Friday, October 4, 2002

What am I Missing When it Comes to the Value of Web Services? What am I Missing When it Comes to the Value of Web Services? Web services growing pains expected to continue. Concept still maturing and awaiting 'killer app,' panelists say [InfoWorld: Top News] Those who are in the industry are seeing less potential and more problems than I am. Generally, that's a clear indicator that I'm wrong. But here I think the problem is business myopia. I think Web services in some form are going to spawn the killer app in the consumer space, not the b2b space. That's where I'm earnestlly seeking a product niche I can fill. 10:30:16 PM    Add your viewpoint [ comments so far]

Googlefight: My Name is More Popular Than Your Name! Googlefight? What the hell's a Googlefight? Bizarre idea, this. There's a site called Googlefight where you can go and type in your name and the name of someone else and then ask Google to tell you how "popular" you are on the Net (i.e., how many references Google's search engine can find for you). Apparently, this is becoming a huge thing. My buddy Robert Scoble keeps finding people to compare himself to. Hey, Robert...I kicked your butt, too! Dan Shafer: 37,400 - Robert Scoble 15,800. Ahem, but as you properly point out, if you put quotation marks around the names...whole new game, dude. Dan Shafer: 4,340 - Robert Scobole: 13,000. Who cares? But this is fun, no? 3:37:03 PM    Add your viewpoint [ comments so far]

Yale Law Confernce on Blogging Yale Plans Conference on Weblogs and the Law Under the heading of "nothing is safe from the lawyers," Yale University Law School is planning a conference called "Revenge of the Blog" on Nov. 22. The topics listed are a little too cute and (I suspect deliberately) obscure to tell us what the point of the conference is or what the agenda will be. But it's probably worth keeping an eye on. Dave Winer has indicated he may go or see if one of his erstwhile team will attend and monitor stuff. Keep an eye out. 3:31:22 PM    Add your viewpoint [ comments so far]

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