Archives for the "Social Networks" tag
5 reasons why social networks fail
I was recently invited by Jason Calacanis to A Small World, the uber-exclusive social network (don’t ask for invitations, it’s a privilege I haven’t been granted since I’m a newcomer there). This has prompted me to think about a number of issues relating to social networks in general. In this entry, I will try to [...]
Tags: Social Networks
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2006 Predictions
Since 1997, It’s been a long running game here at TNL.net central to make wild predictions about the upcoming year that have turned out to be only somewhat off (and, as always, I promise to revisit them around the end of next year to assess how far off base I was) so here goes this [...]
Tags: 3G, AOL, Advertising, Blogging, Broadband, Europe, Google, Media, Microsoft, Social Networks, Sony, United States, VOIP, Video, Wireless, Yahoo
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Looking around Yahoo! 360
Like quite a few people, I got a chance to start playing with Yahoo 360° today (thanks Jeremy for the invitation). Here’s a quick look at the service. Solid Integration The first thing that is apparent is that this is more than just a blogging package or social network one. From the name to the way one’s [...]
Tags: AOL, Social Networks, Yahoo
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2004 predictions: Recap
With the end of the year upon us, it’s time to do a quick sanity check on how well I did on last year’s predictions. Apple Scored well on the introduction of the Apple mini, which represents Apple’s entry into the lower end market. However, no video iPod this year, only a photo one, leaving Apple far, [...]
Tags: AOL, AT&T, Google, Internet, Music, Social Networks, VOIP, Wi-Fi, eBay
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Blogs and Expertise
A few weeks ago, a friend of mine asked a question I could not answer: “How do you maintain such a high level of expertise on so many subjects?” It seemed like a ridiculous question as I never really considered myself an expert on that many subjects. Sure, I do know a few things about [...]
Tags: Google, Social Networks, instant messaging
