Archives for the "Community" tag

Cloud Wars – A New Hope

31st

Consumers strike back against corporate overreach in the cloud-based economy.

Tags: Apple, Community, Copyright, amazon, behavior, cloud, iPhone, kindle

In Analysis, Business, Politics, Technology

Yesterday’s announcement of Apple launching it’s Safari web browser for the window platform was a bit puzzling and I wasn’t sure of what to make of it at first. So I decided to read more about it and then install it. Of course, day one is always amusing. First, it’s clear that the security claims are [...]

Tags: Browser, Community, Google, Microsoft, Wireless, Yahoo

In Technology

Danger Dooming Itself

19th

I was excited to hear that Danger would soon open a developer site. The license agreement seemed OK except for the following: 8. Product WARRANTY Invalid. Developer Acknowledges and agrees that the download of any software (including licensed technology) onto or tampering with any t-mobile sidekick or other danger hiptop device shall invalidate the limited product [...]

Tags: Community, Microsoft, Wireless

In Business, Technology

First Post on Usenet

16th

Google recently posted a large portion of the Usenet archives. As far as I can see this post may be the oldest trace of my presence on Usenet.

Tags: Community

In Personal

Internet.com Acquires Earthweb’s content

27th

Today, Earthweb and Internet.com announced that Internet.com was acquiring all of Earthweb’s content properties. For me, it’s an interesting announcement because I was involved in the building of both properties. When I left Internet.com in 1996 and went to Earthweb, I was in charge of building Earthweb’s properties into something competitive with Internet.com. At the time, [...]

Tags: Acquisition, Community, Content

In Media

Succesful Web Content

28th

Introduction I wrote this article in 1997 for a publication that never saw the light of day. As a result, I am now making it available to people who are interested in running online content sites. Interestingly, those rules still hold true.For years people have claimed that “content is king.” If so, there are many things [...]

Tags: Community, Content, Marketing, Strategy