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Web 3.0 & MSN (Part 3)

Posted on Wednesday, Dec 5th

Web 3.0 Framework discussion Below is a quick overview of the Web 3.0 framework for the MSN sites. We have not gone into the details of all the properties, but you can review the Web 3.0 section of this site for detailed discussions on some of the vertical categories. Context MSN Astrology provides horoscopes and

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Web 3.0 & Yahoo! (Part 3)

Posted on Wednesday, Nov 21st

Web 3.0 Framework discussion Below is a quick overview of the Web 3.0 framework for the Yahoo! sites. We have not gone into the details of all the properties, but you can review the Web 3.0 section of this site for detailed discussions on some of the vertical categories. However, here are some examples of

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Indian GIS Market Heats Up

Posted on Saturday, Oct 13th

We’ve been talking about the US / European GIS / GPS companies, which have been hot and busy with major M&A deals: * Navteq : Bright Future if Managed Well * Place and Location Services Growth Fuels Navteq * Tom Tom + Tele Atlas: Perfect Match * Trimble’s Compelling Growth Strategy * Garmin Looks Great,

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Web 3.0 & McClatchy (Part 5)

Posted on Friday, Oct 5th

Conclusion McClatchy is in the business of publishing newspapers, which is in turmoil due to the falling advertising and circulation revenues, and McClatchy is a victim of that trend. Falling real estate, auto, jobs and personal advertisements have resulted in the sharp fall in vertical classified revenues. McClatchy is trying to recover. The key reasons

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Nokia Buys Navteq, “Place” Becomes Key

Posted on Monday, Oct 1st

I had written earlier about Navteq (Navteq: Bright Future If Managed well and Place and Location Services Growth Fuels Navteq). Well, this morning, Nokia is announcing that they are acquiring Navteq for $8.1 Billion in cash. Navteq’s stock had risen steadily recently upon acquisition speculation. Since I last wrote about Navteq on August 2, the

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It’s About Place (Part 8)

Posted on Tuesday, Sep 25th

by Cal McElroy, Guest Author When I started this discussion on PlaceSmart Search and PlaceID back in May, there was a list of topics and issues I wanted to cover, but no clear vision on how to finish the series. As a start, here is a quick recap of the discussion: Paid local search, while

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Web 3.0 Indexing: PlaceID and PeopleID

Posted on Thursday, Sep 13th

I wrote last week, that we need to include Place in the Web 3.0 formula, and this week Cal McElroy introduced the concept of PlaceID, a unique identifier which enables all content on the web to be indexed by Place. As I was thinking through this, and exchanging emails will Cal, we also felt that

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It’s About Place (Part 7)

Posted on Monday, Sep 10th

by Cal McElroy, Guest Author Think about where you are right now… How would you describe your location? Near Boston. In the Board Room at Sequoia Capital. At Rockefeller Center. On the Hollywood Walk of Fame, near Hollywood & Vine. In the Glamour Shots store, on level two, within Mall of America. In Casino Niagra,

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