TweetSeriously, the thing I think is the coolest ever is what Viddler has done with their videos — users can add comments throughout a video. It’s interesting to watch a video and see all the user comments pop-up as commentary throughout the video. Here is one by the lovely iJustine. And then the video page [...]
Monthly Archives:: February 2008
Price Ceiling of Music is “Free”
TweetCaution: This is a bit of a freeform flow of information from my head… Ultimately, all music will be free someday — ok, 99% of it. OK, maybe I’m wrong. I was thinking of TV — that’s all free to consumers. I was thinking of Newspapers and online writing (blogs) — that’s all free. Those [...]
Yahoo/AOL – I called it last week
TweetI called it last week — a Yahoo/AOL merger potential. I disagree with Arrington that Yahoo needs to compete with Google; I think they are going in a different direction. If they team with AOL, then they have so many weapons in the battle for behavioral display advertising — and access to probably 65% (?) [...]
Guest Post on CenterNetworks: Google Introduces Physical World Hyperlinks to USA
TweetGuest post I wrote for CenterNetworks — reprinted below: Google has announced that 2D barcodes (called a “QR code“) can be included in their Google Print Ads program. Here’s how it works — you’re reading a magazine and there’s an advertisement for something you’re actually interested in. Most times you’d just turn the page and [...]
Get Neglected: Go Get Acquired by Google
TweetI was just thinking about Jotspot — remember that enterprise wiki site that got tons of buzz, because the founders were some of the Excite guys? They were acquired by Google back in October 2006 and I haven’t heard of them since. Turns out I’m not the only one, I checked out their listing on [...]
Yahoo! Acquires AOL; slaps Microsoft in the Face
TweetOK – Not really. But honestly, I’d love to see Yahoo! blow off Microsoft and swing back with the purchase of AOL. I don’t think a merger of Yahoo! and Microsoft could really do anything. Microsoft wants a piece of search, which is the reason they are going after this. But in reality, I’m not [...]
Dear WTF Chuck – Twitter has $5M, why can’t they hire a Sys Admin?
TweetDear WTF Chuck, Why is Twitter always down, despite them being flush with cash ($5mm), and all of their users whining for the past year about how much downtime they experience? Yet, we the users, go with the flow and don’t punish them (by leaving their service), because some of us are addicted to their [...]
Dating Niche [free True.com marketing ideas]
TweetRocket Profit has a contest going on via John Chow to win a free ticket to the Elite Retreat (April 3-4 in San Francisco, CA; $4,995 value). Basically you select an affiliate offer on Rocket Profit and explain how you would market it. Well, I’m going to choose the True.com dating offer (pays $3.50 per [...]
