone can find and anonymously share real-time reviews, ratings and salary details about specific jobs for specific employers — all for free.
I’ll leave the […]
The New York Times To Launch an API
Monday, May 26th, 2008It’ll be interesting to see how much content the New York Times makes available in their new API currently in the works.
What will Yahoo’s Opening Price be Tomorrow?
Sunday, May 4th, 2008Many have already weighed in — my vote is $24 per share.
You can take Fred’s poll here.
New Funding in the Works for Twitter
Sunday, April 27th, 2008I admit it 100% — I still don’t understand Twitter. However, with another round of funding in the works, it’s apparent many people do.
PluggedIn is Launching — Congrats!
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008Before heading off to Orange County tomorrow, I wanted to say congrats to the team over at PluggedIn for launching their website! Their CEO Jeff Somers is a former director at Zillow.com and, believe it or not, was actually the person who hired me in late 2005. Best of luck to them as they take […]
The Best Post, and Discussion, I’ve Read for a LONG Time
Thursday, April 10th, 2008Seriously, if you have any interest in internet startups, the web 2.0 landscape, or the VC industry, Fred Wilson’s latest post is a must-read. Hands down, it’s the best blog post I’ve read in months.
Watching all these machinations between Microsoft, Yahoo!, Google, AOL, News Corp/MySpace, and their ilk makes me sick. They are playing around […]
Congrats to Yelp for Raising $15 Million
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008Sorry for another short post, but I wanted to say congrats to the team at Yelp for raising another $15 million in funding!
Yahoo! and Newscorp?
Friday, February 15th, 2008A Yahoo!-Newscorp deal would certainly be interesting, wouldn’t it? Spinning off Myspace and all their other net properties and merging them with Yahoo! would certainly give them a massive user base to cross promote content (page views) to. And combining their ad sales teams and inventory couldn’t hurt either. Though with myspace’s search deal with […]
Yahoo! To Launch Lifecasting Service?
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008I’m a Yahoo! stock holder. Personally, I’m not convinced a “lifecasting” service is the answer to improve their bottom line.
Yahoo! Implements Open ID — Cool Stuff
Thursday, January 17th, 2008It’s been along time since I’ve written about Open ID, but check out TechCrunch, and Techmeme if you really want to dig in. This is cool stuff though — I can imagine this is going to get many more companies onboard.
Did You Know 2.0
Wednesday, January 16th, 2008Data on the Web
Sunday, January 6th, 2008Scott Karp penned up a great article everyone interested in internet technology should read — Data And The Future Of The Web.
He finished with this -
The future of the web will be determined by companies that can overcome people challenges — to bring EVERYONE’S data online, and make it useful. And it won’t be about […]
Marvel Comics Shooting Themselves in the Foot the Same Way the Recording Industry Did
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007There’s an interesting article about Marvel Comics on TechDirt worth reading [via Techmeme]. The premise? Marvel is following in the footsteps of the recording industry — straight towards being a non-player in the online world. To me, it sounds like Marvel Comics is shooting themselves in the foot. Fighting online distribution of old content is […]
What Does OpenSocial Mean to Facebook?
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007Big news — Facebook has a new & VERY formidible competitor — “OpenSocial”. The New York Times is reporting that Google and a slew of partners are going to launch OpenSocial on Thursday. What is OpenSocial? TechCrunch says it is
a set of three common APIs, defined by Google with input from partners, that allow developers […]
A Young Internet Millionaire - Max Levchin
Sunday, October 28th, 2007There is a story on Max Levchin, one of the founders of PayPal & current CEO of Slide.com, in the New York Times that is a great read — After Succeeding, Young Tycoons Try, Try Again.
Max Levchin was one of the early founders of PayPal, which was acquired by eBay in October 2002. Max, now […]
Can Yahoo! Take on Facebook?
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007There is an interesting post on Yahoo! Anecdotal by Jerry Yang, Yahoo’s CEO, that talks about Yahoo’s new 3-pronged strategy –
Become the starting point for the most consumers
Become the must-buy for advertisers
Deliver open, industry-leading platforms that attract the most publishers and developers
Obviously, point number 2 will drive Yahoo’s revenue, but numbers 1 and 3 are […]
Crowdsourcing Chess?
Thursday, October 4th, 2007I know at least one of my friends will appreciate this application — or at least have an opinion about it one way or another. If you love playing chess, check out Crowdchess.
[via TechCrunch]