Internet User Defined In their press call last week, Google obfuscated the various definitions of a user in online terms. The WSJ takes a small swing at the debate. Billions of dollars swirl around these definitions. Here is a deeper look at the various definitions of an Internet user. Visitor Definition — visitors are users …
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Rather than help switch me to a more efficient and better user experience online, catalog companies like Chefs want to using negative reinforcement systems to make me respond. Why Would I Want This Offer? We received this catalog over Christmas and it is typical of how disconnected catalog companies are from a changing customer base. …
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Amazon Price Check App and Showrooming The furor over the Amazon price check app is palpable and speaks to the growing trend of showrooming consumer behavior. No sooner did I download the app but I bought 3 products from Amazon through the app because the product costs were 30% less than the big box store …
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The Future of Daily Deal Sites: IPO and Bust? The IPO of Groupon has raised serious questions about the future of daily deal sites. The doomsayers say the model does not work. The optimists say that there is lots of headroom left — lots of businesses yet to try the model. But in reality both …
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I was surprised to see the following tweet from Fred Wilson “Replace the words “job offer” with “term sheet” in @spolsky’s post and the advice is still spot on http://t.co/2MNZUIKZ” Out of curiosity, I took a look at the Spolsky post and I was surprised by the advice he gave regarding exploding offers. For those …
[ Continue Reading... ]I have had this post ready for months, but never sent it off. I am bummed to have to admit that I am shutting down Hangout – the first 3D experience on Facebook. The original vision of Hangout started in 2006 around the notion of media sharing with your friends and leveraging api’s on Facebook …
[ Continue Reading... ]There is an interesting piece in the Times today (http://nyti.ms/h8mNVf) regarding personal decoupling from the digital world. Its pretty well understood that too much of any one thing can be bad for you or your relationships, etc., and the immersive and all-consuming influence of technology in our lives is no different. Not to sound religious, …
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Old favorites die hard. The stink around Apple’s change to the Itunes logo is typical of the “what was wrong with the old one” attitude that can be so pervasive even amongst the earliest of adopters — technology junkies. We are seeing this already in a number of web design layouts (see www.weather.com) and written …
[ Continue Reading... ]I really enjoyed the Boston Angel Boot Camp on June 1. A shout out to Jon Pierce for a job well done. Among the many great discussions, the most critical one in my mind centered on the impact that the source of money can have on an early, seed startup. The discussion covered two main …
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