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November 2005 Archives

Sunday, 20th November 2005

YAW2D - Paul Graham on Web 2.0

YAW2D = Yet Another Web 2.0 Definition. But this time it comes from Paul Graham, whose every essay is treated like a tablet from Moses by the Slashdot crowd. Surprisingly, Paul Graham's essay entitled Web 2.0 is not a Naysayer one. It's critical of Web 2.0 in parts, but overall the essay is well thought out and offers weighty insights. So how…

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Warning!

From the Warning Label Generator (via Supr.c.ilio.us). Harnessing collective intelligence in The Long Tail. Don't say I didn't warn you ;-) Hey if Eran can be serious, I'm allowed to be silly every now and again. I will start writing proper posts again soon, I promise...

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Friday, 18th November 2005

My Silicon Valley Fortune Cookie

While pondering my Midblog Crisis, I remembered a fortune cookie I received during the spicy noodles dinner in Palo Alto on 12 October (when I was in the US for the Web 2.0 Conference). Present at the meal were Dave Winer, Mike Arrington, Fred Oliveira, Gabe Rivera and myself. At the end of the delicious meal, we all got a fortune cookie. Here's…

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Thursday, 17th November 2005

Web 2.0 Design Principles - a Case Study

In the third and final part of my series of ZDNet columns about Yellowikis as a Web 2.0 case study, I look at some of the design principles that can be applied by other Web 2.0 companies and services. Following is a summary of principles that Yellowikis demonstrated. Be sure to check out the whole series for full details: Part 1 - Introduction…

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Midblog Crisis

Forgive me, it's time for an introspective blog post. Lately I feel I've been in a bit of a blog slump with Read/WriteWeb. My numbers are still good, but I'm not happy with the quality of my recent posts here. I set very high standards for myself and I get disappointed when I don't meet them. Yesterday produced an example of what I consider a…

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