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- The Accelerator Conundrum
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- Platform as a Service
- Man and Superman
- Web 3.0 = (4C + P + VS)
- The Future: End of Capitalism
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Web 3.0 & Online Health (Part 2)
Top Players and Rankings With more and more users going online for quality content on health, fitness, medication, and expert advice, there is a rising demand for healthcare portals. Some of the top sites for health are WebMD Health, NIH.gov, MSN Health, Yahoo! Health and EverydayHealth. Health queries, medication, symptoms are very popular among users.
Online Auto & Web 3.0 (Part 1)
Overview Researching and dealing in Automobiles on the Internet is in the fast lane. According to a survey conducted by Burst Media in May 2007, 71.9% of in-market respondents use the Internet to research automobile models that they plan to either purchase or lease. Men (75.8%) use the Internet more than women (64.9%) to research
Building the Electronic Arts of Casual Gaming: PlayFirst CEO John Welch (Part 7)
SM: How did you penetrate the market and get early traction? JW: While I was at Shockwave, I had the privilege to work with some of the top developers in casual games. We saw the opportunity to help those developers do what they love – focus on making games – by becoming the first publisher
MTV CTO Articulates CDN Open Problems
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
Building the Electronic Arts of Casual Gaming: PlayFirst CEO John Welch (Part 5)
SM: What was the market landscape like when you founded the company? Competition? Competitive Positioning? JW: There was no formal publisher in the casual games space prior to PlayFirst’s entry. It was like authors not only writing books with no editor and no research staff but also having to scurry around from bookstore to bookstore
Financial Media Comparison Chart
I did some digging into the various business and financial media sites last night, and here are some stats. Alexa Ranks: (Yahoo! Finance and MSN Money are not included in this list, because I cannot find Alexa ranks for them.) * CNNMoney.com: 76 * Forbes.com 483 * Marketwatch.com 1,032 * WSJ.com: 1,043 * Businessweek.com 1,310
Building the Electronic Arts of Casual Gaming: PlayFirst CEO John Welch (Part 1)
The Internet is changing the content business dramatically, and in this story, we will explore the casual gaming industry through the eyes of entrepreneur John Welch, a gaming industry veteran, who hopes to build a brand as high-impact as Electronic Arts in video gaming, through his venture PlayFirst. I met John a long time ago
Google’s AdSense Revenues Vulnerable
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
