Are you powered by Wikipedia yet?
Back in the late 90s, VCs asked entrepreneurs if they had an Internet vision for their companies. Earlier this decade, they asked about an open source strategy. In two years, VCs will be asking entrepreneurs if they’re powered by Wikipedia.
Wikipedia could be one of the most important resources of our time. Most of us are trained to think about an encyclopedia as a collection of articles. But Wikipedia has some important attributes that can power… Continue Reading
SOMA’s return, Google’s smokescreen and copying, iTunes flatlining?
Roundup of the latest tech action in Silicon Valley:
Young start-ups pouring into the South of Market (SOMA) area in San Francisco. Deja-vu? — The region’s real estate prices are lower, at least where large companies like Looksmart are able to sublet expensive buildings to new copycat video sites like Cuts. With the territory comes late-night sleepovers, punching bags and yoga. See story in WSJ. Deja-vu, the same thing happened during boom #1.
Yahoo’s assumptions on Facebook — Techcrunch… Continue Reading