Archive for Web 2.0
May 18, 2006 at 6:54 am · Filed under Web 2.0
Well now, the inspiration has finally hit me. It is time for me to start my own company and I found just the tool to help me out. I’ve been playing around with a new application that helps come up with “potential million dollar ideas”
So far the three companies that I’m planning are:
Squieehub:
geotag-based instant messaging via XML
Yahdoo:
ad-supported auctions via Ruby on Rails
and
Squitiblog:
cellphone-based collaborative document editing via bittorrent
I’m currently accepting VC funding. Drop me a line and I’ll let you know how much money I’ll take from you.
May 8, 2006 at 7:17 am · Filed under Web 2.0
Great article by Scott Karp on Publishing 2.0 this morning that discusses the issue with who is going to pay for content in the Media 2.0 world (much better term than web 2.0, as it actually addresses the fact that its not just the internet that is being affected by changes in the consumer model, but that it is media as a group that is actually affected.
Particularly good quote from Esther Dyson:
…attention has its own intrinsic value, independent of money. People go on the Web in search of attention; they don’t want to give it as much as get it.
And I agree with Scott’s assessment of this quote:
This is a blazing, head-spinning insight.
In media 1.0, brands paid for the attention that media companies gathered by offering people news and entertainment (e.g. TV) in exchange for their attention. In media 2.0, people are more likely to give their attention in exchange for OTHER PEOPLE’S ATTENTION
Essentially what needs to start now is media companies figuring out where the money it going to come from for content in the future. Its not just a case of media conglomerates buying up companies like MySpace, but its protecting their original assets (the expensive to produce tv and film content) and figuring out what the future holds for that type of content
March 24, 2006 at 8:53 am · Filed under Web 2.0
This site is a brilliant parody of the absurd 2.0 hype that seems to grow by the day. Its the anti-techcrunch. Make sure to check out the different themes.
http://www.02bew.com/
There has to come a time when more and more people see through web 2.0 for what it is, a simple marketing term invented to help hype companies, many of whom are deserving of no more than a passing glance.
March 21, 2006 at 7:00 pm · Filed under Riya, Web 2.0, riyarocks
I’ve been waiting for my invite to the beta to come for quite some time as I’ve been really excited by the promise that this appication showed just in it’s concept alone.
I’m not disappointed. In fact, quite the opposite. This is superb. Wow, gushing praise from me, but this deserves it. Yes, it’s got its flaws, the navigation is a little clunky in places, and I kind of bummed that it thinks Rockville Center is in Maryland cause I wanted to put the first pin for Long Island in the overall map, but come on, I’m training it on baby pictures and it’s actually managing to recognize them from some of the early day pictures and onwards as the babies get bigger.
Michael Arrington says he wants yahoo to buy Riya so that they can integrate it with flickr. Why? Who needs flickr? This can easily be a one stop shop for all your photo needs so long as they tie it into a shutterfly or similar photo printing application.
Oh well, thats enough for now, got to back and do some more training
March 16, 2006 at 1:50 pm · Filed under Web 2.0
This is an hilarious view of the ridiculous hype that is building higher and higher around any company that
1. Announces product releases on a blog
2. Tells the world they are a Web 2.0 company
3. Name sounds like a Star Wars Character.
I got 29 out of 43.
Cerado’s Web 2.0 or Star Wars Quiz
