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How does Google succeed where others have failed?

Who remembers Sidewalk, Microsoft’s local venture? Sidewalk was one of many business ventures within MSN (alongside Expedia, which fared better). Sidewalk was folded and sold in 1999.
Today, MSN Sidewalk is back, of sorts, in a Google or Amazon sort of way.

November 29th, 2005 | Category: E-commerce, Web, present and future | Comments are closed

The Ipod way to your living room

Think Secret – Road to Expo: Reborn Mac mini set to take over the living room

I can see a Mini in my living room – I can’t see a Windows Media Center thingy. Fascinating how Apple choose its cheapest hardware for the entertainment center, whilst Microsoft picked the more expensive route. Simplicity will win [...]

November 29th, 2005 | Category: Toys, Unrelated | Comments are closed

Why do so-called Web 2.0 sites all look like they came from the same style class?

Why do so-called Web 2.0 sites all look like they came from the same style school? This came to mind as I was reviewing some of the entries in the Solutionwatch blog.

The evidence:

1. Zurpy
2. Flock
3. Ning
4. del.icio.us
5. Flickr
6. Even Microsoft…

My top candidate reasons:

1. All Web 2.0 sites/projects/users are controlled by Google, and they’re all using [...]

November 23rd, 2005 | Category: Analysis, Concepts, Web, present and future | Comments are closed

Google Analytics, and others

For once, let’s talk about the usual application of the term “web analytics”: the analysis of web site traffic data. If the web site you’re analyzing is your own, and you have access to its traffic data, understanding how your site is used and visited is essential. Since this is turning into a platitude, and [...]

November 22nd, 2005 | Category: Analysis, Tools | Comments are closed