New Virus Evolves
March 7, 2001
A new worm called Hybris has been spreading across computers in Europe, the United States and South America. While it currently carries a non-destructive payload, some Anti Virus developers are worried that its plug-in architecture could turn it into a much more dangerous virus, opening backdoors in computer systems and escalating the war between virus makers and […]
Double Trouble for Deja.com
October 22, 2000
“For sale, Internet historical documents and legal trouble. Call Deja.com for details.” This is not exactly the way Deja.com presented themselves but ultimately, this may be what transpires from their recent attempt to put the Usenet archives on sale. Usenet History For those of you who have never heard of Usenet, here’s a quick definition from the […]
Boo’s Rebirth
October 15, 2000
They say that fashion is cyclical. If that’s so, Boo.com’s return wouldn’t come as a surprise. As you know, Boo.com was one of the biggest Internet failures, burning through over $100 million in investments before closing its doors. However, Boo’s story did not end with the site closing. Fashionmall.com bought the domain name and is set […]
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 […]
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 […]
It’s Connectivity, Stupid!
May 11, 2000
Here in New York City, I take my wireless connectivity for granted. The same thing was true of my trips in Europe. Carrying a cell phone and a wireless Palm has never really been a problem and, for a while at least, I was convinced that the wireless revolution was upon us any minute now. Last week, while on a business trip […]
Tech Race: Is Europe Getting Ahead?
September 26, 1999
A call to arms for American e-tailers: catch up now or risk losing the lead.
Tristan Goes to Boo.com
August 5, 1999
Career Alert: I’m headed to Europe, to build the next generation of e-commerce.
