Category Archives: Web 2.0

MySpace Doesn’t Want You to Make Money

Posted on February 27, 2007 by Simeon Simeonov

In the continuing saga of MySpace vs. third-parties-who-want-to-make-a-buck, MySpace recently blocked Revver. TechCrunch got MySpace PR to explain why it happened. If a widget violates our TOS, we block them. Breaches would include any person, widget or software that violates … Continue reading →

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Adobe Engage

Posted on February 26, 2007 by Simeon Simeonov

I’m in SF this week to attend Adobe Engage on Tuesday, a private all-day “influence the influencers” event. The focus is on the Adobe platform, encompassing both online and enterprise technologies. (I don’t think the Mobile group will be represented–they … Continue reading →

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The Ideal Mobile Software Stack

Posted on February 19, 2007 by Simeon Simeonov

I’m a contributing blogger to the OpenGardens blog. My latest post there is The Ideal Mobile Software Stack where I’m advocating a layered Linux/Java/Flash|AJAX architecture for high end feature phones and smartphones. In terms of presentation, I’m slightly biased towards … Continue reading →

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Making Money From the Paradox of Choice

Posted on February 19, 2007 by Simeon Simeonov

In parallel to 3GSM, Ogilvy runs a telco conference in the beautiful Dolce Sitges Hotel, about 35km from Barcelona where the main even is. Sitges is a vacation town for the Barcelonians, a quiet place fit for a more exclusive … Continue reading →

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Long Tail Aggregators

Posted on January 31, 2007 by Simeon Simeonov

I’m at the AlwaysOn Media Conference in NYC today. At breakfast, Esther Dyson (who just recently left CNet), Chris Dobbrow (now at GoingOn, the platform powering AlwaysOn), Melinda Gipson (GateHouse Media) and I had an interesting discussion about how to … Continue reading →

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Tech vs. Life Sciences Investing

Posted on January 31, 2007 by Simeon Simeonov

My partner Alan Crane and I were talking recently about the differences between technology (IT, HW+SW in particular) and life sciences (LS) investing as driven by the inherent differences in the target markets. Two key points rose to the surface: … Continue reading →

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Bigger May Be Better for Secure Scripting

Posted on January 23, 2007 by Simeon Simeonov

On the topic of security as a competitive advantage, a recent Evans Data survey of scripting environments puts ActionScript and Adobe Flex on top. ASP.NET AJAX (Atlas) is in second place. The open-source projects are, unsurprisingly, rated lower. It’s hard to get … Continue reading →

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Flipping the Ad Model: Consumer Choice == More Money

Posted on January 23, 2007 by Simeon Simeonov

Talk to a grizzled broadcast TV exec and he’ll lament consumer choice: the choice of many cable/sat channels, the choice of spending time online or in front of the TV, the choice of whether to watch ads or fast-forward through them, … Continue reading →

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Second Life Numbers: Mystery Revealed

Posted on January 8, 2007 by Simeon Simeonov

Some of you have probably followed the debate in the blogosphere about virtual community usage and growth. Very recently, Clay Shirky and David Kirkpatrick had a somewhat tense exchange over the credibility of some Second Life numbers. David talked to CEO Philip Rosedale and … Continue reading →

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Old Tech Dies Hard

Posted on December 7, 2006 by Simeon Simeonov

“Your name is in the MySpace code,” said Bill Clogston, chief architect at 8th Ring, to me on Monday. Since I’ve in no way been involved with MySpace’s design or architecture, it took me a bit to figure out that … Continue reading →

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