By Ian, on July 18th, 2006 When I started researching this topic, one of the sites that impressed me was CoMagz-Linkadelic Magazine. This seemed like a great example of publishing the Web 2.0 way. Users write stories and submit them. Others vote for the stories that appear. The best ones appear on the front page. A bit like digg, I suppose, but where the Continue reading When collaboration fails By Ian, on July 17th, 2006 Video sharing site YouTube seems unstoppable in the current climate. Pete Cashmore reports that the site is delivering up to one million videos a day. Sceptics have pointed at the YouTube business model, with their lack of advertising, as a prime example of the lack of solid business planning among Web 2.0 startups. How, they wonder, Continue reading Video stars By Ian, on July 9th, 2006 I have been lucky enough to interview Paul Graham, partner at venture firm Y Combinator and author of Hackers and Painters, about Web 2.0 and some of the business issues it has provoked. Paul has an interesting take on who is going to be powerful in coming years: “A hacker with design sense is Continue reading Hacks and combinators By Ian, on June 30th, 2006 This is a draft of the first part of my chapter on the rise of blogging. The book is intended for general readers, not technorati, so bear that in mind. Too technical still? Not technical enough? Just so that the uninitiated can get through this chapter, blog is short for web log. That Continue reading Draft: intro to blogging By Ian, on June 27th, 2006 Marc Fawzi makes an interesting point about web 2.0 society Fact: trusted individuals are once again the source of news in a society (bloggers) Fact: word of mouth is once again how news spreads (viral marketing) Fact: people once again hunt and gather in a group (del.icio.us) Fact: people once again group things using words like Continue reading Cave 2.0 | About this BlogSocial tools, devices and web evolution are creating epochal change in media, society and business. The plan is to hide under the floorboards till it’s all over document some of the interesting parts of that change. More…. |
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