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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.

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.

Future of Digital Marketing: today's technology for tomorrow's marketing

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:37:00 UT

At E-consultancy�s Future of Digital Marketing conference last week, leading industry experts took a pragmatic approach to predicting future trends.

Rather than gazing mistily into the crystal ball 20 years into the future, the conference focused on �right here, right now,� talking about how marketers can leverage existing technologies to be more innovative.

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.

MySpace gets a revamp

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:55:00 UT

Social network MySpace unveiled the first stage of its redesign yesterday, starting with a new look�for the homepage.

Having been one of the more cluttered sites around, MySpace was certainly due for a revamp. So has it improved?

PHP message board solutions

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:45:00 UT

At a time when social networks are so popular, it's easy to forget that the threaded message board was for many years the "community" of choice for many online.

For businesses and website owners�that don't need all the bells and whistles of a full social network, a message board may be the perfect solution for visitors and customers who would benefit from a place to interact online.

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.

Measuring social media - a minefield without metrics

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:15:00 UT

As more brands look to invest in the minefield that is social media marketing, it�s clear that standards are needed to define and measure success. However, marketers need to establish industry-wide best practices first and understand what they want to achieve, before tying down the metrics.

At E-consultancy�s recent Social Media roundtable, it was apparent that measurement is an issue that many marketers are still wrestling with.

America's most innovative company - digitizing experience

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:30:00 UT

What's the secret sauce of Threadless.com�- one of the US' most innovative small companies?�Inc. Magazine says it best: The Customer Is the Company.

The Web Week in Review - Money Edition

Fri, 6 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT

Drama 2.0 has his mind on his money and his money on his mind more than usual lately, so this week's installment of The Web Week in Review is focused on cold hard cash - who's making it and who isn't.

Site review: The Filter

Fri, 6 Jun 2008 07:45:00 UT

The Filter, Peter Gabriel's�new�online�music, movies and video recommendation service launched this week.

As with Last.fm, it aims to provide users with recommendations based on their preferences and listening habits, but is it as good?

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Web 2.0: the business equivalent of a hernia?

Wed, 4 Jun 2008 07:45:00 UT

Although the Web 2.0 hype is still alive and well, an increasing number of people are starting to recognize that Web 2.0 probably isn't going to be the cash cow that many thought it was destined to be.

Last week, The Financial Times published an article that stated this fact quite bluntly: "Web 2.0 fails to produce cash".

Understatement of the Year: AOL "may have overpaid" for Bebo

Mon, 2 Jun 2008 10:31:00 UT

We have a winner for Drama 2.0's Understatement of the Year Award.

The Web Week in Review

Fri, 30 May 2008 14:46:00 UT

The news that captured my attention this week took a big media slant...

VC: European media companies need to buy more of my startups

Wed, 28 May 2008 07:09:00 UT

Saul Klein, a partner at Index Ventures, one of Europe's largest venture capital firms, has some shocking advice for European media companies.

They need to buy more of the startups that VC firms like his have backed.

Site review: BookRabbit - Last.fm for readers?

Tue, 20 May 2008 15:46:00 UT

BookRabbit, launched last week, is a new website which aims to do for books what Last.fm has done for music on the web.

Want to make up to $500,000/month in 2-15 weeks?

Mon, 19 May 2008 09:00:00 UT

Where's the easy money on the internet today? Facebook applications, if you are to believe Chamath Palihapitiya, the company's vice president of marketing and operations.

The Web Week in Review

Fri, 16 May 2008 08:58:00 UT

The economic landscape may not be great but that's not stopping big internet players from making acquisition moves. This week's news was dominated by M&A and M&A-related items.