Tag Archives: Weblogs

Getting Social Platforms Right

Posted on February 7, 2008 by Simeon Simeonov

Since I’m a platform guy by background, I’ve been very interested in how social infrastructure, i.e., social platforms such as Facebook’s F8, Bebo’s clone, Google’s OpenSocial and MySpace’s recently launched developer platform, is going to evolve. Some recent good reading on … Continue reading →

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Harnessing Ingenuity

Posted on January 12, 2008 by Simeon Simeonov

I found Afrigadget through a short write-up in Fortune. The site can be an inspiration for many, but especially the garage-type entrepreneurs who haven’t made money before. It’s about engineers, entrepreneurs and inventors in Africa who create cool & useful … Continue reading →

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Millions of Consumers, Millions of Channels: The Shift to Social Advertising and Social Commerce

Posted on November 29, 2007 by Simeon Simeonov

I did a guest post at InternetEvolution titled “Viral Distribution’s Coming of Age“. The key observation is that the consumer has become the distribution channel. Millions of consumers = millions of channels. Successfully leveraging social advertising and social commerce will require … Continue reading →

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Windows Live Writer

Posted on August 14, 2006 by Simeon Simeonov

After Onfolio was acquired by Microsoft, JJ Allaire (founder of Allaire) moved to Redmond and is now a GM on the Windows Live team working on all sorts of cool things, including Windows Live Writer. Today our team is shipping … Continue reading →

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