Monthly Archives: May 2007
Mobile Skype..Finally!
Skype is terrific – a free or low-cost tool to make long-distance phone calls. More than 100 million registered users can’t be wrong, right? One of Skype’s few Achilles Heels is the difficulty using it on a wireless device, which … Continue reading
It’s Good to be Niklas Zennstrom
Must be good to be Nikas Zennstrom these days. You sell Skype to eBay for a lofty $3.1-billion, and then decide to launch another start-up, Joost, to disrupt the television/video industry. It turns out investors like your track record and … Continue reading
Blog Bash ’07, NYC
If you’re looking to be a better blog, b5media is hoping to help. We’re holding a Blog Bash ’07 conference in New York on June 9 at the Doubletree Metropolitan Hotel. The speakers will include Darren “Mr. Problogger” Rowse and … Continue reading
Do the Deal Already!
The eBay-StumbleUpon deals is apparently back on the front-burner, according to the Wall St. Journal. The price-tag is now $75-million, which is staggering given StumbleUpon raised $1.5-million last year. To be honest, I still don’t see the fit but I … Continue reading
New and Improved Google Analytics
In my mind, the Web statistics market is still wide open for someone to capture given there’s so much inconsistency between the different tools that people are currently using. Google looks like it’s making a big move to grab more … Continue reading
Did Flickr Sell Too Early?
No lack of discussion about MySpace buying PhotoBucket for $300-million ($250-million plus a $50-million earn-out) but one thing that struck me is whether the founders of Flickr, Caterina Fake and Stewart Butterfield, are having yet another round of sellers’ remorse … Continue reading
