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MTV CTO Articulates CDN Open Problems

Posted on Friday, Aug 3rd

As we discuss Web 3.0 and Online Music, I have also been pondering some of the issues that large media companies are facing today. I had an interesting chat with Nick Rockwell, CTO of MTV Networks, focusing on MTVN’s digital businesses, including some of the internet’s most popular and recognizable brands: MTV.com, VH1.com, Nick.com, and

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Building the Electronic Arts of Casual Gaming: PlayFirst CEO John Welch (Part 3)

Posted on Wednesday, Aug 1st

SM: Where did you get the idea for your current venture? What is your domain experience in the segment? Any particular reason that led you up to this venture? JW: I co-founded my first startup in 1997, with that same roommate from Boston. While trying to raise capital and recruit a head of engineering, the

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Online Music & Web 3.0 (Part 1)

Posted on Monday, Jul 30th

Overview Online music has come a long way from the Napster years. Today there are many more legal sources of digital music and these have been growing over the past few years. Many consumers are willing to pay for music downloads and this has resulted in the emergence of Apple’s ITunes Music Store. But the

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Google’s AdSense Revenues Vulnerable

Posted on Friday, Jul 27th

How much is AdSense’s share in Google’s business? To find an answer we scanned Google’s balance sheet and cash-flow statement for the past year including those of the last quarter (Q2-06/2007). Predictably, there is no indication of AdSense’s figures. Analysts however maintain that the figure hovers between 37%-44%. A somewhat clearer picture emerges in the

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Women & Web 3.0 (Part 2)

Posted on Tuesday, Jul 24th

Top Players and Rankings With more and more women going online for quality content on health, beauty, parenting, shopping, entertainment, dating, etc. there is a rising demand for women’s portals. Some of the top sites for women are iVillage, BellaOnline, Handbag and Janemag. Style, fashion, beauty, shopping sites are very popular among young college going

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Women & Web 3.0 (Part 1)

Posted on Monday, Jul 23rd

Overview Women have made their presence felt on the Internet and if you don’t believe it then check the numbers below. Today, 51.7% of Internet users are women and they are growing. In 2006 the total number of women online in the US was 93.9 million compared to 88 million males. According to eMarketer, currently

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Web 3.0 and ZipRealty

Posted on Tuesday, Jul 10th

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

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Web 3.0 and Jobs: Overview

Posted on Thursday, Jun 7th

Jobs is one of the top online segments in the US with $5.9 billion online advertising revenues, which constitutes around 25% of Internet ad revenues in the US. The online job market has been steadily taking away market share from newspaper classifieds. In this series, we will evaluate the online jobs category against the Web

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