Month: November 2006

MySQL has been about giving structured data to structured systems. So now “their” idea is to do what Google has done and get people to open source their data, share that data, then allow the world to access it like a database. “The biggest database in the world is already out there.” Build a “skype…

Company email list called Googlers. Sometimes it is about Tivo series 3. Sometimes it is about changes in snacks in the breakroom. A year or so ago the googler list was filled with comments on design of the Google home page. Mayer’s boss came to her and said this is ridiculous fix it and just…

Sun labs is showing a project called sunspot. It is awesome. It is a tiny platform that lets you use Java to control a microcontroller that has all kinds of built in sensors. It is like a lego mindstorm for geekier people. Go to to get one: sunspotworld.com A sunspot will cost $500. This is…

Here are some highlights from the keynotes during the afternoon sessions. Eric Schmit (CEO Google) John Battelle “Why did you buy youtube?” Schmit’s response video is a big deal and we want some of it. Google figured out how to make money from search results and now they believe they have the algorithms needed to…

Arranged the deal and bought Myspace. Youtube is their biggest strategic partner. On the Internet may of your biggest competitors are also your partners. Google will power search on the news corp sites. They get to sell advertising, and news corp gets 900 million. Myspace cost 580 million. Not a bad deal. However, he also…

I hear that at past Web 2.0 conferences dinner on the second night was left to the attendees. This year AOL provided dinner and entertainment in the form of Lou Reed. I like music but I must admit that I had no idea who this guy was until I looked him up and found that…

Korean social site. Combination of popular internet activities – blogs, photo, video sharing. Here are some statistics: 20 million subscribers 40% of population 96% of 20-29 year olds use regularly 20 billion page views per month They are coming to the Unites States. It will be interesting to see if Cyworld is successful. Their design…

Dinner last night included a chat with Niklas Zennstrom who stated that the eBay aquisition was a perfect fit. This is inspite of everyone in the world saying huh? Jack Ma’s China eBay has social features built in that let users chat. I wonder if this addition to Skype is eBays response.

Long term survivors move from being a killer app to a killer platform. Integrate external applications and service into you business application. For example, use iRows spreadsheet to show spreadsheets. No need to write your own. Integrate Google maps to show locations of products or services. Integrate skype into your address book to show who…

Empower people to create their own social sites. I played with the beta a while back and it seemed to be decent. I believe you can download your source code from their hosted service and deploy it elsewhere. They are showing that it lets you store your own pictures, video, do your own blog, etc….