Another smart Beisel link

Posted on November 2nd, 2006 by kooshblog.
Categories: VC, boston, social networking, web 2.0.

I posted a few months back a link to David Beisel blogging about the value of a demo. He has another nice writeup one the The Emerging Field of Social Commerce and Social Shopping. I’d like to write more, but I would be giving away a project that I heard of recently that I am sure will really be a leader in this field. Another problem with some of these reference sites is that they are very unremarkable in terms of site design and messaging to the user what the carrot is….

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Ambient Findability chat

Posted on July 31st, 2006 by kooshblog.
Categories: Uncategorized, findability, web 2.0.

A  great chat here with Peter Moreville that discusses how much time employees waste searching for things, user centered design, Google, Endeca, and other interesting subjects.
Ambient Findability

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Genuine VC: The Value of the Demo

Posted on July 17th, 2006 by kooshblog.
Categories: start-up, tech, web 2.0.

From Genuine VC, David Beisel discusses how important demos are to prospective clients, investors, and partners.  I am surprised tht this article points out, as I thought demo-ing your core functionality was part of process to help your audience visualize the results. I have been putting together demos since the 90’s, and nothing else works better, especially when you are discussing difficult concepts, interactions, and architecture. Sure, you may have to cook up some eye candy and not-baked functionality, but if those are the features that your audience wants, there certainly are ways to plan to get that functionality in to the product or implementation later.
Genuine VC: The Value of the Demo

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all you need to know about Web 3.0

Posted on July 15th, 2006 by kooshblog.
Categories: Mediawiki, findability, google, social networking, tech, web 2.0, web 3.0, wikipedia.

Instead of trying to sound smart and discussing the difference between Web 2.0 and 3.0,  I will suggest reading this link.  Make sure you read the Wikipedia 3.0: The End of Google? article. I like it so much I may print it and put in on the bathroom stall walls at work :)It does beg the question from anyone that has ever worked on a standards committee if this over-arching ontolgy work will ever be completed. That also the big sticking point as I read Ambient findability. Also, lets not forget aabout the importance of the ad revenue and the mainstream popularity of Google. When I see the Wikipedia screen on Bobby Goren’s computer, I will change my mind

Evolving Trends » Web 3.0

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93South - Thoughts on New England Web2.0

Posted on July 15th, 2006 by kooshblog.
Categories: Job, Uncategorized, VC, blog, boston, social networking, start-up, tech, web 2.0.

93South - Thoughts on New England Web2.0

I just stumbled upon this site. A very nice look at VC funded web 2.0 companies in Boston.

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