InfoChachkie
SEPTEMBER 10, 2012
About a decade ago, when Yahoo! I recall speaking with then VP of Marketing Karen Edwards about Yahoo's success. She was adamant that one the primary reasons Yahoo beat its initial competitors, including Lycos, Excite and AltaVista, was because (paraphrasing), "Yahoo was the coolest company in Silicon Valley.
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 20, 2010
First, A Primer: Portals, RSS, Feed Readers & Delicious - When the web started we needed directories to find information and thus Yahoo! They had a lock on “distribution&# and were named AOL, Yahoo!, Then came RSS ( Really Simple Syndication ) widely credited to Dave Winer for driving the spec & adoption.
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FEBRUARY 21, 2010
I believe it is the new form of RSS – the place people go to find out what is happening in the latest news. I covered that topic in my Twitter is RSS post. Twitter is better than RSS – it’s “curated RSS.&# The stream is limited in length and therefore people share links.
InfoChachkie
MAY 14, 2012
When we initially invested in DataPop in 2010, we placed a bet on a serially successful team that had grown up together at DoubleClick, Yahoo! • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS. and Overture Services. Share and Enjoy.
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APRIL 13, 2011
RSS was something that had appeared.” “….I We have a theme we call Protocol, which are technology protocols and markets built around technology protocols like SMTP for email and RSS. And they made an early investment in Yahoo.“ “….a In 2004 / 2005 I was starting to get intrigued with user-generated content. Distribution.
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 5, 2010
asymmetry, real-time, curated RSS / link-sharing]. What I want to answer with this post (long though it may be) is: Why did Web 2.0 emerge and are there any lessons to be gained about the future? cheap accessible digital hardware]. Why did Twitter emerge despite Facebook’s dominance?
SoCal Delicious
AUGUST 28, 2012
Mayer on her first 100 days at Yahoo: ‘This job was tailor-made for me’ 1 day ago. Whats Hot Menu. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. what’s hot? Star Trek Contest. Primary Menu. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Newsletters. Live at the Apple Event: iPad Mini (and more?). 11 hrs ago. 11 hrs ago.
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