Monthly Archives: September 2006
Now, Web 2.0 is Done Like Dinner..or Gone to the Dogs
So, we're all trying to read the chicken entrails for the future of Web 2.0 and whether there's a bubble on the horizon. Well, here's another reason to believe it's the beginning of the end: Mary Meeker will among the keynote … Continue reading
Microsoft Max: A Lot of Goodness
What's going on at Microsoft these days? Is Ray Ozzie's Web 2.0 mantra really that effective? Let me explain. First, the company that somehow misjudged the Web's emergence mid-1990s comes out with a solid blog publishing tool – Windows Live Writer – and now it … Continue reading
Michael Arrington Must be Stopped (or The Big Brand Challenge)
Apologies for the totally over-the-top headline but I was looking at two different stories this morning, which at first blush don't have much in common but seem connected in some way. The first is a story in the Observer about “Why … Continue reading
Weekly Podcast Back from Summer Vacation
After going on summer vacation, our weekly podcast (new and improved is back). We've come up with a new title – Talking Tech with Mark Evans and Kevin Restivo – and started to give the podcast a little polish thanks … Continue reading
HP Customer Service: 10 Strikes & Counting
It has not been a good week for HP – what with the troubling news the company hacked into the phone records of its directors and a CNet reporter to track down a leak. Now, they've gone and pissed off … Continue reading
Shutterfly Files for IPO
Amid the flurry of photo and video-sharing start-ups, it is interesting to see Shutterfly file for a $73-million IPO. Remember Shutterfly – the online photo service company that popped up during the dot-com boom along with rivals such as Ofoto and … Continue reading
