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About Me
I'm Ryan Spoon. I live in San Francisco and have spent my career on the web. I founded beRecruited.com (acquired in 2007) and spent 2003-2007 at eBay (internet marketing, social media & leading Kijiji.com). I am now at Widgetbox.com and running InGameNow on the side with a collection of friends.
Email: rspoon @ gmail.com
Twitter: @berecruited
Should Facebook Acquire FriendFeed, Twitter and/or Digg?
Saturday, May 24th, 2008 Posted in Web 2.0 | 1 Comment »
Over the last few years - in *numerous* settings - I have heard different variations of the following: “Why should we build it internally when we can let it be ... Read more..Pierre Omidyar Twitters About Skype Acquisition…
Thursday, March 6th, 2008 Posted in Photos, Web 2.0 | 3 Comments »
This is one of my favorite Tweets ever... For those who don't know: - Pierre is the founder of eBay - eBay famously acquired Skype for $2.6BB - The ... Read more..Microsoft Makes Unsolicited Bid to Acquire Yahoo
Friday, February 1st, 2008 Posted in Web 2.0 | 1 Comment »
I spoke too soon. Last night I posted about the plight of big tech stocks in 2008. I left off Microsoft from the Tech stocks and also from the video games ... Read more..Apple Announces Earnings, Stock Falls Under 140.
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008 Posted in Web 2.0 | No Comments »
It's been a very tough time for the stock market and the tech companies have suffered. eBay, Cisco and others are trading at 52 week lows. Google has fallen from ... Read more..Donating to Goodwill - How can Goodwill go Web 2.0?
Sunday, January 20th, 2008 Posted in Web 2.0 | 2 Comments »
Trying to finish up my move, I brought a ton of stuff over to the local Santa Clara Goodwill store / donation center. I was surprised by a few things ... Read more..Why Can’t I Sync Google Calendar, Contacts With Outlook?
Friday, January 18th, 2008 Posted in Web 2.0 | No Comments »
Earlier, I wrote about how Xobni made Outlook better, but failed to make my email universally better. And I've actually been wanting something to tie my e-content together long before ... Read more..Art.com’s “Photos To Art” Printing is Terrific
Thursday, January 17th, 2008 Posted in Photos, Web 2.0 | 4 Comments »
In the web 2.0 conversations, Art.com is rarely mentioned - yet Art could be considered the Amazon + eBay of prints and posters. They have massive inventory, affordable prices, and ... Read more..
