10 Tech Deals that defined the decade — Part 1
December 8, 2009
What are the 10 technology deals that define the decade between 2000 and 2010. Going in reverse counting order, here are number 10 through 6.
Is Techmeme myopic?
June 2, 2008
I’m a big fan of TechMeme, a web aggregation service that provides, at a glance, a few of what’s being discussed in the technology-focused part of the blogosphere. It has allowed me to unsubscribe from a large number of RSS feeds that were providing me with redundant information and I’ve long hoped for a version of TechMeme that would provide me […]
Non-obvious winners and losers in Microsoft Yahoo Deal
February 1, 2008
The tech community is buzzing at the news that Microsoft has made an unsolicited US$44.6 billion offer to acquire Yahoo and word is that Yahoo is actually considering it very seriously. The potential merger has long been rumored and there are many reasons for which it could actually make a lot of sense for both companies. […]
Personal Relationship Manager
December 10, 2007
I am a tad obsessive about my address book. While there are several thousand people in it, I tend to believe that I need to make sure that they stay current and I look to my address book as the center of my social network. but it ought to work more like a personal relationship manager. I was recently describing […]
Safari: Apple’s New Platform?
June 12, 2007
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 not fully […]
Blogger’s Code of Conduct: a Dissection
April 9, 2007
Due to the recent kerfunkle over the Kathy Sierra affair, Tim O’Reilly has now proposed a “blogger’s code of conduct” (covered with no less than a front page article in today’s New York Times.) In this entry, I will dissect the code and highlight why I think such a code is a bad idea. June 26th of this year will mark […]
2007 Predictions
January 1, 2007
This year marks the 10th anniversary edition of the TNL.net predictions for the year ahead. In past years, I’ve been batting above 50 percent in terms of predictions, except when it comes to naming what will happen with specific companies. The trends are generally correct (or in some case, early) and I always look at this […]
2006 Predictions — The Review
December 31, 2006
It’s been a tradition on TNL.net to have predictions for the coming year and I will soon have a set out for 2007 but before I move on to that, I need to fulfill the other tradition on TNL.net, which is to look at the previous year’s predictions and rate how successful (or not) I was in predicting the year ahead. […]
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.
