Category Archives: san francisco

How to launch an online platform (part II)

Posted on February 6, 2008 by Matt McAlister

The MySpace guys won the latest launch party battle. About 200 people met at the new MySpace house last night in San Francisco to see what the company was going to do to compete with Facebook on the developer front.

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Why Outside.in may have the local solution

Posted on July 24, 2007 by

The recent blog frenzy over hyperlocal media inspired me to have a look at Outside.in again. It’s not just the high profile backers and the intense competitive set that make Outside.in worth a second look. There’s something very compelling in … Continue reading →

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How to fix building construction bureaucracy

Posted on May 31, 2007 by

Sometimes I forget to step outside of our little bubble here and see how people use or in fact don’t use the Internet. When I get that chance I often wonder if anything I’m doing in my career actually matters … Continue reading →

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