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HOT TOPICS
- The Accelerator Conundrum
- The Startup Velocity Question
- Platform as a Service
- Man and Superman
- Web 3.0 = (4C + P + VS)
- The Future: End of Capitalism
- Capitalism 2.0
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Web 3.0 and Move
We have already discussed on the online real estate industry overview, and have covered ZipRealty and Zillow. Here, we take a look at Move’s offering from the Web 3.0 perspective. Move, originally known as Homestore, was launched in 1993. The Company is headquartered in Westlake Village, California. It is a real estate-based site providing comprehensive
Web 3.0 and Zillow
We have already discussed the online realty industry overviewand have covered ZipRealty. Now we take a look at Zillow’s offering from the Web 3.0 perspective. Rich Barton and Lloyd Frink, the founders of Expedia, launched Zillow on February 8, 2005. The Company is based in Seattle, WA. According to Comscore, Zillow had 4.1 million unique
Web 3.0 and ZipRealty
We have already discussed the online realty industry overview. Now we take a look at ZipRealty’s offering from a Web 3.0 perspective. ZipRealty, founded on January 25, 1999, operates as a full-service real estate brokerage firm. The company offers its services across 27 major markets in 16 states in the US and the District of
Web 3.0 & Group Travel: Groople CEO Mike Stacy (Part 3)
SM: How big is the market? How do you calculate TAM? MS: In 2007 the groups and meetings market is forecasted to be $170 B. The travel portion, $92B. (Source: Phocus Wright) SM: What are your top target segments? MS: Small to Medium size companies (we also get business from Fortune 500 companies), Sports Teams,
Web 3.0 & Group Travel: Groople CEO Mike Stacy (Part 2)
SM: Where did you get the idea for Groople? Are you an avid traveler? Why group travel? MS: I did not come up with the idea of group travel. That distinction would go to our founder who is now off creating another start up combining culinary experiences and travel. What attracted me to this opportunity
Web 3.0 & Group Travel: Groople CEO Mike Stacy (Part 1)
We have talked a lot about Web 3.0 and Context. Today, we begin an interview series with Mike Stacy, CEO of an Online Travel company called Groople, which has zeroed in on the context of Group Travel. It’s a very interesting niche, and we will explore Mike’s story of building Groople. SM: Please describe your
Web 3.0 & the Semantic Web
My definition of Web 3.0 is one of the most popular entry points into this blog. In it, I proposed the vision of a web which becomes increasingly verticalized by “Context”, and the relevant Content, Community and Commerce elements are successfully mashed up “in Context”. I also proposed 2 other elements: Vertical / Contextual Search,
Web 3.0 and Real Estate: Overview
So, you thought realty was all about buying / renting a new house and moving in? Think again. It’s a $3 billion online industry and is said to give a whole new dimension to the property business. In this series, we will evaluate the online real estate category against the Web 3.0 framework. Real estate
