Monthly Archives: April 2007

Getting back to basics

There was something really depressing about Web 2.0 Expo that I can’t quite put my finger on. Though when I woke up Monday morning after a weekend of working on my house it started to become more clear. On Friday … Continue reading

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The StumbleUpon effect is real

The StumpleUpon acquisition rumor is interesting if not a bit weird, but it doesn’t surprise me that they are being taken seriously. They weren’t really on my radar until I recently looked at the traffic reports for my wife’s blog, … Continue reading

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The next Yahoo! Hack Day to be in London in June

This event should be really good. I’ve been working with the local Yahoo! team in London and their partner BBC Backstage to keep the spirit of the original Open Hack Day alive, and I think the teams there have done … Continue reading

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Transparency as a result of efficiency

Advertising Lab pointed to the AdAge article written by Eric Webber who prefers clothed conversations to naked ones: “It seems to me that all this talk of being “totally transparent” is overrated and takes things entirely too far. What’s worse, … Continue reading

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Gatekeepers need to stop calling themselves gatekeepers

Time business columnist Justin Fox questioned the success of the new media methods in a recent post “The reign of the enthusiasts“. He suggests the algorithms that proudly surface the deep dark corners of the Internet are actually just self-referential … Continue reading

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Media As A Service

Much like print and tv are becoming marketing vehicles to drive people online, the domain name for an online media service is becoming sort of an abstract utility or maybe just a brand address for media services rather than the … Continue reading

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