Digital Phocus http://www.digitalphocus.com A website dedicated to the business of the web. Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:49:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 en http://www.digitalphocus.comhttp://www.digitalphocus.com/wp-content/images/dpbw1_16x16.jpgDigital Phocus http://feeds.feedburner.com/Digitalphocuscom?format=skinhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/512913http://www.feedburner.com Heading to Web 2.0 Expo http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Digitalphocuscom/~3/273786577/ http://www.digitalphocus.com/2008/04/19/heading-to-web-20-expo/#comments Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:49:35 +0000 Brendan Monaghan Web News http://www.digitalphocus.com/2008/04/19/heading-to-web-20-expo/ I’ll be heading out to San Francisco on Wednesday for Web 2.0 Expo this week. I’m excited to meet up with some existing partners as well as to find some new companies offering innovative or new technology. The Expo Hall always provides a frenzy of activity. This year I plan to tackle [...] I’ll be heading out to San Francisco on Wednesday for Web 2.0 Expo this week. I’m excited to meet up with some existing partners as well as to find some new companies offering innovative or new technology. The Expo Hall always provides a frenzy of activity. This year I plan to tackle it in smaller doses as it can overwhelm you if you try and check it out when traffic is at its peak (such as right after the key note).

Web 2.0 Expo

If you’re around and would like to connect, contact me via my social network page for the conference, ping me on this site’s contact form or send me a note on Twitter.

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]]> http://www.digitalphocus.com/2008/04/19/heading-to-web-20-expo/feed/ http://www.digitalphocus.com/2008/04/19/heading-to-web-20-expo/ Twitter-The “How to” Video http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Digitalphocuscom/~3/264865088/ http://www.digitalphocus.com/2008/04/05/twitter-the-how-to-video/#comments Sun, 06 Apr 2008 04:08:09 +0000 Brendan Monaghan Web News http://www.digitalphocus.com/2008/04/05/twitter-the-how-to-video/ The discussions of Twitter continue to increase in the blogosphere and are being picked up by mainstream media. Topics discussed range from day to day use, how media companies are pushing their RSS feeds through them and how marketing and PR firms are it to measure user feedback. Nevertheless, there continues to be a large [...] The discussions of Twitter continue to increase in the blogosphere and are being picked up by mainstream media. Topics discussed range from day to day use, how media companies are pushing their RSS feeds through them and how marketing and PR firms are it to measure user feedback.

Nevertheless, there continues to be a large segment of the population out there who doesn’t quite “get” Twitter.

The following is a nice video by Sam Harrelson on how to use it. Check it out.




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]]> http://www.digitalphocus.com/2008/04/05/twitter-the-how-to-video/feed/ http://www.digitalphocus.com/2008/04/05/twitter-the-how-to-video/ Dataportability: The Video http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Digitalphocuscom/~3/217140719/ http://www.digitalphocus.com/2008/01/15/dataportability-the-video/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:33:31 +0000 Brendan Monaghan Web News http://www.digitalphocus.com/2008/01/15/dataportability-the-video/ Lots of discussion about Dataportability these days. Recently Google and Facebook joined the work group. Here’s a nice video explaining the effort, courtesy of Mashable. . Share This Lots of discussion about Dataportability these days. Recently Google and Facebook joined the work group.

Here’s a nice video explaining the effort, courtesy of Mashable.




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]]> http://www.digitalphocus.com/2008/01/15/dataportability-the-video/feed/ http://www.digitalphocus.com/2008/01/15/dataportability-the-video/ Facebook + Microsoft: What do you think? http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Digitalphocuscom/~3/174616649/ http://www.digitalphocus.com/2007/10/24/facebook-microsoft-what-do-you-think/#comments Thu, 25 Oct 2007 02:03:24 +0000 Brendan Monaghan VC & Financing http://www.digitalphocus.com/2007/10/24/facebook-microsoft-what-do-you-think/ After much discussion, and presumably a very competitive auction, Facebook has agreed to sell 1.6% of the company to Microsoft for $240 million, placing Facebook’s valuation at the much-discussed $15 billion level. So rather than re-state all the facts from the press release, I ask you was this a good deal and if so, for who? Clearly, [...] After much discussion, and presumably a very competitive auction, Facebook has agreed to sell 1.6% of the company to Microsoft for $240 million, placing Facebook’s valuation at the much-discussed $15 billion level.

MSFT

So rather than re-state all the facts from the press release, I ask you was this a good deal and if so, for who?

Clearly, this helps Microsoft win a round with Google. Facebook, well, they and their VCs can be happy about the results of this transaction. As many suggest, this will give Facebook the cash it so desperately needs to expand.

As for Google, this isn’t really a big deal at all. They’ve got Orkut, which does incredible traffic albeit in Brazil and India. Besides, if the stock price keeps heading to the moon, they can just dive in and buy the whole thing, that is unless Microsoft has the right of first refusal. I guess we’ll see, but this one seems to have just begun.

What do you think?

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]]> http://www.digitalphocus.com/2007/10/24/facebook-microsoft-what-do-you-think/feed/ http://www.digitalphocus.com/2007/10/24/facebook-microsoft-what-do-you-think/ The Phocus Goes Mobile http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Digitalphocuscom/~3/171595666/ http://www.digitalphocus.com/2007/10/18/the-phocus-goes-mobile/#comments Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:23:57 +0000 Brendan Monaghan Mobile Digital Phocus News http://www.digitalphocus.com/2007/10/18/the-phocus-goes-mobile/ After reading a great post over at Profy about FeedM8, I decided I’d run my feed through their platform. Have to say, reminds me a lot of Feedburner in its simplicity. Essentially, the technology just leverages your RSS feed and turns it into mobile format. Having an ad network certainly [...] After reading a great post over at Profy about FeedM8, I decided I’d run my feed through their platform.

FeedM8

Have to say, reminds me a lot of Feedburner in its simplicity. Essentially, the technology just leverages your RSS feed and turns it into mobile format. Having an ad network certainly won’t hurt them either, although they don’t share what percentage of the revenue that publishers are receiving.

As mobile continues to grow, you can’t help but wonder if this type of feature won’t continue to grwo signficantly as a way in which people access content.

If you’d like to sign up for your own mobile version, you can go here.

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]]> http://www.digitalphocus.com/2007/10/18/the-phocus-goes-mobile/feed/ http://www.digitalphocus.com/2007/10/18/the-phocus-goes-mobile/ RSS Explained http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Digitalphocuscom/~3/167176921/ http://www.digitalphocus.com/2007/10/08/rss-explained/#comments Mon, 08 Oct 2007 23:53:37 +0000 Brendan Monaghan Web News RSS & Widgets http://www.digitalphocus.com/2007/10/08/rss-explained/ Great video by CommonCraft on YouTube about RSS feeds. I must be getting lazy posting two videos in a row, but what’s good is good. Tags: RSS, Video, HowTo, CommonCraft Share This Great video by CommonCraft on YouTube about RSS feeds. I must be getting lazy posting two videos in a row, but what’s good is good.


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]]> http://www.digitalphocus.com/2007/10/08/rss-explained/feed/ http://www.digitalphocus.com/2007/10/08/rss-explained/ Wikis in Action http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Digitalphocuscom/~3/159292291/ http://www.digitalphocus.com/2007/09/20/wikis-in-action/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2007 03:08:25 +0000 Brendan Monaghan Video http://www.digitalphocus.com/2007/09/20/wikis-in-action/ Great explanation of a Wiki. Props to John Koetsier of BizHack Share This Great explanation of a Wiki.


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