I would like to sugget that you add a section that basically lists dead beats in the web 2.0 space. I mean there are a lot of companies just faking it and possibly make a quick buck on shares/trading etc. I wonder bcas a lot of the small/big ventures are publicly traded.
Desimartini, ibibo, fropper, minglebox combined don't have 100,000 real accts. No body really uses them for their social utility unlike facebook. So, shed some real insight on these ventures as sometimes it looks like just air. They do get a lot of press/hype since a lot of blogs similar to yours are widely covering these ventures.
Ram, we don't cover companies without substantial resources behind them…typically listed companies, large media companies, companies with VC funding, or those with deals with large companies. Of the companies that you mention, only Desimartini doesn't meet the above criteria, and we've only covered them here as a part of our conference coverage. Would also like to point out that there are many other companies in this space that we dont cover because they don't meet the above criteria. Other blogs have their own editorial thinking, so they cover them.
Also, I don't see any point in creating a section just for putting down existing companies in this space…they may not have users or traction, but it's their risk.
Another thing: I don't think one should be limited by having only a numbers focus. it's also about fans and passionate users, only that advertisers and marketers are yet to make up their mind about whether they're looking at the Internet as a medium (and hence "numbers") or a space for "creating passionate users".
Nice entry Keep the good work guys
Am bloging about orkut also on my blog http://socialitesnet.blogspot.com and other such web 2 stuff
Hi Nikhil,
I would like to sugget that you add a section that basically lists dead beats in the web 2.0 space. I mean there are a lot of companies just faking it and possibly make a quick buck on shares/trading etc. I wonder bcas a lot of the small/big ventures are publicly traded.
Desimartini, ibibo, fropper, minglebox combined don't have 100,000 real accts. No body really uses them for their social utility unlike facebook. So, shed some real insight on these ventures as sometimes it looks like just air. They do get a lot of press/hype since a lot of blogs similar to yours are widely covering these ventures.
Sincerely,
Ram
Ram, we don't cover companies without substantial resources behind them…typically listed companies, large media companies, companies with VC funding, or those with deals with large companies. Of the companies that you mention, only Desimartini doesn't meet the above criteria, and we've only covered them here as a part of our conference coverage. Would also like to point out that there are many other companies in this space that we dont cover because they don't meet the above criteria. Other blogs have their own editorial thinking, so they cover them.
Also, I don't see any point in creating a section just for putting down existing companies in this space…they may not have users or traction, but it's their risk.
Another thing: I don't think one should be limited by having only a numbers focus. it's also about fans and passionate users, only that advertisers and marketers are yet to make up their mind about whether they're looking at the Internet as a medium (and hence "numbers") or a space for "creating passionate users".