The future of media isn’t about technology or channels, it’s about delivering an experience.As I was sitting eating a couple of slices of authentically good mushroom pizza in New York, and reflecting on the panel discussion I heard earlier that morning...
If the Web is Now Real-Time, Where are the Real-Time Analytics?
If the web is going real-time (seems that way according to all the recent hype) why are marketers and Internet companies still using old, slow data warehouse technology to analyze interactions?If Web 1.0 means replicating "old" systems online - a push...
Die IE6, Die. Everyone's Got To Go Sometime...Your Time Was 2 Years Ago.
Dealing with people still using Internet Explorer 6 is a nightmare - so much extra coding and QA to get even basic webpages produced. I can't agree enough with Ben on his recent Mashable post.Engineering productivity levels wouldn't double but it would...
Goodbye Geocities, cu l8tr
Sorry To See You Go, Free Personal WebsiteAll good free things come to an end, and Geocities (part of whatever the hell Yahoo360 was supposed to be) is next on the list. I've had my Geocities site up since 1998 or so. It first held my first website...
Good Feedback is a Product Managers Best Friend - UserVoice
I ran across a company called UserVoice today and it looks like they've got their act together. I don't know how long they've been in testing / beta but have done a great job with making their website clear and their customer validations prominent....
Text Search v. Structured Search - The Difference Between Facebook and MySpace?
Talking through the current success of Facebook and the defection of users from MySpace, it occurred to me that the way users search on both sites has a lot to do with the changing of the guard. So here's a functionality view rather than a strategy...
Don't be Dogmative - Be a Great Listener
I've identified a characteristic of managers that has been discussed many times before, but I don't know if it has a name so I'll just make one up: dogmative. A dogmative person that only cares about their black and white view of the world, their dogma....
Social Media is Based on the Real World - MySpace is Starting to Get It
The Future of Social Advertising? MySpace and Citysearch jointly announce "MySpace Local"Social media, especially social networing sites like MySpace, started as an deluxe online forum or bulletin board and just took those concepts to the next level....
What Kills Site Conversion? Focus on Content, Usability and Empathy
I wrote a few thoughts on what kills website conversion for Patrick Neeman on his great blog Usability Counts. Patrick used LinkedIn to solicit answers from his network, which I thought was a great idea to come up with blog material.You can read my...
Use Cases: A MUST HAVE for any internet or software company
"Everything for Everyone" = NothingUse Cases seem so obvious to me but are commonly overlooked by so many technologists, entrepreneurs, and even VC's. A few companies I've worked with recently have built products without any clear picture of who the...
Valuation Lessons: Market Makers v Product Sellers
I attended a fantastic presentation at an Access Executive Network event last night. This is a great group of technology leaders who want to better themselves and also give back to the Southern California tech community. The speaker was a former Clearstone...
Advertising Growth Challenged Because of Social Networks? Rubbish.
If this is a problem we're all in real trouble. I read this article in the Financial Times yesterday with disbelief and awe that someone could draw such a ridiculous conclusion. The report seems to be asking the wrong questions to come to this statement.The...
Imaginary VC Investment Criteria: People, Market Growth, and Technology
One of out three is the best you're going to get.After rummaging through quite a few business plans lately, looking at new startup ideas, and chatting with investors about what they're looking for in this crazy market, it became pretty apparent that...
Tom Kuhr in the News: Articles, Posts, Comments
Tom's quotes, comments and articles have appears in dozens ofpublications worldwide. Below are a few samples.Los Angeles TimesOleOle! A Beverly Hills company helps you follow the Euro by Alana SemuelsJune 19, 2008Marketingberater - Web 2.0Podcast-Interview:...
