Changing the world by spreading the knowledge of innovators
Areas of Expertise:
- Web 2.0
- open source
- emerging technologies
Biography
Books
Blog
May 06 2008
Andy Kessler has a great op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, The War for the Web: Microsoft was smart to walk away (for now) from its $44 billion bid for Yahoo. It's never good to overpay. But the software giant - whose stock has flatlined for eight years - was… read moreFermi's Paradox and the End of Cheap Oil
May 05 2008
I've been thinking of Fermi's Paradox since I saw the documentary film A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash, with its dire predictions of the wars and disruptions that could occur on the downward slope of the Hubbert curve. While I remain an optimist about the power of human ingenuity to… read moreMissed Twitter Questions from Jonathan Schwartz Interview at Web 2.0 Expo
April 28 2008
In the Jonathan Schwartz interview at the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco yesterday, I screwed up. After learning we weren't set up for audience Q&A with microphones, I thought, "well then, I'll just suggest to the audience that they twitter questions @timoreilly, and I'll check my phone during the… read moreMissed Twitter Questions from Jonathan Schwartz Interview at Web 2.0 Expo
April 26 2008
In the Jonathan Schwartz interview at the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco yesterday, I screwed up. After learning we weren't set up for audience Q&A with microphones, I thought, "well then, I'll just suggest to the audience that they twitter questions @timoreilly, and I'll check my phone during the… read moreNice Slashdot Review of Programming Collective Intelligence
April 24 2008
Checking the Amazon bestseller list recently, I was delighted to see Toby Segaran's Programming Collective Intelligence back among the top ten computer books on Amazon's Computer and Internet bestseller list. The book made it as high as #2 or #3 when it was published last year, but it's great to… read moreBezos on innovation, customer-focus and long-term thinking
April 23 2008
Business Week has a great interview with Jeff Bezos as part of their innovation issue. The interview is entitled How Frugality Drives Innovation, but Jeff talks about far more than frugality. Here's my favorite bit: Q: Every company claims to be customer-focused. Why do you think so few are able… read moreNice Take on Web 2.0 Expo from Information Week
April 23 2008
It's among the most satisfying part of my job to seed new ideas, see them spread, take root, and eventually flower. In the process, they often morph into something unexpected, hopefully richer and better than originally imagined. But sometimes they take disappointing side-turns. So, for example, seeing Eric Schmidt equate… read moreBezos on innovation, customer-focus and long-term thinking
April 21 2008
Business Week has a great interview with Jeff Bezos as part of their innovation issue. The interview is entitled How Frugality Drives Innovation, but Jeff talks about far more than frugality. Here's my favorite bit: Q: Every company claims to be customer-focused. Why do you think so few are able… read moreNice Slashdot Review of Programming Collective Intelligence
April 19 2008
Checking the Amazon bestseller list recently, I was delighted to see Toby Segaran's Programming Collective Intelligence back among the top ten computer books on Amazon's Computer and Internet bestseller list. The book made it as high as #2 or #3 when it was published last year, but it's great to… read moreNice Take on Web 2.0 Expo from Information Week
April 18 2008
It's among the most satisfying part of my job to seed new ideas, see them spread, take root, and eventually flower. In the process, they often morph into something unexpected, hopefully richer and better than originally imagined. But sometimes they take disappointing side-turns. So, for example, seeing Eric Schmidt equate… read morePublishers Beware: Amazon has you in their sights
April 16 2008
While I was wrong the other day about Google's AppEngine being a lock-in play (see the comments on that post), I don't think I'm wrong that Amazon has serious plans for vertical integration of the publishing industry. Having got retailers on the ropes, they now are aiming at publishers. From… read morePublishers Beware: Amazon has you in their sights
April 16 2008
While I was wrong the other day about Google's AppEngine being a lock-in play (see the comments on that post), I don't think I'm wrong that Amazon has serious plans for vertical integration of the publishing industry. Having got retailers on the ropes, they now are aiming at publishers. From… read moreIs Google App Engine a Lock-in Play?
April 16 2008
Venture capitalist Brad Feld just put up an intriguing post comparing Google App Engine to Amazon EC2. The meat of the entry is from an analysis by Brad's friend Scott Moody. Here are the juiciest bits, pro and con: With EC2, you still have to set-up load balancers, configure multiple… read moreIs Google App Engine a Lock-in Play?
April 14 2008
Venture capitalist Brad Feld just put up an intriguing post comparing Google App Engine to Amazon EC2. The meat of the entry is from an analysis by Brad's friend Scott Moody. Here are the juiciest bits, pro and con: With EC2, you still have to set-up load balancers, configure multiple… read moreWorldwide Social Network Market Share
April 10 2008
Via Azeem Azaar's twitter feed, a great visualization of worldwide social network market share, from Le Monde:... read more
