Verizon Buys the “Door to the Internet”
Okay, it’s that old entrance that no one really uses anymore, but still, it’s news. I guess that’s not fair, apparently a billion people still go through that door every month including 600M on a mobile device. There was a time when…no, you don’t need another nostalgic post on Yahoo, it’s been done, and done, […]
ICYMM: Communities Are What You Need – Trust Me!
The real power of the social networks is not the ability to share kitten pictures or news or baby pictures with people we loathed in high school but love now. The power is the power of aggregating people of kin minds into communities.
Quips: Networked Economy Models Emerge Should Verizon Gain Approval To Acquire AOL
The Content, Network, And, Arms Dealer Come Together With Merger The planned acquisition of AOL by Verizon for $4.4B is more than just the acquisition of the programmatic ad platform. Verizon is making the big shift to disrupting digital businesses for a few reasons: Shift from selling products and services to delivering brand promises. In […]
Facebook WhatsApp Red Ocean, Google Nest Blue Ocean
I come here to bury the WhatsApp conversation not to praise it. The Noble Om hath told you Zuck was ambitious. And grievously he is paying for it. Yes, $19 billion dollars. Yes, half a billion people use WhatsApp and its on its way to being the ne…
The AOL 401K Lesson: Is HR Failing at Your Company?
The cost-cutting policy change at AOL intended to save a few million dollars a year (hey, free money to bottom-line) is yet another example of a failing human resources function in many companies. While there are many reasons to justify cutting corners in benefits to employees especially in an earnings-starved company like AOL, it was […]
Can Yahoo ever be a leader?
Although the company is assured a place in Web history, Yahoo over the years has always seemed to have the role of reflecting conventional wisdom about the Web rather than changing people’s perceptions of what’s possible. No wonder Om Malik believes its glory days are over. Yahoo’s first iteration, back in 1994, was as a […]
Enterprise Headlines and Highlights, 2012-06-24
Highlights of enterprise software and solutions news from the past two weeks. Oracle America sales head leaves after trashtalking Mark Hurd and HP online. Larry buys Lanai. Oracle wins nothing in lawsuit vs Google. Oracle’s results fail to impress. BTW, @larryellison still has just one tweet … Enterprise 2.0 Gets Down to Business (SAP) “I […]
Crappy Content is a Crappy Business
Came across this Tweet a few moments ago from my friend Leigh. content is a crappy business $AOL [email protected]: There Is Something Fundamentally Wrong With AOL’s Media Business read.bi/vPzhT4” — Leigh Drogen (@LDrogen) December 17, 2011 I was about to RT or write a snarky reply, but then I got thinking about Christopher Hitchens, especially after reading Christopher […]
Apple’s garden wall is cracking
At next week’s iPhone 5 launch, we’ll marvel at Apple’s leadership of the mobile Web. But early adoption of HTML5 and the lesson of history tells us iOS will soon be in decline.
Congratulations to TechCrunch
TechCrunch is being acquired by AOL . I’m sure you picked up something about this in your reading today… I met Mike many years ago when he started TechCrunch and it was evident that his particular genius was identifying a segment of the media ecosystem that was ripe for disruption. His single minded focus and […]
