Web 2.0 for The Uninitiated (or Ignorant)
The term “Web 2.0″ is (and has been for a while) one of the most over-used and misunderstood phrases in business. I always get a chuckle when someone says they are “all about web 2.0″, when in actuality, they have no clue what it even means. They often use it to represent the “generic comeback” of the tech startup. To some people, any company started after the bubble is a “web 2.0″ company. Funny.
For those who really still don’t get the movement, you owe it to yourself to watch this video. It is a bit long, but be patient - the payoff is worth it. This is done in the style of Lessig and Dick Hardt. Click the video clip below to play it.
Thanks to Michael Wesch, Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Kansas State University for putting this gem together.
Cheers.
According to the latest news reports, consumer spending on “Black Friday” was up 5% from 2005. The only exception being Walmart, which didn’t have much in the way of positive news. Same-store sales in November were far below their already soft forecasts. Then of course, there was the debacle with Walmart.com’s web site practically being inaccessible for most of the day (I took some personal interest in this story, as the President of Walmart.com is a family friend - but I digress.) The point of this post is that I think it is time for a new retail yardstick during the holidays.
What you don’t know about the video game industry just might surprise you. Generating revenues in excess of $10B in 2005, it has well eclipsed the $9B Hollywood film industry. What if I told you that the conditions were ripe for an explosion in this sector in Georgia?
Everyone loves a good “bad customer service” story. Unless, of course, you are the customer. Bad customer service stories are abound these days in the blogosphere, and I was hesitant to contribute to that pile. That is, until the goat rodeo we experienced last night with FedEx.
