Why the Boo.comeback makes sense
November 28, 2006
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 first go into my […]
Economic Activity in Virtual Worlds
July 31, 2006
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 phenomenon. Size of the […]
Podcast Acceleration
April 27, 2005
Although I haven’t written about them, I’ve been quietly monitoring the podcast space. I am amazed by how quickly they’ve taken hold and today’s announcement by Infinity Broadcasting that they were launching KYOU Radio, a radio that’s distributing podcasts seems to be the tipping point for that new technology. For my readers who are not familiar with the […]
Internet in France 2002: An overview
August 19, 2002
Last week, I was in France for a short vacation. During that time, I got a chance to talk to people locally and get a better idea as to what was going on within the Internet market in France. Here are a few observations based on my understanding of what is going on. Strong Growth France had been a leader in terms of […]
From Scandinavia With Love
September 17, 2000
I was recently speaking at a conference called Escandinavia 2000, which covered the state of the Internet in Scandinavia. During that conference, I had a chance to speak to a number of people about the state of wireless in the Scandinavian countries. Here’s what I’ve learned and how it can help those of you who are working in the […]
The Privacy Police Strikes
July 17, 2000
Right now, in the US, two of the most popular TV shows are Survivor and Big Brother, European imports where people are willingly living under the watchful eyes of TV cameras. Think of it as a real-life version of The Truman Show, where TV watchers gather to watch some people like them deal with life. The […]
Challenging WAP?
May 28, 2000
As regular readers of this newsletter know, I’ve been looking a fair amount at how to get untethered from the Internet lately. While I have played with a wireless Palm and looked at WAP, there seemed to be something missing to the whole unconnected Internet issue. What I came to realize is that what works for a computer does not necessarily […]
Boo.com Goes Bust
May 19, 2000
As many of you may have heard already, Boo, the company for which I used to work, has closed its doors. I’ve been looking at the press coverage and it seems that some of the coverage does not work out. For starters, Boo.com’s failure is not an example of why B2C E-commerce will fail, it’s an example […]
Wireless: A confusing Landscape
March 4, 2000
The lack of clear standardization and leader is impeding the progress of mobile internet technology.
Tristan Goes to Boo.com
August 5, 1999
Career Alert: I’m headed to Europe, to build the next generation of e-commerce.
