Facebook and Twitter may be more popular than ever among users, but what are they worth? Fortune magazine?s Jessie Hempel wrote a great article on the struggle of Web 2.0 companies to come up with viable, profitable business models.
Posts Tagged ‘Web 2.0’
December 9th, 2008
A heart-warming tale of Web 2.0, on a cold winter’s morn
Ad Age editor bares his soul; tear trickles down my cheek as I type.
November 19th, 2008
How to handle being ripped off on YouTube.
You can yell and scream and sue, try to pull every clip of your show off of YouTube, or you can do what Monty Python did, and launch your own channel. They’re putting their own stuff up, and instead of going after illegal clips, they’re taking the most-watched clips and making sure to put new versions up in high quality. And what do they want in return?
“None of your driveling, mindless comments. Instead, we want you to click on the links, buy our movies & TV shows and soften our pain and disgust at being ripped off all these years.”
I think it’s nice to see someone realizing that youTube ripoffs are inevitable, and instead of fighting it, using it as an opportunity to embrace their fans and increase their audience.
November 4th, 2008
What a difference four years can make
Here’s a question. Would the race be as close as it is if broadband penetration were still only 40%, as it was four years ago? Would these candidates have even won the nomination? (Two questions; I lied.)
This campaign was all about harnessing the power of interactive platforms not just to inform voters but to encourage participation, which was just starting to happen in 2004 with Howard Dean’s Internet fundraising efforts. Remember how big of a deal that was? Almost as crazy as Dean’s crazy yelp that lost the nomination for him. As the NYT points out, this ‘08 race has “rewritten the rules on how to reach voters, raise money” (by the way, Obama’s coffers were filled through average contributions of $86 per person) “organize supporters, manage the news media, track and mold public opinion, and wage — and withstand — political attacks, many carried by blogs that didn’t exist four years ago.” I don’t know how things will turn out tonight but, for better or worse, this kind of election wouldn’t have been possible four years ago. And to that, I say, God Bless the Internet.
October 17th, 2008
Endangered species list
CNET’s got an interesting take on the future of Web 2.0 businesses, essentially predicting another bubble bursting. They’ve put together a list of 11 high-flying businesses that may cease to exist in the not-too-distant future. On the list are some of our faves here at 1222, including: Pandora, Netvibes, Skype and Twitter.
Worth a read. And, dare I say, worth a discussion.