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Easy Exits … Again?
October 10th, 2005 1 Comment
The problem with some of the “new Web” applications isn’t the application itself but the business model. Build an incremental feature, create some buzz in the echo chamber, and then sit back and wait for GAMEY (Google / AOL / Microsoft / eBay / Yahoo) to buy your company. I suspect we all have some [...]
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Saturday Randomness
October 8th, 2005 No Comments
Spent a good hour this morning reading Mini-Microsoft, a recent phenom that’s actually been around a while. The comments are the interesting stuff. I don’t really care about the innards of Microsoft, but it’s making me think about how Yahoo works, including SDS and my own group. Sheesh, blog spam is way up this past [...]
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It’s About Traffic! (Isn’t It?)
October 6th, 2005 1 Comment
Business Week observes that perhaps Web traffic volume isn’t always a key performance indicator. Witness HotJobs, a site with (according to the media research companies) declining web traffic. Olga Kharif finds that revenues are increasing. What really matters?
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On Web 2.0 and Punk Rock
October 6th, 2005 No Comments
I can’t escape the observation that a simple idea, executed well, can not only change the world (or a part of it), but can also be satisfying in so many ways (like financially). Witness Yahoo!’s acquisition of Flickr, Konfabulator, and upcoming.org. How long until somebody snaps up Ning? How about the rock stars at 37signals? [...]
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Sponsored by…
September 30th, 2005 No Comments
Go to Google and type in the name of Yahoo’s Chief Data Officer. Check out the sponsored link.
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Hullo?
September 27th, 2005 No Comments
Today I went to log in to Yahoo Mail, and was greeted with this: Why the heck would Yahoo! choose this image? And what does it have to do with viruses?
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On working with smart people
September 19th, 2005 No Comments
for the first time in a long time, I feel like I have some real competition. Yeah, working at Yahoo! can be like that. There are lots of amazingly smart, talented people here. Welcome to Y!, Dean. Sucks about the fender bender though.
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Quote of the day
September 15th, 2005 No Comments
“Why feel lucky when you can be right?” Yahoo Instant Search
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The art and the science of user experience
September 13th, 2005 No Comments
BusinessWeek online has an article about Larry Tesler, Yahoo’s new VP of User Experience, and the design of Yahoo’s front page. It’s a perplexing read. For example, there’s the statement: the front page has remained stagnant Where apparently “stagnant” means unchanged since Sept 2004. Contrast the “stagnant” quote with this one: Yahoo researchers endlessly try [...]
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