Category Archives: Allen Stern

Propeller A Good Second Fiddle To Digg?

Allen Stern at CenterNetworks queries how good Propeller (previously “Netscape.com”) is and will be, and crunches some publicly available traffic data to suggest, perhaps, in time it will be a legitimate #2 to Digg as the social news king.
I have to admit that I don’t follow Digg and its clones other social news brethren all [...]

TechCrunch 40 Experts — Too Many Paula Abduls’, Not Enough Simon Cowells’?

So, I’m not at TechCrunch40, although it seems like a great time.  I like Allen Stern’s coverage of the event, which is over here, and what’s interesting is the observation that none of the experts were all that critical.  Now, if anyone else ponied up $2500 a ticket and wants to correct this observation, please [...]

Is There Another Federated Media “Conversation” Conspiracy?

So, this is the third posting in a day on Morgan Webb’s WebbAlert, I know, but in Allen Stern of CenterNetworks queries whether there is an FM (Federated Media) Conspiracy regarding WebbAlert.  After all, its FM sells space on WebbAlert.  And  many of the reviews of WebbAlert done by the other FM blogs are actually [...]

Does Your Favourite Tech Blogger Disclose What Companies They Own? (Should They?)

In the interests of the “big D”, maybe they should.