Is the Web Dead? As Billy Crystal says in one of my Top FIVE Favorite Comedy’s…’It’s only Mostly Dead’ (which means it’s slightly alive…and you should look for loose change): Here is what the talented, banjo playing Chris Dixon has to say:
From: August 2010
My “Web is Dead” Interview Series on StockTwits TV
Earlier this month, Chris Anderson and Michael Wolff put out an article on Wired, The Web is Dead. Long Live the Internet. In this piece, an obituary of sorts for the world wide web as we know (or knew) it, they argued that simpler apps are quickly replacing the web browsers that we have used …
My "Web is Dead" Interview Series on StockTwits TV
Earlier this month, Chris Anderson and Michael Wolff put out an article on Wired, The Web is Dead. Long Live the Internet. In this piece, an obituary of sorts for the world wide web as we know (or knew) it, they argued that simpler apps are quickly replacing the web browsers that we have used …
The Internet Makes me Pee LESS
There is a useless debate on Le Web over Le Years whether the internet makes you smarter or dumber . Let me chine in on that: COULD. CARE. LESS I know what Le Web does for me. I hold my pee in longer. It could be my age and gynormous prostate but I think it’s …
Introducing our Partnership with SecondMarket and Private Company Streams
I love stocks and I LOVE investing in startups. About 8 months ago I started calling Facebook $fbook and Twitter $twit when I tweeted. I felt the IPO market was struggling and it would be cool if Private Companies had a lightweight exchange or center of conversation to point people too to learn about them …
Intuit…Unstoppable?
It seems so. Intuit $INTU is not a sexy company. They don’t care. They are rocking. I started blogging about the setup a few months ago and am long the stock. In 2005, I walked into an Apple store for the first time and I just knew a homerun was coming. I started blogging about …
StockTwits on Time Magazine’s Top 50 Websites of 2010
I was completely surprised this morning to wake up and see StockTwits on Time Magazine’s Top 50 Websites of 2010. Each year, this is a great list, and to be in such great company is absolutely humbling. I would like to thank every member of the community for helping to make this possible. Each day …
StockTwits on Time Magazine's Top 50 Websites of 2010
I was completely surprised this morning to wake up and see StockTwits on Time Magazine’s Top 50 Websites of 2010. Each year, this is a great list, and to be in such great company is absolutely humbling. I would like to thank every member of the community for helping to make this possible. Each day …
What Do You Really Need…Ask the ‘Jerk’ Steve Martin
If you are new to this blog, you may not know that I started downsizing in 2005. I was blogging about it. I was not downsizing my risk, just shifting dollars spent ‘conspiculously’ to dollars invested. The final chapters are long from written, but I am happy with these choices. If the ‘Web is not …
What Do You Really Need…Ask the 'Jerk' Steve Martin
If you are new to this blog, you may not know that I started downsizing in 2005. I was blogging about it. I was not downsizing my risk, just shifting dollars spent ‘conspiculously’ to dollars invested. The final chapters are long from written, but I am happy with these choices. If the ‘Web is not …