Archive for June, 2006

Mog.com launches social networking site for music

Tuesday, June 20th, 2006

Now we're starting to see the merging of several different web business models. Mog.com launches a new social networking site, which is geared specifically for music lovers. The idea was launched by David Hyman who is a former marketing exec at MTV. The site uses a special ...

Microsoft hasn’t done much in search

Monday, June 19th, 2006

For a company with an awful lot of promise, Microsoft really hasn't done much as far as search is concerned up to this point. Their results are still ridiculously bad, and they're the easiest of all search engines to game. Any rankings you get from them will yield ...

Living in the post Google-Dance era

Saturday, June 17th, 2006

Years ago, netizens spoke of the Google Dance in hushed and reverent tones. No more. Now the fair inhabitants of Planet Google live in a heightened sense of awareness known as Everflux. You might think you know how or where you rank. But you don't. ...

Ain’t no time for the Summertime Blues for online marketers

Friday, June 16th, 2006

Well I'm gonna raise a fuss...And I'm gonna raise a holler...About workin' all summer...Just tryin' to earn a dollar. Back when I was 8 years old was the last time I had the Summer off completely. But the best part about the Summertime time now is being an ...

AOL turns Netscape.com into a Digg clone

Thursday, June 15th, 2006

Danny Sullivan has an interesting article about AOL attempts to turn Netscape into a Digg or Slashdot clone. I agree with his comments about Digg being a snarky community (reading the link to where he was "Dugg" is hilarious. He's attacked by an angry mob, which isn't uncommon ...

What can we learn from E-Bay?

Wednesday, June 14th, 2006

Obviously, anyone can learn a ton from studying this company. They've managed to excel in the online business in a way that very few other companies could. I think their acquisition of Skype has them positioned to make an even more feature rich environment for their users. ...

Bubble 2.0 coming soon?

Tuesday, June 13th, 2006

The last few days there have been a huge number of ebullient posts concerning Web 2.0 startups. People are either landing more money or getting their first round of financing. People are leaving their jobs and starting "Web 2.0" companies. The hype machine is in full bloom, ...

Digg.com moves past just tech stories

Monday, June 12th, 2006

Good news for blogger who are hoping to get some exposure from Digg.com. BusinessWeek reports that Digg is opening up their service to other subject matters besides just tech. It's not hard to understand why. The tech crowd is fine, but the bigger money in advertising will ...

Video, Video Search, and Mobile Content

Saturday, June 10th, 2006

These are three things I'm thinking about more, as are many people. Video is such an incredibly potent media. Cinema, and even TV media and advertising, all have huge impacts on how people live. Can you see an internet where video plays a huge roll? It's ...

Google announces prototype for audio contextual advertising

Friday, June 9th, 2006

King Google has been totally mad for awhile now, but lately, the product releases and ideas are getting more bizarre. According to TechCrunch, Google is now aiming at launching a new eavesdropping technology. The implications of this product are astounding. If there aren't politicians working on stopping ...