October 2007
TechMeme Launches Top 100 List, What’s Left for... →
by Brian Solis Gabe Rivera gave me a heads up that TechCrunch was going to be breaking the news about the new TechMeme leaderboad set to launch tomorrow. Duncan Riley captures it best in the comments section of the TC post, “Very cool, and my last reason to use Technorati has been taken away.” Competition, management issues, lack of focus, and perhaps even lack of vision and leadership has...
Oct 1st
Adobe to Purchase Buzzword - Takes on Microsoft... →
by Brian Solis It was all the rage on Twitter tonight and Erick Schonfeld of TechCrunch kicked it off with the first post. Robert Scoble was right on TC’s heels. Adobe is going to purchase Boston-based startup Virtual Ubiquity for its browser-based word processor, Buzzword. This is an already crowded field, but one that is gaining strength against Microsoft’s Office. Players include Google...
Oct 1st
College Tonight is the Answer to Anti-Social... →
College Tonight is the antidote to anti-social social networking and it is now live. College Tonight is a social networking experience for college students, graduate students and alumni, that promotes actual social interactivity rather than a sedentary lifestyle. The community focuses on nightlife events and social opportunities both directly on a student’s campus and within their broader...
Oct 1st
briansolis: @techcrunch is on fire...
briansolis: @techcrunch is on fire tonight…TechMeme Launches Top 100 List - http://bub.blicio.us/?p=425 (via Twitter / briansolis)
Oct 1st
briansolis: @scobleizer, I think it's at 9 p.m.
briansolis: @scobleizer, I think it’s at 9 p.m. (via Twitter / briansolis)
Oct 1st
briansolis: @rohitbhargava: congrats man. See you...
briansolis: @rohitbhargava: congrats man. See you at turnpron. (via Twitter / briansolis)
Oct 1st
briansolis: @scobleizer - anything project...
briansolis: @scobleizer - anything project management and screen sharing (via Twitter / briansolis)
Oct 1st
briansolis: @scobleizer - lol
briansolis: @scobleizer - lol (via Twitter / briansolis)
Oct 1st
briansolis: Writing about the upcoming Graphing...
briansolis: Writing about the upcoming Graphing Social event - http://graphingsocial.com (via Twitter / briansolis)
Oct 1st
briansolis: @techcrunch and @scobleizer have...
briansolis: @techcrunch and @scobleizer have excellent posts on Adobe and BuzzWord (via Twitter / briansolis)
Oct 1st
briansolis: @duncanriley, but are those stories as...
briansolis: @duncanriley, but are those stories as big as the “other” news I sent you ;) (via Twitter / briansolis)
Oct 1st
September 2007
The problem with newspaper blogs is . . . →
Jeff Jarvis argues that newspapers should not be big brands but big collections of brands.
Sep 29th
briansolis: Congrats @orenmichels / Mashery Mashes...
briansolis: Congrats @orenmichels / Mashery Mashes ~ $5 Million Series A - http://bub.blicio.us/?p=422 (via Twitter / briansolis)
Sep 28th
briansolis: @geoffliving - rock n roll!
briansolis: @geoffliving - rock n roll! (via Twitter / briansolis)
Sep 28th
briansolis: @kristiewells @chrisheuer - say hi to...
briansolis: @kristiewells @chrisheuer - say hi to everyone for me! (via Twitter / briansolis)
Sep 28th
Mashery Mashes Sub $5 Million Series A →
by Brian Solis Good friend Oren Michels of Mashery announced that the company took in less than $5 million in Series A funding. Investors include Formative Ventures and The Accelerator Group, and First Round Capital. Mashery enables software-driven companies to unlock and accelerate their web services channel. With its on-demand, fully hosted solution, Mashery takes away the cumbersome process...
Sep 28th
briansolis: @mickeleh, good point. although i do...
briansolis: @mickeleh, good point. although i do think relevant, is well, relevant though. updated - http://tinyurl.com/2xz9y3 (via Twitter / briansolis)
Sep 28th
briansolis: So my post on the future of press...
briansolis: So my post on the future of press releases gets picked up by WebProNews & makes Techmeme, wish it linked 2 http://tinyurl.com/2xz9y3 instead (via Twitter / briansolis)
Sep 28th
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briansolis: Bub.blicio.us TechCrunch40 Interviews:...
briansolis: Bub.blicio.us TechCrunch40 Interviews: TrustedOpinion & Jason Calacanis - http://bub.blicio.us/?p=414 (via Twitter / briansolis)
Sep 28th
Ten Questions with Chris Brogan →
Guy Kawasaki interviews Chris Brogan on Social Media and Twitter.
Sep 28th
TechCrunch40 Interviews - TrustedOpinion & Jason... →
  TechCrunch40.  The name conjures up thoughts of startups, still excited to show off, and new technologies waiting to take the world by storm. It is, if anything, a conference that is still a hot discussion, and will be for quite some time.  When Alison McNeill heard she would be covering the event, her first instinct was to be sure she caught co-organizer, Jason Calacanis, during lunch.  Rumors...
Sep 28th
briansolis: The Future of the Press Release - Part...
briansolis: The Future of the Press Release - Part I, Acceptance - http://tinyurl.com/2xz9y3 (via Twitter / briansolis)
Sep 28th
The Conversation →
Carlie Flossberg explains the value of blogging to people that don’t get it.
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The Future of the Press Release - Part I,... →
Brian Solis discusses the future of the press release in this first of a multi-part series.
Sep 28th
Sep 28th
briansolis: Bub.blicio.us TechCrunch40 Interviews:...
Bub.blicio.us TechCrunch40 Interviews: TrustedOpinion & Jason Calacanis - http://bub.blicio.us/?p=414 (via Public Notes from Brian S.)
Sep 28th
briansolis: The Future of the Press Release - Part...
The Future of the Press Release - Part I, Acceptance - http://tinyurl.com/2xz9y3 (via Public Notes from Brian S.)
Sep 28th
Tracking Twitter →
Twitter announces the ability to track key words.
Sep 28th
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Sep 28th
Happy 9th Birthday Google →
Did anyone notice?
Sep 28th
SF BETA’s One Year Birthday Bash Rocks 111 Minna →
By Victor Karamalis, Photos by Brian Caldwell It’s hard to believe that it was one year ago that Christian Perry started the first San Francisco specific monthly event for the local startup community. Slowly, it grew from a very small bar on Mission St. to larger and larger venues. For the last six months, SFBETA has found a home at 111 Minna. Anyone who wants to hobnob with startup founders,...
Sep 28th
The Effects Of Digg on My Blog →
Chris Brogan reviews the impact of Digg on blog posts
Sep 27th
The Magic Art of RSS: An Interview with Marjolein... →
Marjolein Hoekstra lives in The Hague, Netherlands and writes the blog CleverClogs.org. In the magical world of RSS power use, Marjolein is the High Priestess.
Sep 27th
Will we never learn? →
Reviews the lack of transparency in a recent Microsoft-Burson Marstellar campaign
Sep 27th
Todd Defren explains how to use Social Bookmarking... →
Sep 27th
Startup Innovation Forum: Art of Focus at Fenwick... →
by Victor Karamalis Scott Lane and his group have an interesting session for us next October 2nd. The Innovation Forum: Art of Focus will be hosted at the law office of Fenwick and West in Mountain View. These events are catered for startup founders. As mentioned on the site, topics include “lessons learned, techniques and insider perspectives of what it takes to build a successful startup...
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SV’s Not the Only Place with Geeks →
Welcome to LA Lunch 2.0! By Nicole Jordan, LA correspondent I am a self-professed geek and a former SV resident. I’ve always loved the energy in the Valley; the interesting conversation at events, the ambitious and driven people you meet, the ability to launch ten deals in one evening. When I moved to LA I never thought I’d find another geek home but I’ve come to realize LA’s full of them, in...
Sep 27th
briansolis: Video interview with mEgo from TC40...
briansolis: Video interview with mEgo from TC40 (company booted from DEMO) http://bub.blicio.us/?p=415 (via Twitter / briansolis)
Sep 26th
TechCrunch40 Interviews: mEgo & Craigslist →
**BREAKING NEWS** With DEMOfall 07 in full swing, you may be wondering why we would jump back to last week’s TechCrunch40 event, but incase you haven’t heard, some of the loudest buzz coming out of San Diego this week isn’t coming from those inside the conference, instead, it’s coming from the web 2.0 startup company mEgo after they were pulled from the event for launching their company at...
Sep 26th