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Tuesday, 18th October 2005

Gwhizz - Google drops Gmail name in UK

The Times of UK reports: "Google has dropped the Gmail name for its e-mail service in the UK following a long-running row with a small British company that has claimed the rights to the trademark. [...] From today new users of Google's e-mail service will get an @googlemail.com address. Those that have already signed up will keep their…

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I am Jessica Alba

Ben Barren's posts just keep getting better and better. Today he ponders the question: What Connects Richard MacManus + Jessica Alba?. He writes: "we may need a "Post-Valley Intervention" - Since The Father of Web 2.0 has left The Valley he has gone stir crazy. He was last seen walking around the set of Lord of the Rings - Prequel to the Fifth…

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There is no cult of the amateur, Mr Carr

Nicholas Carr, a real journalist, has a blog post that argues that Web 2.0 is amoral. That's a relatively uninteresting academic argument though. Of more practical import, is his rage against the "cult of the amateur". But I find it curious that he bases his argument against amateurs on a completely false statement: "The promoters of…

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Monday, 17th October 2005

Web 2.0 Worm Pandemic Threatens Internet

Today The Register's Andrew Orlowski gleefully reported the existence of the first "Web 2.0 worm". Wrote our man in San Francisco: "It's been a rough weekend for Tomorrow's People. A JavaScript exploit that has been called the first "Web 2.0 worm" knocked out MySpace.com - and the $500m-valued website, recently acquired by Rupert Murdoch's News…

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Web 2.0 companies eclipsing 1.0 companies

Microsoft Emerging Business Team member Don Dodge has another thought-provoking post on Internet business. Don notes how so many innovative companies who were market leaders in the 90's have been overtaken by the new era of "fast followers". Here's his list of examples: * AltaVista -> Google * Napster -> iTunes * VisiCalc -> Lotus 123 -> Excel…

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