By Ian, on July 28th, 2006 Yesterday, I spoke with Mark Opzoomer. Mark was the MD of Yahoo! Europe between 2001 and 2003. Now he’s involved in a number of ventures, but I was talking to him about his participation with Garlik. Garlik is set to launch as an online privacy service later this year. The idea is that they’ll scour the web Continue reading Watching the watchmen By Ian, on July 26th, 2006 Online world Second Life is to have its own business magazine, SL Business. A flurry of magazines have been launched around ebay to cater to those wishing to create their own business around the auction site. In a similar way, members of the Second Life community are keen to join the likes of Anshe Chung, Continue reading Second business By Ian, on July 24th, 2006 So how do you make any money from this Web 2.0 business? Ajit Jaokar has written an interesting post on Web 2.0 revenue models. He argues that charging premium fees to a select group of users disqualifies sites from being Web 2.0, since the project depends upon monetising the “long tail”. Similarly, a charged-for Continue reading No, you show me the money By Ian, on July 14th, 2006 Here’s where you get to help me. What follows is a draft of a chapter about the dotcom bubble. What I am lacking is personal anecdotes, so I feel it’s a bit dry, though I do have a few to add in. Did you make a mint overnight? Did you lose it again? Did you lose your job or your business? Did youContinue reading 1999 and all that By Ian, on June 30th, 2006 Thanks to Drew B for drawing my attention to a fantastic article about blogging in New York magazine. The gist of it is that while blogs can earn money for writers, it’s not very likely. There are a number of issues, but the key is the number of inbound links. A large site with a staff can produce Continue reading Another get-rich-quick scheme foiled | About this BlogSocial tools, devices and web evolution are creating epochal change in media, society and business. The plan is to hide under the floorboards till it’s all over document some of the interesting parts of that change. More…. |
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