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Tag Archives: Digital Media
Emerging Ecosystems & Platforms
I’m at David Kirkpatrick’s iMeme conference in SF. It’s likely going to be a treat. The speakers and the attendees are of great caliber. As an ex-platform guy who’s recently spent a lot of time thinking about social infrastructure, I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Media, Google, Microsoft, SaaS, startups, virtual worlds, Web 2.0
Tagged B2C, Digital Media, Google, iMeme, Microsoft, network effect, SaaS, Social computing, social networking, startups, virtual worlds, Web 2.0, Web Services
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Rebooting Business Models
An interesting company to watch is EveryZing (what used to be Podzinger). My friend Tom Wilde recently took the reigns as CEO. His task is similar to that of many CEOs of Series B companies–take good tech that has gone … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Digital Media, startups, Web 2.0
Tagged Advertising, Digital Media, startups, Web 2.0
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Advertising on UGC Sites
comScore has published the results of a study on consumer response to ads in different formats/properties. Not surprisingly, Gen Y and those close to them are showing different propensity to engage with and trust an ad than the older population. … Continue reading
The Rise of Social Infrastructure
I wrote this piece on social infrastructure last fall for the inaugural issue of Social Computing Magazine. As most startups, SCM was a little late to launch and hence some of the data and references in the article are dated. … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Media, MySpace, Social Commerce, Web 2.0
Tagged Digital Media, Long Tail, MySpace, Social Commerce, Social computing, social networking, The Long Tail, Web 2.0
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Social Computing Magazine
After many years with SYS-CON, my friend Jeremy Geelan has struck it on his own with Social Computing Magazine. Worth keeping an eye on it as Jeremy has a number of sharp people (and me) on the editorial board. Computing … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Media, Web 2.0
Tagged Blogging, Digital Media, New Blogs, Social computing, Web 2.0
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Long Tail Worries
Found an interesting study by Lex Miron from CIBC World Markets that tries to test for the existence of a long tail in interactive media properties using Nielsen Net Ratings (NNR) data. Lex measures user engagement as total number of minutes spent on a … Continue reading
Impedance Mismatch: Technology Outpaces The Law (Yet Again)
Impedance mismatch is defined as a term “which describes an inadequate or excessive ability of one system to accommodate input from another.” With the pace of change in technology exceeding that of many other areas in society, there is plenty … Continue reading
Widget Convergence: Web-to-Desktop
The guys at Goowy and yourminis blog that you can now put your widgets on your desktop, all thanks to Adobe Apollo. I tried it and it’s pretty neat, despite the fact that it is alpha tech running on alpha tech. … Continue reading
Posted in Adobe, Digital Media, startups, Web 2.0
Tagged Adobe, Digital Media, Industry News, Macromedia Flash, startups, Web 2.0
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Widgets, Widgets, Everywhere
Widgets are the new cool. Everyone agrees they are a big phenomenon that’s here to stay. No, widgets are not new. They’ve been around for a very long time in multiple technology implementations. Some prior examples are in Brad Feld’s … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Media, Mobile, MySpace, startups, Web 2.0
Tagged Blogging, Bubble 2.0, Digital Media, e-commerce, Long Tail, Mobile, MySpace, Social computing, social networking, startups, The Long Tail, Web 2.0
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MySpace Doesn’t Want You to Make Money
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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Tagged Digital Media, MySpace, social networking, Web 2.0
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