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.

The Web Week in Review

It's that time of the week again and these are the stories that piqued my interest.

by Drama 2.0 28 March 2008 08:27am 0 comments

Ad networks have been in vogue. A number of startup ad networks have raised big money over the past year and media companies such as Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia and Forbes have decided to get into the game by launching their own.

by Drama 2.0 27 March 2008 08:45am 0 comments

The internet and your career path

Digital marketer Steve Rubel has an interesting post entitled "Three Internet Careers That Soon Won't Exist" in which he predicts that social media managers, internet advertising salespeople and digital talent agents will see their jobs disappear as the tasks they perform are "integrated into other roles."

by Drama 2.0 26 March 2008 08:35am 1 comment

These crazy bloggers still think they understand the music business

In an op-ed piece in the New York Times on Saturday, British musician Billy Bragg suggests that social networks like Bebo and MySpace should pay royalties for the music that is made available through their services.

by Drama 2.0 25 March 2008 08:22am 10 comments

The Web Week in Review

The week got off to an interesting start with the US Federal Reserve's questionable bailout of ailing investment bank Bear Stearns.

Not surprisingly, most of the technology news that caught my attention in the days following was related to the ongoing economic downturn.

by Drama 2.0 21 March 2008 09:31am 0 comments

Recession can mean opportunity for startups

Just a few months ago, there were questions about whether or not Silicon Valley (and internet companies in general) would be impacted by a recession.

by Drama 2.0 20 March 2008 08:45am 0 comments

Going global - tips for internet startups

In a recent guest piece on TechCrunch, French internet entrepreneur Loic Le Meur provided some advice to internet startups: you need to be global.

While I agree with this piece of advice, I believe Loic's argument that addressing local markets is a dead-end actually misses the point - every company serves a "local" market in some form or another.

by Drama 2.0 19 March 2008 08:45am 0 comments

The democratisation of news media - another Web 2.0 myth

The Web 2.0 community has been a potent purveyor of myth . One of the myths that Web 2.0's most ardent kool aid drinkers have promoted is that the world of news media has been democratised.

by Drama 2.0 18 March 2008 08:45am 7 comments

Don't forget the late-adopters

First-adopters are a coveted bunch. Many, if not most, internet startups hope to reach the first-adopters that will use their services and evangelise about them before anyone else will.

But what about the "late-adopters" who don't jump head first into every new internet phenomenon and who prefer to stick with the products and services they've come to know and trust?

by Drama 2.0 17 March 2008 09:00am 1 comment

Drama 2.0's Web Week in Review

The headlines this past week were dominated by economic news - news that is having an impact on the technology markets. Here are the stories I found most interesting.

by Drama 2.0 14 March 2008 13:35pm 0 comments