Monthly Archives: June 2008

FaceBook, Ning, Google & the Flow of Community

Posted on Monday, June 30, 2008 by Rex Hammock

Marc Andreessen, founder of Netscape (at age 22), Opsware and Ning (translation: the smartest guy in the room), is joining the board of FaceBook, according to TechCrunch. Andreessen, of course, has a unique position in the history of the Internet. … Continue reading →

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links for 2008-06-30

Posted on Monday, June 30, 2008 by Rex Hammock

Twitter or FriendFeed? There can be more than one. | VentureBeat Link #1 on the topic of Twitter vs. FriendFeed. (tags: twitter friendfeed) I Love FriendFeed, But… | Patrick Ruffini (Engage) Link #2 on the topic of Twitter vs. FriendFeed … Continue reading →

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A short comment on comments, A rambling essay on why all this stuff fascinates me

Posted on Sunday, June 29, 2008 by Rex Hammock

A comment on comments: Yesterday, I wrote the following on Twitter: “FriendFeed, Twitter, Seesmic et al, are pointing in the direction of something. They aren’t the destination.” Because everything I post on Twitter (and other places) is mirrored on FriendFeed, … Continue reading →

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links for 2008-06-29

Posted on Sunday, June 29, 2008 by Rex Hammock

Time Inc.’s Maghound Set to Debut in September | FolioMag.com I can think of ways the “Netflix for magazines” does not work as a good analogy, but I’m greatly supportive of any new model for fixing the broken-from-the-start U.S. mag … Continue reading →

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Help for media watcher school-marms: Entertainment is not journalism

Posted on Saturday, June 28, 2008 by Rex Hammock

ABOVE: This morning, the New York Times devoted an entire page to a news article suggesting the possibility of Estee Lauder’s influence on editorial decisions at Harper’s Bazaar Magazine. The news article was preceded by Estee Lauder interstitial “pre-roll” advertising … Continue reading →

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