Web Strategy Micksup

Mick Liubinskas on technology, community and business models.

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Entries from September 2010

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February 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Frosty Morning Web
Originally uploaded by foxypar4
Tangler (my main squeeze) have launched a new version with embedding. One conversation accessible from many different spots around the web. Mmmmm.
Mega-Exciting and lots of fun.
Go here to read more.
And check out the embedding right here….

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Tags: General

Fake Social Ads and The Businss Model Balance

February 4th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Fake Social AdsOriginally uploaded by bigmick
Direct-Advertising, where a web page is built just so it gets search click throughs and then has more ads on it, was a highly profitable abomination. It dilutes the value of the Internet and that’s where I work and play so I don’t like it.
Fake social ads are [...]

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Tags: Apps · Business Models · Customers

Afraid of Super Wall and Social Metrics

February 3rd, 2008 · 1 Comment

Afraid of Super Wall?
Originally uploaded by bigmick
Just noticed this when Super Wall tried again (in vain) to be added by me. Not a chance!
“Afraid of abuse..?”
Wow, that’s pretty powerful. I must say I feel Facebook knows what’s going on inside it’s app and reacts pretty quickly to give customers the option to ditch [...]

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Tags: Customers · social

Google & News Fear MicroYahooSoft

February 3rd, 2008 · 1 Comment

Interesting news of Microsoft bidding for Yahoo, News doing the same and Google being frightened of the outcome.
Here is my quick view on how I see these guys.
Google - Massive, arrogant, academic, cash rich, well positioned for  future, do great products with lots of simplicity.
Microsoft - struggling with change, locked into Windows, too risk averse, [...]

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Tags: General

Offtopic: Flashmob in Sydney - Freeze!

February 1st, 2008 · 6 Comments

Terracotta Warriors
Originally uploaded by romainguy
Hey, anyone keen to do a flashmob in Sydney like they did at Grand Central in New York?
See video here…
Basically we all arrange to freeze for five minutes at exactly the same time and then unfreeze at exactly the same time.
Pitt Street Mall would be cool.
Or Town Hall?
Or Opera [...]

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Tags: Australia · events