Category Archives: Technology

Why First Use often determines the success or failure of a startup or technology

Posted on August 12, 2008 by vanelsas

I’m not a classical early adopter or tech passionate. I hang around tech places, use services that are still in their early adopter phase (or trying to break out of it). I read a lot about new startups providing us … Continue reading →

Posted in business model, First Use, startup, Technology, web 2.0 | Tagged , , , , | 7 Comments

Friendfeed competes with TechMeme as a tech news aggregator

Posted on April 28, 2008 by vanelsas

Friendfeed is on TechMeme again. This time we hear from Hugh Hutch Carpenter that some early adopters are moving towards Friendfeed now. According to Hugh Hutch people are moving away from the social services they have been using towards Friendfeed. … Continue reading →

Posted in Freemium, Friendfeed, TechMeme, Technology | Tagged , , , | 9 Comments

With great power comes great responsibility

Posted on March 12, 2008 by vanelsas

I read about the fuzz generated around an interview Sara Lacy held with pop star Mark Zuckerberg. Sara was slaughtered on-line with several blog posts and numerous tweets that called her all sorts of things. Michael Arrington called it right … Continue reading →

Posted in conversation set free, Joseph Pine, Mark Zuckerberg, Responsibility, Sara Lacy, side effects, Technology, Twitter, web 2.0 | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments