One of the things that has amused me about the technology blogosphere is the fact that some of its most popular A-listers and B-listers aren’t even legitimate “techies.”From the misuse of terminology to downright mischaracterizations and misinterpretations, the technology blogosphere has no shortage of technology enthusiasts masquerading as technology experts.TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington is the perfect […]

More: continued here

Popularity: unranked [?]

You have to hand it Web 2.0’s digital socialists - they’re very quick on the uptake.One of my favorite kool aid drinkers, Mark “Rizzn” Hopkins over at Mashable, earlier this week announced that he had discovered offshore hosting.According to Hopkins, OpenTape, the open source answer to the RIAA’s smackdown of the popular Muxtape online “mixtape” […]

More: continued here
Powered by SmartRSS

Popularity: unranked [?]

I understand that TechCrunch and other technology blogs like it are out of touch with mainstream reality. But a post last week really pushed the boundaries of absurdity.On the heels of the Democratic National Convention, TechCrunch’s Erick Schonfeld decided the time was right to call for a “comprehensive national technology policy for the Internet Age.”Why? […]

More: continued here

Popularity: unranked [?]

The Google Chrome hype train is chugging along at full speed.Although I’ve ditched Yahoo Finance because it sucks, a reader of The Drama 2.0 Show this morning sent me an email imploring me to look at tech|ticker commentator Henry Blodget’s discussion of Chrome.Like TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington, Blodget thinks Chrome is big. Real big.Certainly it’s a […]

More: continued here

Popularity: unranked [?]

I was sent another classic Robert Scoble post from a reader in which Scoble coins another Web 2.0 euphemism - “passionates.”Who are passionates? Early adopters. Which means, of course, that there are non-passionates, or late adopters.Scoble discusses passionates and non-passionates in the context of a post by Dare Obasanjo, who points out that Web 2.0 […]

More: continued here

Popularity: unranked [?]

I was sent another classic Robert Scoble post from a reader in which Scoble coins another Web 2.0 euphemism - “passionates.”Who are passionates? Early adopters. Which means, of course, that there are non-passionates, or late adopters.Scoble discusses passionates and non-passionates in the context of a post by Dare Obasanjo, who points out that Web 2.0 […]

More: continued here

Popularity: unranked [?]

Investors have funded the startup that runs the website whose traffic is displayed in the charts below to the tune of $8 million.Ask yourself: would you invest $8 million in this startup? Would you be pleased with the results thus far if you had invested $8 million in this startup?Any reader who can guess the […]

More: continued here

Popularity: unranked [?]

One doesn’t need to be incredibly perceptive to detect that while Google professes its respect for privacy, its actions demonstrate a profound disregard for it.In its efforts to “organize the world’s information” (and make lots of money doing so), the more information Google collects, the better.This, of course, includes information on Google users and as […]

More: continued here

Popularity: unranked [?]

It’s getting awfully difficult to find real “research” these days. As I seem to be pointing out on an increasingly regular basis, “studies” being published around topics such as social media are almost transparently biased by the interests of the people conducting the studies or the studies’ sponsors.To be sure, bias in research is nothing […]

More: continued here

Popularity: unranked [?]

Recently, Web 2.0 partygoer, photographer and PR guy Brian Solis introduced the Conversation Prism to the world.Calling it his “contribution to a new era of media education and literacy,” Solis explains the importance of the Conversation Prism:The conversation map is a living, breathing representation of Social Media and will evolve as services and conversation channels […]

More: continued here
Powered by SmartRSS

Popularity: unranked [?]

Facebook’s monetization woes are well known and I’ve discussed them in some depth. I’ve also raised questions about Facebook’s advertising business specifically, as have others.When Facebook hired former Googler Sheryl Sandberg to serve as COO, transforming Facebook into an advertising powerhouse was clearly one of the goals she was supposed to help the company accomplish.After […]

More: continued here
Powered by SmartRSS

Popularity: unranked [?]

While I’ve always believed Twitter to be a useless service and have questioned why a person would want to use it, I’m increasingly starting to believe that many Twitter users might be more than misguided - they just might be stupid.First came the humorous example of Twitter users, including Forrester analyst Jeremiah Owyang, falling hook, […]

More: continued here

Popularity: unranked [?]

Drama 2.0 says:A man’s conscience has limits. A man’s greed usually has none.

More: continued here
Powered by SmartRSS

Popularity: unranked [?]

Drama 2.0 says:A man’s conscience has limits. A man’s greed usually has none.

More: continued here

Popularity: unranked [?]

Drama 2.0 says:A man’s conscience has limits. A man’s greed usually has none.

More: continued here

Popularity: unranked [?]