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Moving my blog

OK, so I moved my new Alex Barnett blog to here for a number of reasons, explained here at my, er, new blog . Read More...
Posted Saturday, September 02, 2006 11:38 AM by alexbarn | 3 Comments

Sir Tim: Calm Down 2.0

This is what The Register said Sir TBL said about Web 2.0: "You should thank Tim Berners-Lee. Not just for giving us the web, but for articulating what's gone wrong in the lexicon and thinking of Silicon Valley. Hopefully, his standing in the web community Read More...
Posted Thursday, August 31, 2006 7:20 PM by alexbarn | 3 Comments
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Well, here goes for the second time around

Bubble 2.0 - the signs are there if you look for them. Remember First Tuesday ? I never attended, but heard all the legendary stories of latecomers to the web party pitching the loons with the cash. Well, here goes for the second time around : "London Read More...
Posted Monday, January 30, 2006 8:44 PM by alexbarn | 1 Comments
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Detracting from the hype and buzz

From the boys at Supr.c.ilio.us , an open letter to Michael Arrington of TechCrunch : "Subject: This is no way to build a bubble. Mr. Arrington, Concise, sensible and well researched articles about possible acquisitions are no way to build a bubble. Blog Read More...
Posted Friday, January 13, 2006 10:41 AM by alexbarn | 0 Comments
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Loser Generated Warning Label

Loser generated using the Warning Label Generator , via Assaf and Richard . Read More...
Posted Sunday, November 20, 2005 9:55 PM by alexbarn | 4 Comments
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'Microsoft Needs to Say No to Web 2.0'

I simply have to have a quick rant regarding Mary Jo Foley's best anti-Web 2.0 shot : "Redmond is looking to extend its applications with Web-based services. But that's as much Web 2.0-ness as Microsoft needs. Microsoft wants, in the worst way, to be Read More...
Posted Monday, October 31, 2005 12:42 PM by alexbarn | 3 Comments

Digg (the 'Slashdot killer') receives $2.8m

John Tintle : Today it is being reported that Internet start-up company, Digg ( digg.com ) has received 2.8 million dollars in venture capital from some big-name investors, including Omidyar Network, the outfit led by eBay co-founder Pierre Omidyar, Netscape Read More...
Posted Friday, October 28, 2005 4:43 PM by alexbarn | 0 Comments
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Search Engine for sale on eBay ++ Update - sold for $101,000

Remember this ? The search engine was was finally sold for $101,000 yesterday on eBay. Via Loren Baker . Read More...
Posted Friday, October 28, 2005 8:08 AM by alexbarn | 0 Comments
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Into the bubble 2.0: Proceed with caution

Henry Blodget (who was at the heart of the last dotcom bubble ) advises we all proceed with caution in a Guardian article today : "So why can't we all load the boat with net stocks, make back the money we lost five years ago, and retire rich? Why can't Read More...
Posted Thursday, October 27, 2005 6:21 AM by alexbarn | 2 Comments
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I remix, therefore I am

Charlene Li has posted a link to a series of videos of presentations given at the Consumer Forum event in NYC about how companies can tap into social computing . This is my pick: " Charlene Li: "Social Computing -- Bubble or Big Deal?" (29 min. 38 sec.) Read More...
Posted Tuesday, October 25, 2005 5:50 AM by alexbarn | 0 Comments

Innovation is happening again

Don Dodge (from Microsoft's Emerging Business Team): "The last 4 years have been brutal, but innovation is happening again. Lots of new companies are emerging and you can feel the excitement again. VCs are investing again. Life is good.The innovations Read More...
Posted Monday, October 24, 2005 10:28 PM by alexbarn | 1 Comments
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It is possible to be a Web 2.0 enthusiast and be cynical of the dotcom Bubble mentality?

Richard , I ask: It is possible to be a Web 2.0 enthusiast and be cynical of the dotcom Bubble mentality? I'd say yes. And that's where I'm coming from. I read what you wrote: " The serious and worrying thing for me is that I'm writing a book about Web Read More...
Posted Saturday, October 22, 2005 10:21 PM by alexbarn | 3 Comments
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Friday Web 2.0 tickles

Bubble 2.0 blog has rendered a new version of the Web 2.0 Meme Map . It tickled me. Via Pete Cashmore . In the meantime we have Dan Grossman, confirms a bubble is forming: "While most of us fully understand both the theory underlying investment bubbles Read More...
Posted Friday, October 21, 2005 10:22 AM by alexbarn | 0 Comments
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WTF is Web 2.0? Web 2.0 = Bubble

Robert Margel emailed me earlier this week. He asked me a question, something along the lines of "so WTF is web 2.0. I keep seeing you mention it in your blog but WTF is it???" . Rob, good question. I'm going to answer by way of a series of posts, because Read More...
Posted Thursday, October 20, 2005 10:48 PM by alexbarn | 4 Comments
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Mini-AOL: 'now just do it'

Mini-AOL : "Since AOL bought Weblogs Inc. they now have made a large enough "wave" to get noticed. This ontop of the Dating Game that everyone seems to be playing with AOL seems to be getting AOL quite a bit of attention lately. However now AOL has seemed Read More...
Posted Wednesday, October 19, 2005 6:35 AM by alexbarn | 0 Comments
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