Archive for the “Web2.0” category
Who exactly does Jolicloud compete with?
by Tony Hung on November 28, 2010
Don’t get us wrong, we love the Cloud-based operating system and there’s nothing quite like it out there right now (well, at least until Chrome OS arrives), but when you consider that most netbooks with Windows 7 Starter cost around £229 (…)
How These Six Words Could Energize Friendfeed on the Mainstream Media
by Tony Hung on June 14, 2009
Well, who knows if it really would — but I think one of the biggest inflections in Twitter’s popularity over the past 6-12 months has been the mainstream media’s push, and obvious love affair with socia media. Of course, CNN (…)
Creating Web2.0 Knock-Offs Is An International Phenomenon
by Tony Hung on August 7, 2007
Well, it looks like there are a fair number of German rip offs of Silicon Valley web applications. Nick Gonzalez points out to a Geni-clone, called Verwandt, which, when compared screens to screens, looks so identical, it almost looks shameless. (…)
TechCrunch Probably Covers 5% Of Web2.0 “Startups”
by Tony Hung on August 2, 2007
Mike Arrington probably covers less than 5% of all Web2.0 startups. Note: this is just a number I pulled out of the air (or bottom — you decide). Anyway, there are a ton of them that don’t get any kind (…)
Can Social Networks Improve Search Engine Results?
by Tony Hung on June 26, 2007
Because in the face of Yahoo integrating Flickr results, it makes one wonder if they’re going to start taking advantage of how Flickr ranks photos. And if it does — what does this mean for SERPs at large?
Yahoo! Acquires Rivals: Seemingly Smart Content Move, But Where’s The Peanut Butter?
by Tony Hung on June 21, 2007
That is, where does Rivals fit within their overall strategy — or is this yet another case of being spread a bit too thin … like peanut butter.
Is The Web2.0 Necessarily For The Young? No, But On Average, Almost Certainly Yes.
by Tony Hung on June 17, 2007
Of course you don’t need to be young — but it always helps when it comes to emerging technologies, mediums, movements or music.