John Furrier
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siliconANGLE.com Project – A Collaborative Hub of Peers and Colleagues
Introducing a new blog siliconANGLE.com I’ve been thinking for sometime now about starting a new blog that is different than the current blogs out there today – one that adds something new, different, and interesting to the conversation. I’m launching this new blog siliconANGLE in the effort to create a different approach to blogging and ...
Silicon Valley in Trouble? I Don’t Think So – A New Model Will Arrive
Comparing Silicon Valley to Detroit is ridiculous, but Newsweek recently brought up a big issue worth discussing – the innovation problem. My angle is that Silicon Valley is not setup for long term research in a way that made it what it is today. We are seeing institutional research vaporize in front of our eyes. ...
Good Bye Web 1.0 – AOL Now Hemmorging Just Like Yahoo – Hello Web 2.0
When I read the reports from Boomtown’s Kara Swisher, I had a personal sinking feeling. Now, Boomtown’s the latest memo from the CEO of AOL allowed me to just put my finger on why I’m sad by this. It’s the final ‘nail in the coffin’ of Web 1.0. Yahoo and AOL’s storied successes are crashing ...
Podcast: Tim O’Reilly On Web 2.0 and The Internet Operating System
Tim O’Reilly, a pioneer in web technology, discusses what it means for the Internet to be a platform. He proposes companies that value the user will be the real winners in the Web 2.0 and give sound advice on technologies and approaches that retailers and media companies should embark on to be successful in this ...
Social Media Revolution for Marketers
At the web 2.0 expo Jeremiah Owyang of PodTech led a panel on Social Media. He posts his obserations on his blog. He highlights what happened and the benefits of Social Media for companies. He writes…the benefits of Social Media: 1) Loud “viral” voice, great for marketing 2) Reaching influencers fast, cut out the middleman. ...
Entrepreneur 2.0 – Same as it ever was except cheaper..
Josh Kopelman writes an epic post that should be standard reading for all entrepreneurs and business school students (and current crop of VCs). I’ve started 4 companies and can say with certainty that Josh is right on the money. PodTech Network original idea was a blog vertical search engine but it turned into a media ...
Decline in Search? Is the blogosphere killing search or helping it?
I’ve done an informal survey among bloggers and users who read blogs. I’ve asked over 50 random bloggers and users that read blogs about their web surfing and consumption habits. Interesting results: They are all using seach less and less. Is this the death of search? I stumbled upon this because at PodTech we work with ...
The “Great Tech Depression” Generation
Interesting story by Pui-Wing Tam at pui-wing.tam@wsj.com and Rebecca Buckman at rebecca.buckman@wsj.com. The real story here is that we have a generation of entrepreneurs (me included) who have lived through the “Great Tech Depression”. The journal is reporting accurately that startups are watching their cash. Duh. There is a rational that clearly entrepreneurs who have ...
