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Two New Wikipedia-Like Services

Posted in Board Of Intellectual Capital, Gerbsman Partners, Investments, Web 2.0, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on June 5, 2008| Leave a Comment »

The widespread use of Wikipedia have spurred some interesting offsprings;

For Business try: www.dealipedia.com

“The business deal wiki”
Michael Robertson, founder of MP3.com, started this archive of M&A activities, IPOs, bankruptcies, and scoops on who made money (including him) on the deals.

For relaxation try: www.chickipedia.com

“The wiki of hot women”
Learn that Scarlett Johansson is known for “her popularity with up-and-coming celebrity men” … and going-nowhere Web surfers.

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Web 2.0 fails to produce cash

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on June 2, 2008| Leave a Comment »

Many members of the Web 2.0 generation of internet companies have so far produced little in the way of revenue, despite bringing about some significant changes in online behaviour, according to some of the entrepreneurs and financiers behind the movement.

The shortage of revenue among social networks, blogs and other “social media” sites that put user-generated content and communications at their core has persisted despite more than four years of experimentation aimed at turning such sites into money-makers. Together with the US economic downturn and a shortage of initial public offerings, the failure has damped the mood in internet start-up circles.

Read more here.

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