Continuing the discussion of web 2.0 investment strategies: here’s a link to the presentation eBay is using to explain the Skype acqusition (thanks Anthony). Worth a quick scan.

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Buzzwords usually make my skin crawl, but I like the term “web 2.0.” Although there isn’t yet a single, precise definition, people generally seem to be converging on a common framework (see Richard MacManus, Wikipedia, Jared Spool, Kelsey Ruger, and Danah Boyd). Part of the allure, though, is that the web 2.0 […]

Ajax, Web 2.0, Venture Capital, Startup Ideas, Business Models | 13 Comments »

We’ve recently had internal conversations about online gaming and potential investments we may make in the sector (we’ve come close to investing in a few game companies but haven’t done so yet). Our interest is driven primarily by phenomenal growth in the gaming market, and, more thematically, an investment strategy targeting emerging content […]

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Ajax programming techniques have recently generated lots of buzz for good reason: they can be used to create interesting browser-based applications that do things many thought impossible with typical web browsers (in particular, a certain Ajax technique can send and receive data to and from a server without requiring the browser to refresh or […]

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In watching Katrina’s continuing aftermath, I’m reminded of an old joke about an optimist and a pessimist. The two are discussing a catastophe and trying to understand the situation. The pessimist scowls and says: “It can’t get any worse than this.” The optimist, typifying his can-do spirit, replies, “Sure it can!”
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