Tag Archives: Digital Media

Emerging Ecosystems & Platforms

Posted on July 12, 2007 by Simeon Simeonov

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 | 5 Comments

Rebooting Business Models

Posted on June 14, 2007 by Simeon Simeonov

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 | 1 Comment

Advertising on UGC Sites

Posted on May 22, 2007 by Simeon Simeonov

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 →

Posted in Advertising, Digital Media, Web 2.0 | Tagged Advertising, Digital Media, Web 2.0 | 2 Comments

The Rise of Social Infrastructure

Posted on May 18, 2007 by Simeon Simeonov

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 | 4 Comments

Long Tail Worries

Posted on May 7, 2007 by Simeon Simeonov

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 →

Posted in Digital Media, Web 2.0 | Tagged Digital Media, Long Tail, The Long Tail, Web 2.0 | 4 Comments

Impedance Mismatch: Technology Outpaces The Law (Yet Again)

Posted on March 25, 2007 by Simeon Simeonov

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 →

Posted in Digital Media | Tagged Digital Media, Industry News | 1 Comment

Widget Convergence: Web-to-Desktop

Posted on March 21, 2007 by Simeon Simeonov

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 | 1 Comment

Widgets, Widgets, Everywhere

Posted on March 14, 2007 by Simeon Simeonov

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 | 12 Comments