Archive for the “Opinion” category

The Sunday Sermon: Google Just As Guilty as PayPerPost, Edelman, in Polluting Blogosphere

by Tony Hung on October 22, 2006

Sergei and Larry gaming the blogosphere?

PayPerPost Procreates: ReviewMe, CreamAid “Lesser Evils” But Just As Dangerous

by Tony Hung on October 13, 2006

PayPerPost, ReviewME, CreamAid — tempting but don’t fall for’em

Digg as Democratization of News: A Fallacy From The Start?

by Tony Hung on September 8, 2006

Is Digg built upon a fundamental fallacy? Are groups as they are structured in Digg really wise? Or is it the rule of a mob?

Digg on Record: Partial Transcript Answers Some, Not All, Questions.

by Tony Hung on September 8, 2006

Parital transcript went live today. Thanks to Jason Dowdell for his efforts at greater transparency. Other questions still loom.

Paul Stamatiou Is My Hero; Makes Backhanded Comment About Metrics — Gets it Right.

by Tony Hung on September 8, 2006

Mr. Stamatiou’s blog is an inspiration for all small bloggers out there. He also gets the concept of metrics right.

Web 2.0 Meets the Bit Torrent Generation

by Tony Hung on August 29, 2006

Web1.0 Web2.0 sensibilities have merged with the Bit Torrent generation as Universal and Spiralfrog have joined forces to deliver free digital music — that is ad-supported. In a variety of reports around the ‘net, this new service, which launches this (…)

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Successful Blog? It Could Cost You Thousands to Renew Your Domain

by Tony Hung on August 28, 2006

When I heard about the ICANN proposed changes to .org, .biz, or .info domains I almost peed in my pants. It has huge implications for all businesses, large and small alike — but especially small.