Diigo is an online annotation service that allows you to “annotate (sticky notes), bookmark, highlight, save, and clip the content on the web that matters to them. All information is available from any browser, from any PC, and is also shareable with personal and business contacts.” I’ve used many of the annotation services out there [...]
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Boston is known for a lot of things. There was a little incident with Tea. A bit of a tussle with the Brits. Most recently, Boston has become a dominant force in the sporting world (at least in baseball and football). But after last night I am convinced that Boston is the place to be [...]
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No, really. I want to know. As someone in the new media/startup world, I want to know the answer. In its simplest form, what do you think the goal of marketing is or should be? I mean, you could say “To promote a product,” but that leaves out user acquisition, sales, etc. What is the [...]
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There’s a terrific discussion up on Shel Holtz’s blog regarding the trouble with podcasting. That is, why hasn’t it gone mainstream and attracted the kind of monetization and popularity achieved by online video? Some, like Chris Brogan (though his position is not quite as steadfast as some imply, definitely review his comments on the post), may [...]
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I saw the following piece in AdWeek, entitled “Art & Commerce: Death By YouTube?” by Andrew Keen, in which Keen argues that the Web 2.0 movement is the worst thing possible for advertising. A few points: 1. Advertising will die because of user generated content:Â Is the Web 2.0 cultural revolution of user-generated content good [...]
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“A Festivus for the Rest of Us” is my favorite “Seinfeld” episode, and arguably the most brilliant. “Seinfeld” was at its best when the characters were at their worst–it’s part of what makes “Seinfeld” guru Larry David’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm” so hilarious. The more the characters horrify you, the funnier they are. Which is why imagining [...]
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It’s hard to remember, when one exits their normal life entirely to spend an entire seven days trapped inside a cruise ship with no phone signal or Internet capability (unless I wished to pay a whopping buck a minute in the Internet cafe) (a temptation I succumbed to for 15 whole dollars minutes of frantic email [...]
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While I wasn’t planning on writing anything today (it is Sunday, football day), but I just had a great experience with Tubes, so I felt compelled to share it. I recently started doing a webcast (okay, not technically a webcast since it is not live, but you get the idea) with a couple of friends. [...]
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Facebook is ridiculously popular right now. I know, I know. I’m really breaking ground with that statement. A true internet pioneer. Patience young Jedi, I’ll get to the point. 1. Why is facebook so popular? I’m not asking why social networking sites are popular- that is readily apparent. It’s easy to see that people want [...]
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On his blog, YCombinator guru Paul Graham goes into detail on why Silicon Valley is a much better location for startups, and why Silicon Valley has consistently trumped Boston in the VC game. From the article: The difference between cities is a matter of degree. And if, as nearly everyone who knows agrees, startups are [...]
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