The Next Big Thing
It may be that I've already done a similar cartoon. I can't remember. If so, sorry!
How To Make Money On Web 2.0
Two Takes On Data Portability
Data Portability is a big issue these days with the Facebook Google thing about Friend Connect (see TechCrunch).
The Indian government is happy about Google:
See TechCrunch about Google Assists In Arrest Of Indian Man.
The New Social APIs
New social API Friend Connect from Google (see Garett Rogers)
Monetize Social Graphs
Robert Scoble tried it (see TechCrunch a couple of day ago).
Register writes (seen through Steve O'Hear):
Many social networking cheerleaders see this type of business as their own AdWords goldmine, while failing to appreciate that a general ongoing interest in “sports” is nowhere near as valuable to marketeers as a Google search on a particular day for “Adidas football boots”.
It seems, making money out of your virtual friends is not too easy.
You Cannot Eat Tweets
The Emergency Gillmor Gang was great. I liked especially Michael Arrington (as always). But while I was listening to him I wanted to say him that there has to be at least one company not being in the ad business.
The new Microsoft
Scoial Graph
Internet Celebrities
Why Men Like Web 2.0
The Unsolved Problem
Christoper Locke, Dave Winer and Robert Scoble faced the problem to decide whether the New New Internet event is real or a parody.
What does that say about Web 2.0?
Top Social Bookmarker
At the Netscape parking lot
Maybe social bookmarkers (and the like) will be the new stars in Web 2.0. As a good contribution to the discussion about paid peers in a community see Nicholas Carr's blog post. (Originally posted on 7/31/2006)
The World Is One Community
A really really brilliant speech from Bruce Sterling inspired me. (With special thanks to TWiT episode #56, in which this speech is mentioned.)
(Originally posted on 6/08/2006)
Update on 5/7/2007: There is quite a discussion about the Digital Divide. See TechCrunch and Larry Dignan.