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Google Gears

Posted in Adobe, Gerbsman Partners, Intellectual capital, Investments, Java, Microsoft, Mobile, Open Garden, OpenSocial, Silverlight, Sun Microsystems, Technology, Venture Capital, Web 2.0, Wireless, Wireless 2.0 on December 26, 2007| Leave a Comment »

holiday07_1.gifTony Fish, a member of Gerbsman Partners Board of Intellectual Capital, posted on his blog Open Gardens, an interesting comment a few days back in regards to Google Gears. Click here for the full entry.

Anit Jaokar, a partner of Tony Fish, discusses Google Gears. Google Gears is comprised of a local database, local processes and a web server – with the logic being written in Java script. Hence, Gears potentially fits in well with Mobile Ajax and Gears as well as with Mobile Web Widgets (and by that I mean Widgets created using Web standards as opposed to Widsets and similar products).

It’s a very intriguing thought in regards to mobile offline browsing. When looking on Java, Mobile Flash, Adobe Air, and MS Silverlight – something emerges. The thought of synchronizing online applications onto mobile device or desktop for later access is what web services and online services have missed out on. It is in fact so, that everyone is not online all the time – and most people unplug to get productive.

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LinkedIn invites developers to enhance network

Posted in BusinessWeek, Community, FaceBook, LinkedIn, OpenSocial, Social Networks, Technology, Web 2.0 on December 13, 2007| Leave a Comment »

linkedin1.jpgLinkedIn will soon release an open API where 3rd party developers will be able to aggregate profile data to enhance the user experience and productivity for LinkedIn’s users with widgets and other enhancing applications.

The company, which was the fastest-growing social network in October, has attracted about 17 million registered users globally and about 5 million unique visitors in the United States in October. Answering to the competition from Facebook and others, LinkedIn will use Google´s OpenSocial structure to open their “made-for-business” service.

 

One example that LinkedIn has crafted is in a partnership with BusinessWeek. Visitors to the BusinessWeek site, who place their mouse pointers over certain keywords will trigger a pop-up box detailing how many of their LinkedIn contacts are related to the company or keyword.

Finally, the Web 2.0 is making its way into productivity and business applications for real. Social Networking has long been a supernova on the horizon and hordes of people are using them. With this entry into business tools like LinkedIn´s network – Web 2.0 will now be available for business users as well.

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Tony Fish, member of Gerbsman Partners Board of Intellectual Partners makes Top 500

Posted in Board Of Intellectual Capital, Gerbsman Partners, Intellectual capital, Investments, Mobile, Venture Capital, Web 2.0, Wireless 2.0 on November 30, 2007| Leave a Comment »

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Tony Fish, a member at Gerbsman Partners Board of Intellectual Capital has received a nomination as one of the top 500 influencers from the UK paper Guardian Unlimited and Courvoisier The Future 500.

Tony Fish, author and founder, AMF Ventures, London Fish is involved in technology, media and telecoms industries, building hi-tech companies since 1994. He is the founder of AMF Ventures, a strategic consultancy focused on the move to 2.0. Mobile Web 2.0, Fish’s second book, focuses on the changing relationships between mobile, TV, web and print, and the uniqueness of mobile metadata.

For more information, click here

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Meebo push games to users

Posted in Community, FaceBook, IM, Mobile, Technology, Web 2.0, Wireless, Wireless 2.0 on November 28, 2007| Leave a Comment »

meebologo.pngMeebo have recently invited developers like 3rd Sense, Absolutist, AddictingGames, Clearspring Technologies, Kongregate and more to launch games into the Meebo platform and API. Moving forward, Meebo mention seeing shopping, music, video and productivity applications as well. Meebo work closely with the developers to ensure quality.

Opening of their IM and Community platform is leading to some good opportunities. Where Facebook have taken the lead, and OpenSocial is trying to enter – coopetition and co-development with open API’s is clearly a recepie for success in the social network world.

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