Clicky - Where Form and Function Coexist

June 3rd, 2008 | Categories: content, design, search, usability, widgets

Rarely do I blog about individual products or services. I am not often compelled or inspired by what I see. In the case of Clicky however, the company seems to be doing everything right - from a business perspective and a product strategy.

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Cash or Trash: Twitter

June 3rd, 2008 | Categories: cash or trash

Today’s “Cash or Trash” company is Twitter.

Twitter logo

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Twitter Loyalty

May 29th, 2008 | Categories: blogs, chat, content, networks, off topic, social media, trends, web issues

Has Twitter loyalty suffered from all the recent outages? Or does the fact that the community continues to thrive indicate that loyalty is stronger than ever? So-called Twitter competitors, such as Pownce and Jaiku, continue to grow as well, but we have yet to see a mass exodus from Twitter despite its poor service record.

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Web 3.0 - The Intersection of Quality and Quantity

May 28th, 2008 | Categories: content, markets, networks, off topic, social media, trends, web issues

The next generation of web services and applications will marry two seemingly separate entities - quality and quantity. Historically, knowledge and information have either come in trickles of quality or a barrage of nonsense. Attaining the synergistic point where quality and quantity can both be united is the ultimate ambition.

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Making Money On The Internet Isn’t Sexy

May 27th, 2008 | Categories: content, financing, launch, markets, networks, off topic, trends

Web 2.0 is sexy. Making money on the Internet isn’t. The majority of web 2.0 initiatives fail to turn a profit. Their existence is dependent upon funding or passion. The true money-makers of the Internet are businesses that people don’t talk about.

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