Thought Leaders in Big Data: Vance Loiselle, CEO of Sumo Logic (Part 4)

Vance Loiselle: Right now, the approach being taken by most organizations is, “We know there’s data out here. Let’s just go solve it with maybe a big data project on Hadoop.” There’s a huge opportunity for organizations to go look at how they address specific verticals and solve specific vertical problems – whether it be

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Yahoo!’s Godot-like Wait for a Compelling Vision

Like its peer Google, Yahoo! (NASDAQ:YHOO) seems to be suffering from the window-shopping phenomenon that has touched online consumers as was reflected in yesterday’s Q1 results announcement.

Blog Monetization

I have been promising many of you that I will do this post based on where things are currently on the internet. So here it is.

Trend Radar 2008: Verticalization Everywhere

If you are a regular reader of this blog, you know, I am a huge believer in verticalization of the web. In fact, my entire Web 3.0 thesis is based on this idea. In 2007, we saw the beginnings of verticalization. In 2008, I expect this trend to become rampant in all aspects of the

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IAC Restructuring

We did a long coverage on IAC’s strategy, and suggested that IAC needs a restructuring. Well, the company is being split up into five parts, as reported by the WSJ this morning. :: The five companies will be IAC, including Ask.com, Match.com and Citysearch; IAC’s retailing unit that includes the HSN home shopping network, Shoebuy

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Women & Web 3.0 (Part 1)

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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