Recently I've been reading Chris Anderson's The Long Tail, which describes the new marketplace economics enabled by the Internet. In brief, … [Read more...] about Meet the Fat Belly
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Google Copies the ESP Game
Photos pose a challenge to search engines such as Google. While it can sometimes do a fair job of guessing what a photo is about based on … [Read more...] about Google Copies the ESP Game
Tagging and the Average Joe
Amit Agarwal of Digital Inspiration has analyzed the tagging behavior of users on four websites that have helped popularize folksonomy-style … [Read more...] about Tagging and the Average Joe
Happy Birthday, AIM Buddy List
AOL is pimping the 10th anniversary of the AIM Buddy List -- touting it as "the original social network." In some ways, I have to agree. … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday, AIM Buddy List
danah boyd on Friendster vs. MySpace
danah boyd has written an excellent essay on why Friendster has fallen from grace, while the cheesier MySpace has taken off. A good read for … [Read more...] about danah boyd on Friendster vs. MySpace
No Blogs Next Year
I ran across an interesting article on the ClickZ Network by Gary Stein titled "No Blogs Next Year." In the article, Stein describes his … [Read more...] about No Blogs Next Year
Blogs vs. Forums
With blogs getting so much media attention these days, some people accustomed to forum-based communities are wondering if they're missing … [Read more...] about Blogs vs. Forums