Comments for Nerd Meridian http://www.willmeyer.com/blog Or the evening geekiness in the East Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:33:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 Comment on Fight of the Conchords === Funny by Natty http://www.willmeyer.com/blog/2007/09/02/fight-of-the-conchords-funny/#comment-475 Natty Sun, 02 Sep 2007 14:53:38 +0000 http://www.willmeyer.com/blog/2007/09/02/fight-of-the-conchords-funny/#comment-475 Here are two more classic videos from their show... "Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenoceros" http://youtube.com/watch?v=FArZxLj6DLk&mode=related&search= and of course "Frodo - Don't Wear the Ring!" http://youtube.com/watch?v=SWf3iJjqYCM Here are two more classic videos from their show…

“Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenoceros”
http://youtube.com/watch?v=FArZxLj6DLk&mode=related&search=

and of course “Frodo - Don’t Wear the Ring!”
http://youtube.com/watch?v=SWf3iJjqYCM

]]> Comment on Excellence as memorial by Sam http://www.willmeyer.com/blog/2007/09/01/excellence-as-memorial/#comment-471 Sam Sun, 02 Sep 2007 01:09:38 +0000 http://www.willmeyer.com/blog/2007/09/01/excellence-as-memorial/#comment-471 Hey Will, congrats! Didn't know you were over at Clearspring. Give me a shout sometime soon -Sam Hey Will, congrats! Didn’t know you were over at Clearspring. Give me a shout sometime soon

-Sam

]]> Comment on American Idol, the Enterprise, and Web 3.0 by Nerd Meridian :: blog.pmarca.com is the cat's pajamas http://www.willmeyer.com/blog/2007/05/29/american-idol-the-enterprise-and-web-30/#comment-19 Nerd Meridian :: blog.pmarca.com is the cat's pajamas Tue, 12 Jun 2007 17:49:11 +0000 http://www.willmeyer.com/blog/2007/05/29/american-idol-the-enterprise-and-web-30/#comment-19 [...] on web 2.0, and bubbles, from someone who’s been there — we agree web 2.0 is more about getting into the groove of what web 1.0 really is (I’ve had various takes on this, including this devil’s advocate argument) [...] […] on web 2.0, and bubbles, from someone who’s been there — we agree web 2.0 is more about getting into the groove of what web 1.0 really is (I’ve had various takes on this, including this devil’s advocate argument) […]

]]> Comment on Where’s the Telco in Web 2.0? by Nerd Meridian :: On Facebook, Widgets, Apps, and APIs http://www.willmeyer.com/blog/2007/05/24/wheres-the-telco-in-web-20/#comment-18 Nerd Meridian :: On Facebook, Widgets, Apps, and APIs Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:40:50 +0000 http://www.willmeyer.com/blog/2007/05/24/wheres-the-telco-in-web-20/#comment-18 [...] account is impacted. This is the right gamble to make, kudos to them for doing it — the carriers could learn a thing or two about balancing control and openness from [...] […] account is impacted. This is the right gamble to make, kudos to them for doing it — the carriers could learn a thing or two about balancing control and openness from […]

]]> Comment on Oh, Sir Paul… by Burns http://www.willmeyer.com/blog/2007/06/05/oh-sir-paul/#comment-17 Burns Mon, 11 Jun 2007 13:49:18 +0000 http://www.willmeyer.com/blog/2007/06/05/oh-sir-paul/#comment-17 BTW, "London Town" was a great album. BTW, “London Town” was a great album.

]]> Comment on Oh, Sir Paul… by Burns http://www.willmeyer.com/blog/2007/06/05/oh-sir-paul/#comment-16 Burns Mon, 11 Jun 2007 13:48:45 +0000 http://www.willmeyer.com/blog/2007/06/05/oh-sir-paul/#comment-16 Yes, had to suppress a major shudder of revulsion when I saw the SP CD at SB doing his best Dr.-Robert-from-The-Blow-Monkeys impression one-quarter century after the 10.5 seconds after it was cool to do that. Also, it’s pretty hipster to be embarrassed about going into a SB, isn’t it? Isn't it?? Yes, had to suppress a major shudder of revulsion when I saw the SP CD at SB doing his best Dr.-Robert-from-The-Blow-Monkeys impression one-quarter century after the 10.5 seconds after it was cool to do that. Also, it’s pretty hipster to be embarrassed about going into a SB, isn’t it? Isn’t it??

]]> Comment on American Idol, the Enterprise, and Web 3.0 by Will http://www.willmeyer.com/blog/2007/05/29/american-idol-the-enterprise-and-web-30/#comment-15 Will Fri, 08 Jun 2007 16:53:59 +0000 http://www.willmeyer.com/blog/2007/05/29/american-idol-the-enterprise-and-web-30/#comment-15 Thanks v much for the thoughtful comment. I'm on board with the long tail, and the conventional arguments about the opening of the opportunity space through decreasing costs (capex and otherwise), decentralized/viral marketing capability, etc. First-hand, certainly the barriers to entry being so low is one of the reasons we could have some fun with Cruxy.com. This openness is why it's such a fun time. But, the point I'm making here is more about that pesky front part of the long tail, which is still there, and even though in the aggregate the long end is bigger, in terms of an individual experience, it isn't necessarily. In other words, while there are doubtless oodles of cool things to get excited about in web 2.0 land, and tens if not hundreds of tools that we all use individually fairly regularly, the ways in which the vast majority of regular old users experience media and entertainment are much more a function of that front part than sometimes we think. In any case, I'm still playing devil's advocate, just trying to inject a dose of skepticism occasionally into the discussion. Lots of really really smart people in the world are perfectly happy going to 5 different websites 95% of the time. Let's see where we are in a year -- I'd be surprised if this "rich-getting-richer" traffic allocation to the top sites reverses directions... Thanks v much for the thoughtful comment. I’m on board with the long tail, and the conventional arguments about the opening of the opportunity space through decreasing costs (capex and otherwise), decentralized/viral marketing capability, etc. First-hand, certainly the barriers to entry being so low is one of the reasons we could have some fun with Cruxy.com. This openness is why it’s such a fun time.

But, the point I’m making here is more about that pesky front part of the long tail, which is still there, and even though in the aggregate the long end is bigger, in terms of an individual experience, it isn’t necessarily. In other words, while there are doubtless oodles of cool things to get excited about in web 2.0 land, and tens if not hundreds of tools that we all use individually fairly regularly, the ways in which the vast majority of regular old users experience media and entertainment are much more a function of that front part than sometimes we think. In any case, I’m still playing devil’s advocate, just trying to inject a dose of skepticism occasionally into the discussion.

Lots of really really smart people in the world are perfectly happy going to 5 different websites 95% of the time. Let’s see where we are in a year — I’d be surprised if this “rich-getting-richer” traffic allocation to the top sites reverses directions…

]]> Comment on American Idol, the Enterprise, and Web 3.0 by Scott Rafer http://www.willmeyer.com/blog/2007/05/29/american-idol-the-enterprise-and-web-30/#comment-14 Scott Rafer Fri, 08 Jun 2007 14:50:22 +0000 http://www.willmeyer.com/blog/2007/05/29/american-idol-the-enterprise-and-web-30/#comment-14 I appreciate making the interesting list, but I couldn't disagree more with your premise. The global move to consumer broadband is lowering costs and barriers to entry across the board, eroding opportunities for Economies of Scale in information businesses. The economic drivers that make consolidation the natural result of technology maturation are diminishing. There will be more smaller online businesses that last longer and which are *in aggregate* able to operate more profitably than their larger brethren. I appreciate making the interesting list, but I couldn’t disagree more with your premise. The global move to consumer broadband is lowering costs and barriers to entry across the board, eroding opportunities for Economies of Scale in information businesses. The economic drivers that make consolidation the natural result of technology maturation are diminishing. There will be more smaller online businesses that last longer and which are *in aggregate* able to operate more profitably than their larger brethren.

]]> Comment on Real Platforms Come to Web 2.0 by Will http://www.willmeyer.com/blog/2007/05/25/real-platforms-come-to-web-20/#comment-5 Will Tue, 29 May 2007 16:08:23 +0000 http://www.willmeyer.com/blog/2007/05/25/real-platforms-come-to-web-20/#comment-5 Thanks for the comment Oren, great to hear! I think that's a killer strategy...in terms of reach and more importantly in terms of revenue potential. Good luck taking it forward! Thanks for the comment Oren, great to hear! I think that’s a killer strategy…in terms of reach and more importantly in terms of revenue potential. Good luck taking it forward!

]]> Comment on Real Platforms Come to Web 2.0 by Oren Michels http://www.willmeyer.com/blog/2007/05/25/real-platforms-come-to-web-20/#comment-4 Oren Michels Tue, 29 May 2007 16:02:17 +0000 http://www.willmeyer.com/blog/2007/05/25/real-platforms-come-to-web-20/#comment-4 Hi, Will - Thanks for the kind words about Mashery and our segment. How does your view figure into our plans? Quite strongly, in fact. We see the enterprise market you describe as being an excellent opportunity, and believe that Mashery's services (present and future) will help fill the gap you describe. I do like your analogy to open source; I think it is an apt one. Cheers - Oren Michels CEO Mashery Hi, Will -

Thanks for the kind words about Mashery and our segment. How does your view figure into our plans? Quite strongly, in fact. We see the enterprise market you describe as being an excellent opportunity, and believe that Mashery’s services (present and future) will help fill the gap you describe. I do like your analogy to open source; I think it is an apt one.

Cheers -

Oren Michels
CEO
Mashery

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