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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
Twitter - Experiencing Windows 7 Via Twitter (Rather than Blogs)
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized, Web 2.0 | No Comments »
Techmeme is filled with major tech sources covering Microsoft's Windows 7 debut (TechCrunch, D6 Highlights, WebWare, Engadget, and many more). But the action is also being covered actively (perhaps even more ... Read more..April Search Data: Google 61.6% of Market, Yahoo Falls to 20.4%
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008 Posted in Web 2.0 | No Comments »
Much of the news today was around Facebook's 10% month-over-month decline in unique users - but the search query data out of Comscore is equally interesting (and important, particularly in ... Read more..Iron Man’s Opening Weekend Box Office? $201mm Worldwide
Monday, May 5th, 2008 Posted in Web 2.0 | 2 Comments »
Much of the talk over the weekend was about how Yahoo's stock would react now that Microsoft's offer was retracted (down 15% and ~$24)... but it was a magnificent weekend ... Read more..Microsoft’s Yahoo Acquisition is No More - Microsoft Withdraws Offer
Saturday, May 3rd, 2008 Posted in Web 2.0 | No Comments »
Microsoft Withdraws Proposal to Acquire Yahoo! Official Press Release REDMOND, Wash., May 3 — Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) today announced that it has withdrawn its proposal to acquire Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO). “We ... Read more..Trying to Keep the Microsoft, News Corp, AOL, Yahoo Gossip Straight
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008 Posted in News, Web 2.0 | No Comments »
Nearly a week into the three-week Microsoft ultimatum, there are a sudden flurry of developments and rumors... enough activity that (I imagine) something significant will happen shortly: - Microsoft gave Yahoo ... Read more..Microsoft Sends Letter to Yahoo Board; Gives 3 Week Notice
Saturday, April 5th, 2008 Posted in Web 2.0 | 2 Comments »
And with this, the Microsoft / Yahoo saga gets much more interesting... Microsoft delivered a powerful message to Yahoo's board and it came with a swift deadline: get the deal done ... Read more..Yahoo Buzz Has Ability to Out Muscle Digg By Delivering Greater Traffic
Sunday, March 16th, 2008 Posted in Web 2.0 | 2 Comments »
A week after Yahoo Buzz launched, I suggested that Digg shouldn't have reason to be nervous unless Yahoo took advantage of their ability to deliver greater traffic to publishers: "...Yahoo ... Read more..Digg Really is Powered by the Top 50 Users
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008 Posted in Photos, Web 2.0 | 1 Comment »
Digg can be described as an ecosystem for news readers and contributors. That ecosystem is usually thought to be both wide and deep. But below is snapshot of just how ... Read more..Quick Thoughts on Twitter, RedLasso & Microsoft Office 2007
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008 Posted in Web 2.0 | No Comments »
1. Twitter: seems to be hitting a tipping point. Friend ‘follows’ are coming much faster than at any point during its short existence. 2. RedLasso: I have no data to support it, ... Read more..The Season of Blockbuster Deals: Web 2.0 vs. The NBA
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008 Posted in Sports, Web 2.0 | 5 Comments »
2008 has already seen a flurry of massive deals on the web and the hardwood basketball courts. So which has had the more eventful and impactful month? Let's compare: britepic_id="577394"; ... Read more..
