Archive for the ‘Web 2.0’ Category

Edit And Share Video With Jumpcut

Wednesday, October 4th, 2006

If you've found yourself knees deep in Web 2.0 fun, here's another website that looks very promising. Jumpcut.com has just teamed up with search engine giant Yahoo! to make videos more available to users. Not one to be left behind I figured I'd register an account to see what ...

Myspace.com is Spam 2.0

Wednesday, September 13th, 2006

Interesting article in Valleywag about Myspace.com and some interesting facts most consumers probably aren't aware of. 2. MySpace.com is Spam 2.0. MySpace has spawned an incredibly successful twist on the age-old art of self-promotion, allowing--even encouraging--the marketing of everything from bands to businesses on their site. Essentially, they've opened up a ...

Netscape – the worst message board on the internet

Saturday, September 2nd, 2006

I think Netscape just might be the worst mess of an "open forum" I've seen in my days on the internet. Netscape, a failed portal, has been transformed into a Digg-clone, which is now led by Jason Calacanis, a man who makes some bewilderingly clueless statements, considering his role ...

Web 2.0 is played out for real

Saturday, August 26th, 2006

Alright, let's face some of the facts. Ajax interfaces are cool, and functionality is King, but these lamer Web 2.0 websites appearing daily now seem exactly the same. No wonder Michael Arrington is expanding out of just chronicling Web 2.0, he already knows the end must be near. ...

Key to online success – controlling expenses

Monday, August 21st, 2006

I rarely ever see anyone talking about this online and it's key. The advantage of operating an online business is the low cost structure. I see more and more companies lately that appear to fly in the face of that wisdom. They start up with large staffs ...

Internet marketing now versus in the future

Wednesday, August 9th, 2006

I know we can't predict the future, but we can always speculate. That's part of the fun of being human. And I have to tell you, I can't imagine that the way things are going right now will be the way things are in the future. Personally, ...

Content based business models have a number of pitfalls

Friday, August 4th, 2006

AOL is the newest mega-business to enter the content arena with ferocity. It's understandable why a move like this could be attractive to them. Running an internet access business (especially one that's still heavily reliant on dialup infrastructure) has a great number of expenses. Access customers need ...

Inspiring passion online – the web marketer’s mission

Thursday, August 3rd, 2006

I think one of the most amazing phenomena about online is how certain websites truly inspire passion among their users. In fact, all the best websites do it, and it's one of the keys to success for any modern venture in Web 2.0. I think setting off to ...

Web 2.0 – what can we expect in the second half of 2006?

Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006

I think we can expect more of the same. We'll see many more companies touting revolutionary widgets find startup capital. I also think we'll see new website emerge that aren't the current darlings. Some of the companies that have been at the forefront of the movement may ...

thumbd expands features during beta

Tuesday, August 1st, 2006

thumbd continues to evolve in its' early existence. If you haven't already, please register an account. It's free and easy and the premise of thumbd is quite simple. It's a website where you give a "thumbs up" to works that you consider to be of extra-ordinary quality. ...