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.

CNET: We Can't Find the Influentials Either

CNET has conducted a study of 'influencers' amongst users of the websites in its network.

by Drama 2.0 13 March 2008 13:30pm 2 comments

What happens when you don't own your startup?

The perceived value of the most popular Web 2.0 startups lies in their large 'communities' and the content that those large communities contribute.

Without their communities, services such as Facebook and Digg would be of little value to advertisers, investors and potential acquirers.

by Drama 2.0 11 March 2008 14:32pm 1 comment

Who should be CEO of Facebook?

Discussions about whether or not 23 year-old Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg needs to step aside and let a more experienced leader take over day-to-day management of the popular social networking company have been on the rise lately.

by Drama 2.0 10 March 2008 15:36pm 3 comments

The Web Week in Review

Thank god it's Friday! Without further ado, here are the stories that caught Drama 2.0's attention this past week.

by Drama 2.0 07 March 2008 11:00am 0 comments

Hardware-as-a-service a big boon to consumer startups?

Scaling can be tricky for consumer internet startups, especially when it comes to hardware and infrastructure.

Many startups have failed in part because they couldn't successfully scale effectively and sensibly.

by Drama 2.0 06 March 2008 10:00am 0 comments

Why most geeks shouldn't be marketers

Marketing is part art, part science. In the past, there was probably too much focus on art.

Now with the advent of new technologies like the internet, I'd argue there’s probably too much focus on science. The truth is that good marketing incorporates both.

by Drama 2.0 05 March 2008 10:00am 3 comments

Note to Chris Anderson - lunch is never free

Chris Anderson is a hero to some in the internet business community.

The Wired editor-in-chief's book, "The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More" , is often cited by those who believe that the internet is changing economic rules, despite the fact that most of the hard data has actually refuted many of his claims.

Now Anderson is back with another book to be released next year that is destined to become a hit with internet business types: "Free! Why $0.00 Is the Future of Business".

by Drama 2.0 04 March 2008 09:30am 7 comments

User-generated content, advertisers and suicide

There is no doubt that a number of ethical issues have arisen as the prominence of user-generated content has increased.

From the role social networks may have played in suicides to the issues that have arisen as the line between bloggers and journalists blur, it's clear that society is now faced with new moral dilemmas that didn't exist before the internet enabled every person to, in theory, become a publisher.

by Drama 2.0 03 March 2008 09:30am 4 comments

The Web Week in Review - Special Google Edition

The Cruel Drama 2.0 says "there's nothing quite like kicking a company when it's down," so with this week's Review, I thought I'd do something different by adding insult to all the injury Google suffered this week.

by Drama 2.0 29 February 2008 09:32am 1 comment

'quarterlife' may have no more life

quarterlife, the online video series that debuted on MySpace and became the first to be picked up by a TV network, made its TV premiere on NBC on Tuesday.

But it did not produce the type of history its creators and NBC were hoping for - according to Returers, the premiere "marked the network's worst time-period performance in at least 17 years and has thrown the show's fate into imminent jeopardy."

by Drama 2.0 28 February 2008 09:50am 0 comments