Drama 2.0
Known for his critical analyses of Internet startups, Drama 2.0 enjoys exploring technology and how it impacts media, marketing and culture.
Drama 2.0 is the author of The Drama 2.0 Show at http://www.drama20show.com/ and a member of the E-consultancy blogging team.
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I'm a professed 'social media' skeptic. I believe that much of the hype around social media is unjustified.
I believe anyone arguing that every corporation should be seeking out 'conversations' and becoming 'friends' with customers on social networks largely reflects a misguided and naive marketing philosophy.
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by Drama 2.0
02 December 2008 12:00pm
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As I read the December 8 issue of BusinessWeek on my 20+ hour journey home last week from the United States, I came across an interesting article that discussed a new youth-oriented banking product called 'Virtual Wallet' that was launched by PNC Financial Services (PNC).
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03 December 2008 12:00pm
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In a week that that saw a rally in global stock markets and is seeing some of the best Black Friday deals in recent memory, it seems like the world has been able to recapture some sense of normalcy.
Here's the news that caught my attention this week.
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by Drama 2.0
28 November 2008 12:00pm
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The New York Times Magazine published an interesting article that discusses the Netflix $1mn challenge that has some developers working tirelessly to improve the accuracy of the Netflix recommendation engine by 10%.
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27 November 2008 09:30am
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Google, a company that has built its success in search on the back of a superior search algorithm, is looking to humans as it makes search a bit more social with the launch of SearchWiki.
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24 November 2008 09:30am
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As the woes of the global economy have deepened and it's clear that we're in for some tough times that will likely be prolonged, there's still no shortage of people encouraging entrepreneurs to start businesses.
"Many great businesses were started in bad economies!" they proclaim. And they're right. Great businesses have been started in the toughest of times.
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by Drama 2.0
25 November 2008 09:30am
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Bloomberg.com published an interesting article last Friday that highlights just how competitive it's getting in the newspaper world as newspapers struggle to not only survive the woes of their industry, but struggle to survive a tough economic environment.
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26 November 2008 10:30am
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As we've been reminded recently, there are few guarantees in life. Except the end of the week and The Web Week in Review. So here we go (again).
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21 November 2008 12:05pm
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According to a study recently released by Yahoo, UK internet users are suffering from information overload.
As reported by the Association of Online Publishers UK, the study, which is entitled "Return on Attention," found that 70% of users "admitted to spending hours sifting through unwanted or irrelevant information."
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21 November 2008 08:30am
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Nick Denton, the owner of the blog "empire" Gawker Media, has some advice for ad-supported online businesses: prepare for the market to get much, much worse.
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18 November 2008 08:45am
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