Wise Buddha

OK I admit it I have a proverbial bee in my bonnet at the moment about the BS I see being promoted by people who feel that the social web, Web 2.0 is vital to the marketing chances of any business. I am particularly bemused by the narcissistic goings on amongst certain bloggers in the […]

So I’ve mentioned numerous times that Web 2.0, social web etc. etc. from a marketing perspective is just a channel albeit it an interesting one. I have also commented, observed and been sarcastic about how overly excited certain people have got about turning the social web or whatever it is called today into some sort […]

A month or so ago I posted about how I felt that Second Life was being overly hyped and gushed over by so called social marketing consultants and the like. I felt that I had to defend myself somewhat from the charge of being a technophobe or just for having a differing opinion. This is […]

Is Google starting to act a bit creepy? I am starting to think that the all pervasive Google needs to be reined in a bit for a couple of reasons.
1. Their recent launch of Street Level search was badly handled from a PR / communications point of view and the service is invasive […]

Back in October last year I mentioned that those successful boys who created Skype had set their sites on changing the way we watch and consume TV. Well I’ve just completed my sign up to Joost and I am blown away, it’s still in Beta but holy crap it’s amazing. What is staggering is how […]

I have been trying SL on and off for a couple of months - mostly off btw as I have a life. I have been quietly watching real world brands, agency’s and consultants get all hot and bothered about it and the supposed potential. I have to admit that I was intrigued BUT hang on […]

Seems the natives are getting restless on Second Life, there are increasing reports of cyber muggings, vandalism and violence. They are undoubtedly upset about the growing bumbers of traditional businesses like Sears setting up shop. Having said that the most recent example, whilst amusing’ish, does seem to have a slightly ominous implication for democracy […]

Second Life is all the rage and whilst we take the odd visit from time to time the jury is still out for me as to how I feel about the experience. Part of me is intrigued by the notion of exploring a virtual world and meeting people from all over the planet plus of […]

As you will know music is one of the main currencies of Web 2.0 and there are lots of start -up’s emerging in this space with some very interesting business models. I’m a long time user of emusic for when I’m feeling legit (which is often as I have a monthly subscription) and allofmp3 when […]

TOP 10 GOOGLE SEARCHES 2006
1. Bebo
2. MySpace
3. World Cup
4. Metacafe
5. Radioblog
6. Wikipedia
7. Video
8. Rebelde
9. Mininova
10.Wiki