Twitter: Will It Get Crushed By Its Own Banality?
by Tony Hung on March 15, 2007
So I had planned to write something about Twitter a few days ago, but spent a few more days mulling about it. Twitter, for the less-2.0-inclined is a web application that spans both instant messaging and phone texting. It allows (…)
Social Networking A Fad? Most People Don’t Actually Care About It.
by Tony Hung on March 7, 2007
Well, some interesting work that’s quoted over at InformationWeek. A poll was done recently, courtesy of Gfk Consulting, which examined attitudes and opinions over social networks, since they seem all the rage. After all, the natural question when there’s an (…)
Startups Dealing With Getting Crunched, Dugg, Slashdotted, Redd(ited)
by Tony Hung on March 7, 2007
Startups should have something in place to take advantage of traffic spikes — you’re not always going to know when its coming and from whom, but they are tremendous opportunities.
Sony’s “Playstation Home”: Charming, Desperate and Futile
by Tony Hung on March 7, 2007
Sony Playstation Home — what’s the point, really?
“Brass Balls Of The Day”: Don Dodge of Microsoft
by Tony Hung on March 6, 2007
The last one who got the award was Chris Pirillo, who got companies to “sponsor” his Alaskan cruise.
Patent Office 2.0 Is Sheer Idiocy (Or, When Crowdsourcing Is Clearly Inappropriate)
by Tony Hung on March 5, 2007
The Washington Post reports that the US Patent Offices are going ’2.0′ — and using the wisdom of crowds to help it go through the mountains of applications for patents that are applied every year. Yes, they are actually going (…)
Are USAToday’s Changes About 5 Years Too Early?
by Tony Hung on March 4, 2007
USAToday’s changes, while trendy, may not be aligned with their current readership. This may prove to be a bad move.