News arrived yesterday that Google is shutting down their Print and Radio ad systems. It’s unfortunate news for brand advertisers and the traditional media formats.

An ironic tag-line for Google’s Print & Radio Platform
With eBay …

As part of my 2009 Digital Media Predictions series, I said that Amazon should acquire or merge with eBay and/or Netflix (read the Netflix article here).
Let me first state my obvious biases: I love Amazon …

As part of my 2009 Digital Media Predictions series, I said that Amazon should acquire or merge with eBay and/or Netflix. Both perspectives are coming… but first, Netflix:
Movie ticket sales are down. DVD and Blu …

I’ve always been struck by the different experiences Craigslist, Amazon and eBay offer. For certain needs and products, each has it’s own positives / negatives. For instance, all of our household products (from toiletries to …

With the new year fast approaching, I’ve put together a list of 20 digital media trends I predict in the forthcoming year. I plan to write specific posts about each – so for now, these …

Much has been made of Netflix’s current outage and what it means for their product and business (apparently 1.8-3.6M in daily revenue). And if you aren’t aware of Netflix’s outage, check either Techmeme (it’s covered …

Half.com is oft-overlooked in the landscape of consumer-to-consumer commerce. Most people talk about eBay, Craigslist, Kijiji and Amazon… but forget about eBay’s fixed-price powerhouse: Half.com.
Honestly, I’m guilty of overlooking Half.com myself – even though …

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 proven elsewhere… and either build …

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 acquisition was hotly debated by the …

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 sites – not expecting that …

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 a November price of ~750 …

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 and finally left wondering how …