Browsers Firefox vs IE Smackdown! Well not really, but it seems you can't get much attention these days without using a controversial headline :-) Yesterday I live-blogged the Webstock conference speeches of Ben Goodger (Lead Engineer on Firefox who also works for Google) and Tony Chor (Group Program Manager of Microsoft's Internet Explorer team). I published them on my ZDNet blog… Richard MacManus View comments
Design Joel Spolsky's Blue Chip Products Today I had the pleasure of attending a web conference in my own hometown, Wellington. The conference is the fantastically named Webstock, a two-day show finishing tomorrow. The Webstock organizers managed to secure some great talent from the other side of the world - including Joel Spolsky, Doug Bowman, Dori Smith, Kelly Goto and others. I'm… Richard MacManus View comments
Business Top Ten Underserved Web 2.0 Markets Recently I posted a meta-list of Web 2.0 lists. My current favorite list is the eConsultant's Web 2.0 Directory. It has "1007 Web 2.0 sites/services/links in 50+ categories". Sacred Cow Dung's is another easily-scannable catagorized list. As I scrolled through these lists today, I wondered which categories are currently underserved… Richard MacManus View comments
Microsoft Microsoft acquisitions and product strategies The Microsoft VC Summit 2006 happened a week or two ago, but I've only just had a chance to review the posts that came out of it. If you're interested in where Microsoft is headed with its product range and general Web strategy, there are some nuggets in the coverage. Don Dodge from the Microsoft Emerging Business Team covered the acquisitions part… Richard MacManus View comments
web Coming to terms with Web 2.0 You know when Gartner and IBM pontificate on Web 2.0, that we've reached a point where the term has become generally acceptable - mainstream even. Well-known research firm Gartner has drunk the kool aid: "While Web 2.0 offers many new opportunities for companies to grow their business, few enterprises realize how to implement the full range of… Richard MacManus View comments