Monthly Archives: January 2007

Screencasting with Yahoo! partners

An exciting part of my job is the exposure I get to startups that are doing new and interesting things. Last week, for example, Jeremy Zawodny and I sat with the Renkoo team while they walked through all the ways … Continue reading

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How recommendations can isolate people

It’s curious to me that Findory is fading on us, perhaps slipping into oblivion. It’s not the only startup with a good idea to see the lights dimming through the window of opportunity. And it’s certainly not for a lack … Continue reading

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For my wishlist: a start page that learns

I had the pleasure of joining Rex Hammock for drinks last night in Potrero Hill while he was here for Macworld Expo. Rex is tuned in to some interesting aspects of the online world, particularly through his site SmallBusiness.com which … Continue reading

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The breakthrough that is MyBlogLog

There’s something very uncomfortable about seeing your face appear on another web site while you’re visiting it. That’s exactly why I think MyBlogLog is going to be a really big deal. I’m looking forward to seeing what happens now that … Continue reading

Posted in attention, behavior, email, future, history, identity, innovation, meme, mybloglog, socialmedia, socialnetworks, startup, yahoo | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Five things about me

Alright, why not. Thanks, John. 1.) I made my little brother throw deviled eggs into a crowd of people dancing to Emmylou Harris at Steve Wozniak’s wedding to our next door neighbor Candi Clark. He was about 5 and I … Continue reading

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eWeek doesn’t want me to visit eweek.com

I saw a link to an eWeek story and visited in part because I hadn’t been there in so long. Ugh. Now I remember why. Here’s a 30 second screencast showing you why I’m not a regular reader. Link to … Continue reading

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A community site without a community

Taking a little time at home last week gave me a chance to play around with one of my experiments that was nearly at its end. FlipBait is a simple Pligg/MediaWiki site that pokes fun at the dotcom golddiggers out … Continue reading

Posted in aggregation, collaboration, community, delicious, digg, flipbait, how to, mediawiki, participation, pligg, publishing, socialmedia, tagging, wiki | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments