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The Web Week in Review

Fri, 4 Jul 2008 08:00:00 UT

From a court ruling in the Viacom/YouTube lawsuit to reports that Microsoft is still eyeing Yahoo, Drama 2.0 found no shortage of drama in the news to attract his interest this week.

Drucker applied to digital marketing

Thu, 3 Jul 2008 07:45:00 UT

Peter Drucker is widely considered to be the father of modern management theory.

Many of his papers and books are required reading for management students and I think it'd be hard to find a top CEO who isn't familiar with his work.

Survey: online retailers bullish despite economic woes

Wed, 2 Jul 2008 08:15:00 UT

Consumers may be feeling less-than-confident due to worsening economic conditions, but online retailers still have swagger in their step.

Wall Street to Sand Hill Road: we won't be fooled again

Tue, 1 Jul 2008 07:45:00 UT

For the first time since 1978, a full calendar quarter went by with not a single VC-backed company going public.

Huffington: attempts at neutrality in journalism are overrated

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:58:00 UT

At the Personal Democracy Forum in New York City, Arianna Huffington, founder of The Huffington Post, used her time on stage to ostensibly deliver the type of message the audience was looking for.

The Web Week in Review

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:04:00 UT

From more Yahoo drama to a big money investment and rumoured acquisition to the news that the mobile phone may be great for brain tumours, the tech news that interested me this week was diverse.

Is Web 2.0 changing the entrepreneur-VC dynamic?

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:50:00 UT

In Web 1.0, a considerable amount of startup activity was centered on the notion that the internet was a "commercial" medium.

It wasn't uncommon to see an e-commerce startup raise an eight figure round of funding early on in its lifecycle.

comScore: Facebook surpasses MySpace

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:45:00 UT

According to comScore, Facebook has overtaken MySpace as the world's most visited social network.

Are virtual goods the solution to the social network monetization conundrum?

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:45:00 UT

The troubles popular social networks have experienced in monetizing their vast audiences are well-known.

But one of the ironies of troubled economic times - like we're facing now - is that the paper money so popular when times are good starts to play second fiddle to cold hard cash.

Cuban: Hulu is money, YouTube isn't

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:45:00 UT

Whether you like Mark Cuban or not, you have to give him credit for not only selling Broadcast.com to Yahoo for $5.9bn in Yahoo stock at the height of Bubble 1.0, but for recognizing that the fun wouldn't last and positioning himself to retain his billion-dollar fortune once the party was over.

The Web Week in Review

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:30:00 UT

Everybody's working for the weekend and The Web Week in Review signals that the weekend is upon us.

So without further ado, here are the stories that I found interesting this past week.

The AP tussles with the blogosphere

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:45:00 UT

Where does copyright end and fair use begin? In the age of the blogosphere, this question is proving to be a difficult and painful one for copyright holders and bloggers to come to an agreement on.

Is social media all bark and no bite?

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT

In a recent post, I argued that much of the social media hype is being promulgated by a relatively small circle of people who have vested interests in promoting the notion that social media is a revolution.

I have also been critical of the plethora of conferences that always seem to be created around hype, something that has been especially prevalent in the world of social media.

Is the internet making us stupid?

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:45:00 UT

Nick Carr is no stranger to the provocative when it comes to technology.

His 2003 Harvard Business Review article "Why IT Doesn't Matter Anymore" suggested that information technology was becoming ubiquitous and no longer provided a competitive advantage, despite the fact that it would still consume considerable investment.

Best Buy reaches out to Hispanics online

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 08:15:00 UT

The�purchasing power�of Hispanic consumers�in the United States is significant - more than $700bn annually. Some anticipate that this number will grow to well over $1trn by 2012.

As would be expected given these numbers, reaching out to Hispanic consumers is fast becoming seen as a necessity for many offline businesses.

But Hispanics also represent the fastest growing group in the United States when it comes to internet usage, meaning that reaching out to them online may become increasingly important for online retailers.

The Web Week in Review

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:35:00 UT

It was a big news week this week with major technology and internet players vying to share the spotlight - some in more positive ways than others.

Scoble: spend on social media because you lose money on other things too

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:29:00 UT

Forrester Research's Jeremiah Owyang knows what he's talking about when it comes to social media.

In a recent post, he detailed the five questions companies often ask him about social media.

Should bloggers be considered members of the "press"?

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:45:00 UT

Recently, Michael Arrington of TechCrunch lambasted the CEO of online music startup TuneCore, Jeff Price, for refusing to provide one of his interns, Peter, with information about his company's funding.

I criticized Arrington for what I saw as an unnecessary use of his "podium" to disparage Price when he had no legitimate reason to do so.

Bubble 1.0 survivor Tickle can't survive Bubble 2.0

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT

Tickle, a " leading interpersonal media company, providing self-discovery, and social networking services to more than 17 million active members in its community worldwide ," has an interesting history.

Founded in 1999, it survived Bubble 1.0, turned a profit in 2002 and was acquired by Monster in 2004 for a combination of cash, stock and earn-outs.

Has Last.fm fallen victim to the demands of a record label?

Mon, 9 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT

In a past post, I discussed the fact that record labels are increasingly�demanding an "arm and a leg" for the rights to their music catalogs.