Welcome to TNL.net. If you like this content, you may consider subscribing to the RSS feed.It’s been a tradition on TNL.net to have predictions for the coming year and I will soon have a set out for 2007 but before I move on to that, I need to fulfill the other tradition on TNL.net, which [...]
There has been much discussion lately, most of it negative (you can read more comments on Technorati), about the comeback of boo.com and once again, I find myself on the opposite side of the shared wisdom. Before I go into reasons as to why I think a comeback by Boo.com (a boo.comeback?) makes sense, let me [...]
The recent acquisition of YouTube by Google for a stunning $1.65 billion made me wonder whether we were seeing a rise in the price. While the New York Times sees a return to the crazy valuations of the 90s, a look at the acquisition landscape does not seem to support their conclusions. Let’s take a [...]
ThinkSecret reports that the much-rumored-about iPhone from Apple is coming and will be available exclusively through Cingular. If true, it would mean that Apple has decided to take a position on what phone stack it is willing to support and has come out on the side of GSM.
Understanding the mobile landscape
In a lot of ways, [...]
While much of the discussion related to today’s Apple Showtime announcement will probably be around iTV and movies, I’d like to take a look at Apple’s strategy. Most interesting, to me, is the fact that Apple is closing up their system.
If you look at the introduction of iTV as a set-top box connected to your [...]
Continuing in the series of exploratory articles about the virtual world phenomenon, I will now explore the opportunities in that market. I would contend that this space is just a natural evolution of the Internet model and that this phenomenon may represent, in the long run, the next step evolution in the web. So, without [...]
Having looked, in the previous entry, at the economic conditions surrounding virtual worlds, I am now turning my attention to the demographic profile of those users.
Overall Numbers
The overall population, according to MMOG Charts, is currently about 12 million people strong. What is interesting, however, is the growth rate: looking at the linked chart, one can [...]
Over the last few months, I’ve been trying to get a better understanding of what is happening with the concept of virtual worlds. Let me go into more details as to why I think this phenomenon has some real potentials. In this first entry in a series, I will explore the economic activity surrounding this [...]
As readers of this site know, I strongly believe that we are now in the middle of a major overall shift in economic trend that hasn’t been seen since the introduction of the paper bill in late 1700s england. Seen under this lens, I’m starting to think that there may be some truths to the [...]
In previous entries, I looked at the benefits and issues with social networks. As they move forward, here’s a list of opportunities relating to social networks.
5. Data Mining/Research
A main attribute of social networks is how much data people provide to them. On top of it, this data and the interaction of users on those networks. [...]
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