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Tuesday, February 28th, 2006

As someone who reads what seems to be a lot of blogs, it’s easy to get caught up in the belief that I actually know what’s going on in the digital world…
Then I come across articles like this one, and realize that I’m probably not that in touch…
Of the 50 blogs listed […]

Big Ben and Little Jason

Tuesday, February 7th, 2006

It’s been over three weeks since I’ve had a chance to blog (read or write!), and I feel like I’m out of touch with the world in some respects. Then again, I’m sitting on an airplane as I type this, returning from London, where I finally felt like I had a chance to reconnect […]

TV: Video’s Killer App…Forever

Friday, January 6th, 2006

There’s been a lot buzz the past couple days about a potential upcoming announcement by Google about expanding its video services and offerings…
I’m going to take what may be a controversial stance here, but I don’t believe the PC-based video will ever serve more than a niche market in the overall commercial video ecosystem. […]

This and That for the New Year

Friday, January 6th, 2006

It’s been a busy week, and I haven’t had the energy to write some of the posts I’ve wanted to write, but I thought it was important that I exercised my fingers at least a bit today… So, here are some tidbits I’ve come across this week that I thought were worth sharing…
First, The […]

2006: Year of Video?

Thursday, December 29th, 2005

A lot of people have been saying that 2006 will be the year of video over the Internet. Some even think 2006 will be the year that broadcast television is overthrown.
While I agree to some point, here are my specific predictions for what to expect in 2006 with respect to video over […]

Malik on Bundling

Wednesday, December 28th, 2005

Om Malik discussing some of the bundling and network issues I discussed in my Bundling Part I and Bundling Part II posts…

Not All Users Are Created Equal

Sunday, December 25th, 2005

Om Malik recently wrote an article for Business 2.0 magazine, in which he discussed “the value of eyeballs.” The point of the article is that over the past 6-8 years, Internet companies have been bought and sold, and if you believe the premise that that a major driver of these acquisitions is users, then […]

New RSS Icon

Sunday, December 25th, 2005

Microsoft has announced that they are going to adopt the Firefox icon used to denote RSS feeds in the upcoming release of Internet Explorer 7…
Here’s a preview:

For more information — or to download multi-colored and multi-format graphics for the new icon — take a look at feedicons.com…

“The Long Tail” Explained

Thursday, December 22nd, 2005

Along with “Web 2.0,” the big buzz phrase going around technology marketing circles these days is “The Long Tail.” Now, unlike Web 2.0, there is a set of meaningful and useful concepts behind The Long Tail, and since I’ve had a couple people ask me about it recently, I wanted to take a quick […]

eBay Has a New CTO

Wednesday, December 21st, 2005

eBay today appointed Matt Carey CTO of Marketplaces…
From the Press Release:
“…Matt Carey will join the company as Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President for eBay Marketplaces, effective February 1, 2006. Carey, who brings more than 20 years of experience to the role, will report to John Donahoe, President of eBay Marketplaces.
As CTO for eBay […]



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