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:: 2003/11/05 ::
Political Compass
Just determined my Political Compass (courtesy of PoliticalCompass.org), and I am down with the Dalai Lama and Nelson Mandela. My score is Economic Left/Right: -2.12, Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.10, which will be meaningful if you go through the exercise.
:: Stowe Boyd 11/5/2003 04:14:14 PM [link] ::
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What's your Google number?
An interesting piece by Valdis Krebs on the use of Google as an indicator of how widely known someone is. The Google number is the number of hits that a person's name yeilds on Google.
Being somewhat vain on this topic, I discover that i have a Google number of 5910, which -- according to Krebs -- makes me a thought leader in my field. Geez... I hope so.
:: Stowe Boyd 11/5/2003 12:16:11 PM [link] ::
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:: 2003/11/04 ::Monster.com to incorporate Social Networking
Seeking to monetize its business model, Monster is reportedly planning to launch new social networking features. Sounds like a plan to roll out Spoke or LinkedIn forms of social relationships. (Thanks to a mention by Patti Anklam).
:: Stowe Boyd 11/5/2003 12:10:21 PM [link] ::
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Marc Canter on the Social Software VC Frenzy
Marc Canter's AO piece jumps in on the VC's feeding frenzy in the social software market niche.
Just because they don't know what it is, doesn't mean its not worth investing in. Someone could decide to invest just because so many ur-gurus (like Marc) are interested in it.
Its early days. Does anyone believe that we need to have the entire ecosystem worked out -- including how people will pay to be socially softened -- before early stage money should stream in? Is it too bubblicious? We are theatening the collapse of the stock market by trying to help people communicate more effectively via the net, are we?
I'm not sure anyone knows where social software is headed. I coined the term 'software tools' in 1999, and have been researching it ever since, and I don't know where it is all headed. But I do know that before it revolutionizes the world, large investments will be made. That doesn't mean that those who are getting the first dollops of money will become the next Microsoft, and it also doesn't mean that those with the most obnoxious and unfounded hockey-stick charts in their powerpoints are closer to cracking the code on social software. But money is going to be made, and VCs are circling.
:: Stowe Boyd 11/4/2003 08:25:30 AM [link] ::
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