[note: this post was originally a comment on TechCrunch post summarizing Max Levchin's panel on web platforms from the Web 2.0 Summit, with Facebook, MySpace, Google, & Microsoft.  i decided since my comment went past 3 paragraphs, i should probably expand it on my own blog...] this is gros...

(so admittedly this is a rather rough post that came out of some comments i was writing up over on a TechCrunch post about the Jerry Yang intvw at D conf... thought i'd just them up here as well) first, let me start by noting i think the Yahoo SearchMonkey initiative is generally a good direction to...

ok, so even after all these announcements about data portability, no one seems to understand what the hell i keep talking about re: using email & IM messaging data stores to improve targeting & make friend lists work better.  i admit it's a bit inside-baseball, but it's actually pretty ...

Starting tomorrow, i'm helping organize the biggest geekapalooza north of SXSW: Web 2.0 Expo runs all week in San Francisco .  along with Brady Forrest & Jen Pahlka, i'm co-chairing the largest gathering of nerds in the free world (disneyland for nerds, some might even say :) For the past s...

I've written before that while most people realize how dominant Google is in search, they don't realize how dominant Google is in web analytics . and imho, even fewer people understand why Google is placing such a huge bet on analytics (& checkout, & a/b testing), which i believe is required...

note: this isn't an April Fool's post, at least not intentionally... Semantic Web , WTF?  Nigga please, tell me something i give a shit about. while i find the concept of a semantic web intellectually stimulating, for the most part i think it's just a lot of geeky mental masturbation (did i jus...

Q: Social Networks still Sexy?   Or is the Thrill Gone? well, what's new folks... turns out Teh Sexy depends on CASH MONEY, G .  which means we probably need to do more work on social network monetization & business models. many folks rip on Facebook & MySpace for having weak busin...

I had a wonderful time chatting with Kara Swisher about All Things Digital up in SF earlier this week.  while sipping a delightful chai (me) & java (her) in The Castro, i decided to turn the tables and put *Kara* in front of the camera for once.  the following video is my first tyro at...