Kiko, the online calendar I picked as my favorite Ajax application back in September 2005, is now for sale on eBay. The starting bid is $49,999.99, with no takers yet.
While Kiko’s functionality was solid (and improving, especially with recent releases), the team apparently wasn’t able to develop a viable business model […]

Web 2.0, Business Models | 8 Comments »

Following is Nielsen/NetRating’s list of the top ten fastest growing internet sites, as measured by monthly unique visitors:

While I wasn’t surprised to see Wikipedia and MySpace, I didn’t expect HSBC or the Associated Press to make the cut…

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Numbers of the day: 9 years ago, there were 2 million pay phones throughout the US.
Today, mainly thanks to cell phones (though neglect is also a factor), there are only about 1 million working pay phones (source: Newsweek).
What’s the next industry ready to be disrupted? It’s already well underway in TV, real estate, […]

Web 2.0, Startup Ideas | 2 Comments »

I’m looking for a few extraordinary people for a new consumer-facing internet startup.
In particular, we’d like to find a chief architect (LAMP expertise important; knowledge of Ruby, Python or Drupal nice to have) and a lead designer (with strong CSS, UI and online graphic design skills). The right candidates will be […]

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Traditionally, I’ve thought of services like Boing Boing, Del.icio.us, Digg, and Slashdot mainly as mechanisms to discover breaking news and trends. They perform this task well, and as a result, many people check such sites nearly every day. As these services have gained critical mass, though, they’ve taken on a new function: […]

Web 2.0, Technology Trends | 51 Comments »