The Internet pain in the arse

I've bought a new wireless Internet gateway to go with my snappy new Macbook Pro. Can't be unhappier! The net is flaky and only occasionally fast. I'm not sure if it's the computer or the wireless device. Either way I'm not having fun!

Blogs helping business paticipate in conversation

Neat looking article found at Sage. Could be worth a look at some later date.

My new computer

I've finally done it - I'm now the proud owner of a new Apple Macbook Pro. It's fast and so cool. Sitting watching TV, surfing the net, and feeling pretty damned chuffed with myself. Next thing is to find a coffee lounge with wireless Internet and start showing off my sexy new toy!

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Stars, Stripes, and Social Media - Business Website - Internet Customers

Stars, Stripes, and Social Media - Business Website - Internet Customers: "The analogy should be clear. Social media--blogs, text messaging, video, and social networking--are the legs of your online strategy. Your Web site is the belly of the beast, where you convert visitors into customers."

Is Yuwie.com a Glimpse into Future of Online Business?

I wrote about this last semester wondering when people would begin to want a share in the revenue that was produced in part as a result of contributions being made to social networking sites. It's been noted that a small percentage of power users produce a large percentage of traffic, and therefore revenue for social networking sites and the initiative by Yuwie.com to share revenues with users makes perfect sense.

Is Yuwie.com a Glimpse into Future of Online Business?: "Yuwie’s business model is based upon two core tenants: 1) End-user participation is free – no sign-up fees or subscription fees are required, and 2) Yuwie currently distributes well over half of the site’s advertising revenue back to participating end-users. Not only are Yuwie’s end-users paid for the traffic generated for their own personal page, but also for the traffic generated by friends they refer to the site, in addition to traffic generated from their friends’ subsequent referrals (for up to ten (10) layers or generations of personal referrals)."

Taking residence in virtual worlds | Australian IT

Taking residence in virtual worlds | Australian IT: "Rather than be tied up with the web 2.0, which he believes has a specific look and collaborative function, Robertson is more concerned with web-enabling technology and providing access. 'Web 2.0 normally implies two things. It's based on online democracy and collaboration, and uses AJAX-style technology to give a heavy graphical user interface client feel, even though you're still in a lightweight browser. 'That's the implication, but we're doing things like data sovereignty and workplace democracy and taking that type of approach, which isn't classical web 2.0 but still trying to meet the same objectives.'"