April 2008
15 posts
If Microsoft goes fully hostile on Yahoo →
We have seen extensive press coverage of Microsoft’s pursuit of Yahoo over the last few months, including notably excellent coverage from Silicon Alley Insider and the Wall Street Journal….
This is how I feel.
fred-wilson:
Lovely Allen...
Building Better Silos →
It’s been good to watch the use of OpenID spread. It’s great to see that ma.gnolia.com has dropped “traditional login” in favor of OpenID. And I was encouraged to read about Yahoo’s support of…
We Need A New Path To Liquidity →
Watching all these machinations between Microsoft, Yahoo!, Google, AOL, News Corp/MySpace, and their ilk makes me sick. They are playing around with Internet assets like they are toys. And…
I Saw The Future Of Social Networking The Other... →
Arrington might be getting overexcited, but with the right privacy controls, this could be killer.
The burdens of fame →
Germany’s celebrity polar bear Knut has triggered a new controversy
by fishing out 10 live carp from his moat and killing them in front of
visitors. Critics say Berlin Zoo should not have put…
Google App Engine and Identity
I think overall Google’s announcement yesterday of a fully hosted application engine is positive move for the web. I’m not sure if this has been said elsewhere, but I see some of the real genius in this as being the identity play they have packaged inside.
Google App Engine includes a Users API that developers can use Google t information to authenticate their users without making...
The Declining Power Of The Firm →
fred-wilson: I am a fan of Umair Haque’s thinking and writing. I find it refreshingly original and often quite thought provoking. Umair’s central tenet is that we are in the midst of a groundbreaking shift… From sophomore econ tutorial to Bear Sterns and YHOO/MSFT. It is always fun to see things come full circle. Interesting analysis into the nature of the firm, and Wilson makes good use of...
US Placers →
Lupe Fiasco f/Kanye West & Pharrell
Be Good To Them Always →
The Books
Sudden Spam
For some reason, my spam levels have jumped up drastically over the past two days. The other night I got a few hundred. I know this isn’t rare, or particularly special, but I wonder what accounts for the sudden change? Before Tuesday, I was getting maybe twenty a day.
Hercules Theme →
Hercules and Love Affair
Thanks, Zittrain
I went to a great CSS banquet tonight that played host to Jonathan Zittrain, who gave a talk related to his new book “The Future of the Internet, and How to Stop it.” He was one of the most dynamic and riveting speakers I have ever seen. Great use of examples, images, and stories in order to drive home his points. Plus, the man humored us by stopping by the after-party. I will try...
