Archive for December, 2005

Me in an audio recording - again

Thursday, December 22nd, 2005

Notice how I didn’t use the podcast word? I’d hate to give Adam Curry any credit and anything to do with Ron Bloom - well - let’s just say - STAY AWAY!
Anyway - no more insider’s messages to Dave Winer - on with the show.
Thanks to Tom Raftery.

Snarky Castles in the Sky - from one believer to a trio of nay sayers…..

Thursday, December 22nd, 2005

I can’t help but comment on what Dave Winer and Mike Arrington have been spouting off about recently.
I certainly do see a conspiracy surrounding Tim O’Reilly - but John Battelle just seems to me to be your average Joe entreprenuer who’s able to read the tea leaves and leverage it to the hilt. While […]

A bunch of links to close out the shortest day of the year

Wednesday, December 21st, 2005

First of all - Happy Anninversary to Gaurav and Ashish - it’s been one year since we met each other.
Jason Calacanis is starting to talk about his new owners. I can’t wait to meet Jason in some meeting. One of those crowd clusters.
Gonna go check out ‘MusicMobs.
Great to see other ‘parents’ talking the talk. […]

What I’m playing with now

Wednesday, December 21st, 2005

Audioscrobbler APIs
Ruckus Networks - legal downloading for college students
Xdrive - virtual file system
Pandora - I reached my one hour limit
iJot - Marc Barrot’s new incarnation of the WebOutliner tool
Lots of alpha software:
- GoingOn Networks
- Avid secret tool
- the rebirth of the PeopleAggregator
It’s what we spent 2005 doing.

Video of Les Blogs 2.0

Wednesday, December 21st, 2005

So here is a page of Les Blogs 2.0 videos. Here is the panel I did and here is an interview I did.
Enjoy.

Best of - end of the year lists

Wednesday, December 21st, 2005

Here’s a few which I like:
The Best Web 2.0 Software of 2005 - by Don Hinchcliffe
(he’s also got) Best Web 2.0 explanations ane wait! There’s More Great Web 2.0 Software.
Top Ten Web 2.0 Moments of 2005 by my buddy Richard MacManus
Jon Udell has ‘the year in Tags’.
John Battelle has a great review of his last […]

Thomas Vander Wal on “Delicious Lesson and Social Network Ecosystems”

Wednesday, December 21st, 2005

Thomas Vander Wal writes:
I see so much focus on the technology, the interaction components, the network effect, etc. But, the driver for these services that are successful is that they have a direct primary value for the person choosing to use them.

Doc is photoblogging - too

Wednesday, December 21st, 2005

Doc Searls is photo blogging beautiful imagery - as well. Thanks Doc!

Thank you Derek for this moment of beauty

Wednesday, December 21st, 2005

Dick Hardt refutes Paul Kedrovsky

Sunday, December 18th, 2005

Here’s what Dick Hardt had to say to Paul K:
My buddy Paul Kedrosky recently wrote that Structured Blogging Will Flop. His reasons:
It’s the usual three reasons I trot out repeatedly to technologists with utopian visions who want to change the world on the back of altered user behavior:

People are lazy
People are lazy
People are lazy
I […]