- Quora, the specialist Q&A web brand, leads new Silicon Valley revolution | Technology | The Observer
"After the first social networking wave, the digerati are now focused on how Q&A sites like Quora, Stack Overflow and Answerbag will drive the future" (quora guardian )
- FT.com / Media – Sorrell doubtful over iPad
"Publishers’ enthusiasm for the iPad is waning, Sir Martin Sorrell has warned, as Apple risks following Google in becoming a “frenemy” to content companies by demanding tougher terms than they expected for subscriptions over its popular tablet computer." (apple subscriptions ipad wpp )
- The Haves and Have-Nots: The True Story of a Reader Suddenly De-Invited from TED
An unfortunate story worth spreading: "…And then, the unthinkable happened: On February 17th – about ten days before TED 2011 was scheduled to begin -I received a terse email from TED’s leadership telling me that I was being ’uninvited’ from this year’s TED conference. My registration had been revoked, my pass had been destroyed, and I could expect a refund of my conference registration free shortly.." (ted conferences business )
- In Two Years, Most Of You Will Be Reading TechCrunch From An Apple Device
Some eyebrow-raising stats from TechCrunch. (apple windows audience statistics )
- Facebook’s Growing Role in Social Journalism
"The Rockville Central, a community news site in the Washington, D.C., area, will move all its operations and news coverage to its Facebook Page starting on March 1." (facebook journalism crowdsourcing )
- Facebook ‘Like’ Button Takes Over Share Button Functionality
"Say goodbye to the Share button because the Like button is taking over." Um, so if I want to share an article headed "34 children die in horrific massacre" I have to "Like" it? (facebook sharing )
- Facebook, Groupon, Zynga: Off-The-Chart Revenue – Venture Capital Dispatch – WSJ
"The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that Groupon’s revenue in 2010 rose more than 22 times to $760 million in its second full year since its daily deals site launched, up from $33 million in 2009. Zynga, the maker of online social games like FarmVille, scored revenue of $850 million in its third full year in 2010, more than triple the year before, and Facebook’s revenue rocketed to as high as $2 billion in 2010, its sixth full year." (financials facebook groupon zynga )
- Thoughts on Angel List, "Social Proof", "Spray & Pray", & The Network Effects of Large Scale Investing – Master of 500 Hats
Dave McCure's take on the current AngelList debate. Includes some pretty strong words. (angellist startups entrepreneurship investing )
- What’s The Real Deal With AngelList?
An overview and thoughts on the current AngelList debate. (angellist startups entrepreneurship investing )
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