Time magazine chose “the protester” as the person of the year for 2011. In WatchMojo’s end-of-year series, we chose “Popular Uprisings” as the story of the year, with two videos showcasing that, first one being the Arab Spring and the second one on Occupy Wall Street movement. continue reading...
Back in 2007, I did a post on “Internet company of the Year” - starting with AOL in 1994. Then earlier this year we did a video segment and picked a company for 2008, 2009 and 2010… and we just unveiled our pick for 2011: Twitter. continue reading...
A few years ago, we published a list of companies who ruled the Internet each year, from 1994-2007. Then, we forgot to update it for 2008-2010. On this week’s HipMojo show, we run down the list and picked a company for 2008, 2009, and 2010… and then open it up for you to suggest companies for 2011. Vote for the company of the Year below in the Comments, feel free to vote for the company you work for, but explain WHY, what was the one thing or many things that made the company stand out from the noise? continue reading...
Antoine Dodson is best known for his viral clip in which he warns people to hide their kids and to hide their wives, but someone should have reminded Dodson to hide his weed. continue reading...
JWT unveils their list of 100 things to look out for in 2011: continue reading...
When people ask me if I want to remain CEO of the company, I tell them “be careful what you ask for” because if you insist on remaining CEO, I am pretty sure your board will say “Sorry, we need someone else to lead at this stage of the company’s evolution”. But if you hint that you want out, or to be in a different role, then chances are that your investors will balk and stress that it’s “your baby” and without you at the helm the company will be in trouble. I’ve touched on this before. continue reading...
Will Digg be able to reclaim the mojo it has seemingly lost to Facebook and Twitter?
From PEHub: continue reading...
Great article from the founder of social net Tripod (acquired by Lycos) Bo Peabody in Washington Post, found via Business Insider:
Social networks aren’t great places to advertise. You can’t charge users for their services. And they never gain enough momentum to survive in the stock market. Indeed, no social network has ever made it as a public company. continue reading...
What are the 10 consumer web companies that are best positioned for the 2010s? continue reading...