by David Evans | Uncategorized
The definitive agreement to combine the two companies in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $1.5 billion. The combined company will be named FiberTower Corporation. Technorati Tags: fiber+tower, first+avenue
by David Evans | Uncategorized
Judging by the number of emails I have been receiving lately at Online Dating Insider, a growing number of people have been asking about what makes a dating site right for them, the demographics of various dating sites and other pre-subscription questions. To address...
by David Evans | Uncategorized
Techdirt sez that Skype has a deal with EMI to sell VOIP ringtones. Perhaps they’ll follow the iTunes model and use the tracks as a loss leader to try and attract people to Skype — but that would be even more questionable, since it doesn’t seem like...
by David Evans | Uncategorized
MIT Technology Review has an article on Attention Economy. As our attention continues to disperse, its becoming clear that “eyeballs” and “stickiness” are being augmented with technologies that track what you are watching, reading and listening...
by David Evans | Uncategorized
I came across the Publishing 2.0 blog today. Great discussion about the seedy underbelly of Web 2.0, including how companies are using user-generated content to make money and not giving anything back to the users. I appreciate a healthy skepticism evident on the...
by David Evans | Uncategorized
The Onion has an amusing send-up of the new MySpace security measures. “Making users verify that they are over 14 by clicking two different buttons” “Looking into that weirdo “Tom” who keeps emailing everyone” “Sending all...