the tweney review

VCs Todd Dagres and David Hornik in a thoughtful debate: Is ‘Web 2.0′ Another Bubble? - WSJ.com

From a review of Wikinomics on Slashdot: a snapshot of BoingBoing’s home page counted 11788 words, of which 6472 were between “blockquote” tags — so more than 50% of the page is borrowed text. Slashdot | Wikinomics

I think “wikinomics” should be shorthand for “a half-assed job is good enough, as long as you do it faster and cheaper.” Wikinomics could change everything as concept of sharing spreads - Yahoo! News

You’d think after 5 years and millions of users, Blogger would be sporting some significant improvements now that it’s finally out of beta. Unfortunately, what I notice most is what’s broken: My “BlogThis!” button no longer works. The site sometimes gets hung up on the “publishing” page (even though they bragged that I’d no longer see this at all). Comments seem hard to use. And overall it seems slower. What’s up with all that?

What the internet was invented for: Snooping on other people’s petty crimes. This is the beginning of “Little Brother,” people! The Internet Finds Its Purpose - Columns by PC Magazine

Happy New Year! As you ponder making resolutions, consider this advice from 37signals: Define your own success - Signal vs. Noise (by 37signals) (and click through to the Steve Jobs speech if you haven’t read it before)