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InGameNow Launches - Brings Sports Scores, Chatter Mobile

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 Posted in Mobile, Sports, Web 2.0 | 1 Comment »

I haven't blogged much in the last week - but I have good reason: we've been hard at work on InGameNow... and, just in time for tomorrow's NBA Draft, we ... Read more..

The Evolution of Social Content: From Email to Blogs to Disqus / FriendFeed

Sunday, June 15th, 2008 Posted in Web 2.0 | No Comments »

Fred Wilson's last two blog posts are about the changing / evolving blog landscape: 1) the death of "long form blogging" (ironic) 2) the evolution of blog commenting and how comments are ... Read more..

Twhirl and AlertThingy Leave Me Half Full, Half Satisfied

Saturday, June 14th, 2008 Posted in Web 2.0 | 1 Comment »

I love Twitter. And I've written about why. I also struggle with Twitter... and I've written about that too. But one thing remains consistent with my Twitter usage: it happens on ... Read more..

WWDC 2008 Starting, Twitter Already Struggling (TechCrunch Too)

Monday, June 9th, 2008 Posted in Mobile, Web 2.0 | No Comments »

Twitter is already struggling to stay afloat as the tech world buzzes about Apples WWDC 2008... and Steve Jobs hasn't even taken the stage yet. Perhaps Twitter shouldn't have made ... Read more..

Twitter Can Learn a Lesson from my Girlfriend

Saturday, June 7th, 2008 Posted in Mobile, Web 2.0 | 1 Comment »

I turned my girlfriend Anette onto Twitter 6 months ago (@anetteherrera. She's admittedly and proudly not a techie; but she enjoys following a few close friends has actually posted 100+ ... Read more..

I Really Hope Twitter Isn’t Friendster 2.0

Friday, June 6th, 2008 Posted in Web 2.0 | 2 Comments »

I've written a lot about Twitter over the past few weeks - much of my writing is about community, trends, and general usage. Today, much of the buzz is around ... Read more..

Nothing’s Hotter than the iPhone (Unless You’re on Facebook)

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 Posted in Web 2.0 | No Comments »

Visited any tech site recently? Chances are, it looks a lot like Techmeme's current front page: inundated with news and rumors regarding Apple's iPhone and upcoming announcements (see headlines here ... Read more..

Lessons From How The Planet Communicated Their Data Center Explosion

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008 Posted in Web 2.0 | 4 Comments »

InGameNow has been down since Saturday... So have thousands of other sites as 9,000 servers were caught in a massive fire at server and hosting company The Planet's Houston, Texas ... Read more..

Driving Engagement By Delivering Relevant Emails (Attention Apple, iTunes!)

Saturday, May 31st, 2008 Posted in Web 2.0 | No Comments »

As a consumer - and an inbox owner - email marketing can range from highly effective wildly annoying and irrelevant. The respective consequences can lead to activity / purchases or ... Read more..

Why Twitter’s Problem is Social Findability (Twitter in Pictures)

Friday, May 30th, 2008 Posted in Web 2.0 | No Comments »

Twitter's inability to stay online is well documented. The reason for their instability, however, is much debated. Both Twitter and Om Malik argue that it stems from power-users (who tax ... Read more..