The state of HTML validation
August 21, 2011
What is the state of HTML5 compliance among large sites?
The bubble is (group)on
June 4, 2011
The GroupOn IPO is a sign that we may be entering a bubble.
2009 Predictions: Intro
January 1, 2009
Every year, I try to make some predictions about where the year might go. However, in the past I’ve done so in one single long post. This year, I’m taking a different approach, crafting multiple posts out of my thoughts relating to areas I’m interested in.
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 […]
No Bubble 2.0 yet
October 9, 2006
In which I analyze several web 2.0 deals to identify whether web acquisitions are over-priced.
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 […]
5 opportunities around social networks
June 30, 2006
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. […]
2005 Predictions: Keeping the Score
December 19, 2005
So it’s that time of the year. As is the case every year, I’m reviewing the predictions I made last year and looking at the score. Voice Over IP The big surprise here was the acquisition game. When I made the predictions last year, i thought that the acquirers would be larger telcos. However, companies like Ebay and Yahoo! have […]
Metrics — Weighting the Metrics
October 20, 2005
Metrics weeks continues with a review of how to weight metrics. So far, I’ve looked into who, in a company could benefit from metrics. I then delved into two different types of metrics: hard metrics, which can easily be measured, and soft metrics, which cannot. Today, I’m going to try to figure out how this all weights out. […]
At WeMedia 2005
October 5, 2005
I’m attending the WeMedia conference today and will be live-blogging in this entry. Watch the site for constant updates as I will keep adding to this entry. It seems there are two clear camps here: the new media adopters and the traditional crowd. They can easily be identified based on whether they have laptops in front of […]
