1. First of all, I agree with Ashkan – it’s the content stupid . 2. Because of Rule 1, you can’t force advertisers. Google’s buy of YouTube created this panic and rush to monetize and put stupid buyout and valuation numbers in the heads of video start-ups. Eventually, whether YouTube clones or even earlier adopters …
Tagged: Web 4.48
Web Video…So Many Problems, So Few Solutions…For Now!
Mark Cuban is pretty hateful on web video. He has hated YouTube forever. Hate does not make you money. His hate has been misplaced. He should have been hating on Jason Kidd so that he would not have blown the franchise. He does makes some excellent points about the problems for the web video industry …
Today's Lesson: How to Call a Top!
It’s easy. Just keep calling for it. I have said China was topping at least twice including yesterday. Josh Kopelman has an excellent post written for Alley Insider about ‘Bubble’ calling. That’s why Josh is a great venture capitalist with bazillions and I am a thousandairre :) .
Google/YouTube Video Adsense…A Historic Day for Web Video?
It seems that way with Google’s release of Video Adsense. Straight from the horse’s mouth . I sold half my Google position in celebration of the euphoria…at $617. Lot’s of nerd takes over at TechMeme. I like reading Ashkan on days like today who has an entrrpreneurial, ground floor media view on the announcement . …
Web Trends…The $100k for My Kid's Education Better Spent on a Their Start-Ups
Paul Graham’s essay – The Future of Web Startups – has become pretty viral in the VC and Nerd Community. Rightly so…it’s awesome. Not so much for the thoughts, but for the organization of them and the structure. Trader Mike linked to it yesterday and this morning I see it on Fred’s blog . I …
Covestor Gets Crunched
Mike’s an ass (TechCrunch) and he and I have come to an understanding about that (he thinks I despise him..I don’t), but Covestor was Crunched today by their new writing honcho Erick Schonfeld, their east coast meanie, formerly of defunct Business 2.0. They definitely don’t fully get it, but they tried . Rikki and his …
Mint.com vs. Wesabe.com…Cage/Cat Fight
Not realy, just Meghann from Lindzonmerica putting both to the test. Meghann’s financial life is pretty simple but stressful like the rest of us. I asked her to start from scratch and set up at Mint.com and Wesabe.com for her personal financial stuff. She is thrilled so far. Seeing that I think we are late …
Buddy Media…A Project with 'Buddies' raises $1.5 million…My Fund Included
All Facebook is breaking the story here . I am just going to let Mike execute as he always does, but in a nutshell: The focus of Buddy Media is to expand the AceBucks application and make it the primary virtual currency on Facebook. Acebucks will soon launch an API which enables developers to integrate …
Social Network for The Dead
I love this idea . Nicholas Carr has all the gory details . This makes sense for me if I could get comfy with the security issue.
Financial Services on the Web
This is obviously a giant market. The big banks are in the game, Schwab, E-trade, Quicken, Yahoo Finance, Google Finance, The Street.com, even Wallstrip :) . Lately, there has been a ton of activity. Obviously, smart entrepreneurs think that the holy grail of web finance remains out there. Fred discusses some of the players and …