January 2006
Physics - The Second Law of Thermodynamics
A week ago I stretched my rudimentary knowledge of high school biology to come up with an analogy that, for me, shed some light on web services. Today, I am going to try an analogy from physics which I know... [Read More]
January 25, 2006 01:46 PM, By Brad Burnham
Comments (9)
| Tag this post with del.icio.us
Tags: data physics thermodynamics
Indeed Job Data
Since I am not in the market for a job, I haven't been spending enough time on Indeed. But since my post on their instant job board service, I have been playing around with the service this weekend. And to... [Read More]
January 24, 2006 11:59 AM, By Fred Wilson
Comments ()
| Tag this post with del.icio.us
Tags: indeed jobs
Instant Job Board
Our portfolio company Indeed.com is doing some great stuff. For those who are not familiar with Indeed, its a job search engine. Think Google for jobs. As Indeed says, "one search, all jobs". Give it a try. It's so simple... [Read More]
January 20, 2006 08:55 PM, By Fred Wilson
Comments ()
| Tag this post with del.icio.us
Tags: gawker indeed jobs
Advertising Out Of Context
For as long as there has been advertising, the advertisers have sought to run the ads in context. By "in context", I mean car ads in the automotive section, banking ads in the finance section, beer ads in the sports... [Read More]
January 20, 2006 08:34 PM, By Fred Wilson
Comments ()
| Tag this post with del.icio.us
Tags: advertising behavioral contextual tacoda
Rich Media Realities
I wrote a post on my personal weblog several months ago called The Future of Media where I invited anyone to take my content (actually my RSS feed) and do anything they want with it. I suggested that there were... [Read More]
January 19, 2006 09:02 PM, By Fred Wilson
Comments (8)
| Tag this post with del.icio.us
Tags: advertising drm media rss
Web Services in the Mist
More and more, the entrepreneurs we see present their business in the context of an ecosystem. This is a healthy development because it acknowledges the complexity of the environments within which start-ups operate today. Technology generally and web services in... [Read More]
January 12, 2006 12:06 PM, By Brad Burnham
Comments (7)
| Tag this post with del.icio.us
Tags: chimpanzees ecology environment webservies
Cliche of The Week
Most VCs build portfolios of investments that number between 10 on the low end and 40 on the high end per fund they raise. This gives us diversification of risk and a host of other benefits. It is generally true... [Read More]
January 11, 2006 05:13 AM, By Fred Wilson
Comments ()
| Tag this post with del.icio.us
Tags: patience turnarounds
Cliche of the Week
I may change the title of this running series to VC Phrase of the Week since not all of them are cliches in the classic sense. And this week's is certainly not a cliche, but its something I heard a... [Read More]
January 4, 2006 09:48 AM, By Fred Wilson
Comments (2)
| Tag this post with del.icio.us
Tags: dealflow