OK - I’ve had enough.
I’ve been reading about “why did Cisco buy Tribe”, Cisco’s wrong bet on Social Networks and WTF is Cisco Doing?.
Its kind of disappointing that Om “Broadband Bandits” Mailk doesn’t grok this, but I can expect little from Nick “yellow journalism” Denton.  Mike Arrington and everyone else is continuing the Marc Andressen [...]

They refused to give me a refund after I found out they had no intention of asking me to speak there.  I just don; have time ot fly to Austin, TX to hear Jason Kottke talk about “what is blogging”.
So I’m selling the two tickets I paid for in advance - last fall.
Please contact me [...]

In the chess game that’s evolving in front of our eyes, I’ve waited several years to be able to now clarify our strategy and approach to success.
Non-lock-in is today’s lock-in. Or said another way “non-lock-in is today’s new black”.
Many of the large social networks are operating by Web 1.0 principles - “get in as [...]

At least cyber life meets meatspace.

New Yorkers know how to take something ubiquitous like Starbucks and turn it into their own.

Congrats to Pierre and his wife Ami Sun on winning an Sci-Tech Oscar this year.

Pierre kind of matter of factly told us all at my birthday pary but the truth didn’t settle in until I saw this photo on Tribe today.

Marc Andressen spent some money on a launch and did the rounds - touting the relaunch of Ning. When I tried it - it was clear it’s not done yet - but yah can’t blame them for that.
To be clear - Ning does some of what we do - which are hosted [...]

The T-Mobile network keeps going down - but at least I can experience the cyber life in Silicon Alley - waiting to schmooze some VIPs.
Its all about our product nowadays - and monetizing our investment in this platform.   Every where I turn my head I see another opportunity.  I was at a major magazine publisher [...]

We were up in Incline Village last weekend. I was excited as my girls would get to see fresh snow for the first time. Up until then - they had only experienced hard, frozen snow - but this would be the weekend they’d get to make snow anges, snowballs, Fristy the Snowgirl and in [...]

What do New Yorkers do at 2:30 AM? They hang at the 24 hour Starbucks and check their email and play on Second Life.