Category: Innovation

Don't Rely on Anecdotal Evidence to Prove Your Point

The definition of Anecdotal Evidence, via Wikipedia: (2) Evidence, which may itself be true and verifiable, used to deduce a conclusion which does not follow from it, usually by generalizing from an insufficient amount of evidence. For example “my grandfather smoked like a chimney and died healthy in a car crash at the age of… Continue reading Don't Rely on Anecdotal Evidence to Prove Your Point

What's a Problem You'd Like to See Someone Solve?

What a simple question, but one we don’t ask enough. What’s a problem you’d like to see someone solve? As you know, I have an entrepreneurial bent, so I love to figure out ways to solve problems, and then implement those solutions. But first, you’ve got to pick a problem out, one that bothers you.… Continue reading What's a Problem You'd Like to See Someone Solve?

Has Facebook Become Too Cautious for its Own Good?

Update 9/9/08: I’m pretty sure I was wrong on some of the points of this article. Facebook agressively launches features, and despite the slow rollout of the new facebook layout, it’s created a small revolt which I expect to become a bigger one soon enough. Read on, I stand by my work, but know that… Continue reading Has Facebook Become Too Cautious for its Own Good?

AnswerFeed – The FriendFeed version of Yahoo! Answers

One of Yahoo!’s gems is Yahoo! Answers, the wonderful service where Yahoo! users help answer your general questions. It’s a great service, but the community is young and sometimes not exactly who you want to answer your questions. I’m a spur-of-the-moment type person, And I’m a FriendFeed lover. So while I was stuck without wireless… Continue reading AnswerFeed – The FriendFeed version of Yahoo! Answers

Youniverse.com – How Social and Dating Websites Should Work (or at least a step in the right direction)

I usually talk about internet tools for business, but they also should be made and used for pleasure and personal fun. And by analyzing these types of tools, we can learn more about what works and what doesn’t for online business as well. This time, let’s talk about the most popular of personal pleasure tools:… Continue reading Youniverse.com – How Social and Dating Websites Should Work (or at least a step in the right direction)

Micro-hoo-book! has potential. But the (unlikely) combo reeks of disaster.

Tech rumors are always fun to follow. Today’s tech rumor is that Microsoft will buy Yahoo!’s search business and ALL of Facebook. And as you may have guessed, there has been nonstop chatter on the subject. Robert Scoble really got the ball rolling when he started theorizing on the synergies of such a deal, primarily… Continue reading Micro-hoo-book! has potential. But the (unlikely) combo reeks of disaster.

The next generation of social networks, Part 2: The components of social networks and the potential of all that information

A few days ago, I wrote the first article in a series on the future of social networks. Last time, I framed it within Web 3.0. If you haven’t read part one, a quick recap of Web 3.0: Web 3.0 (or whatever buzzword you like) is about taking the information we have on the internet,… Continue reading The next generation of social networks, Part 2: The components of social networks and the potential of all that information

The next generation of Social Networks within "Web 3.0", Part 1

A few days ago, I wrote an article asking how you would rebuild and change Facebook given the opportunity. It got me thinking some more, so I wanted to share my thoughts on the future of social networking, Web 3.0, and what role both could play in our lives. Sorry, but I’m doing this one… Continue reading The next generation of Social Networks within "Web 3.0", Part 1