Jason Calacanis and Fred Wilson have started a new form of blogging that's more Twitter style. It consists of brief commentaries on a myriad of subjects. Here's my shot at it as I sit in a Starbucks with my iPhone waiting for my car to be serviced. Let me know if you like this approach. I will add links later on.
My move to Wordpress is not progressing as quickly as I would like. The WP team is making a Herculean effort to maintain my permalinks. They are terrific to work with and I really appreciate their efforts. If I can't take my permalinks with me I will stick with Typepad.
The iPhone version of Typepad meanwhile is quite good. I hope WP gets a similar interface.
The age of Web 2.0 innocence is well behind us. Some say it ended when Flickr sold. I see the sale of YouTube as the marker. I miss the innocent days when money wasn't the big motivation. The mania feels very much like 1999 without inflated IPOs.
As more brands begin launching their own content sites they may find themselves competing with the media. The media companies should get in front of this by enabling brands to create content. Yahoo's brand universes follow this model. BTW we haven't heard much about these sites. I like the concept.
The whole Joe Torre episode depresses me. The man gave the last 12 years to the Yanks and was very successful. He deserves better.
The iPhone sorely needs cut and paste. Cmon 1.1.2.
Very few community sites have had staying power over the years. Two that come to mind are iVillage and eBay. Many others have wilted.
There was just as much news from companies that did not participate in the Web 2.0 conference than those that did.
I hope Twitter doesn't sell anytime soon. Can they hold out? My gut says no.
Google Docs, Zoho and Microsoft's eventual entry into the web based office wars could really replace most wikis. The versioning is quite good in these apps.
I am using Gmail for a big research project and it worked quite nicely as a database. I think a lot of people are overlooking how useful and versatile web mail is.
Most of the top podcasts on iTunes are dominated by the big media companies. They really did a great job embracing the technology.
Behavioral targeting is the big rage right now in online marketing. The challenge is that consumers are becoming more aware of the privacy implications.
Maybe I should try this blogging format more often! It fits my mobile lifestyle.
