Baron VC

I never liked the “nofollow” concept. It’s a nasty hack to cover up Google’s own deficiencies. Seeing Wikipedia and others give into this temptation is distressing. It creates a one way street. Where would they be without volunteers and sources?

Mashups aren’t just for web startups. Welcome to Calizona.

Maybe we need to ask him how the hell he makes that kind of money.

Muhammad Saleem, a Top 20 Digg user and Netscape Navigator joins PronetAdvertising. I think this is a growing trend among social media leaders to shop their skills: wide ranging interests and always looking out for the next big thing. A perfect match.

A great blog for economists by economists. Lots of clips from notable figures for a taste of the dismal science.

You either have it or you don’t. But don’t be sad, mediocre programmers can make good project management much like mediocre players make great coaches.

Surely, there has to be a better way to police the service than a high executive admonishing users on their blog. But is changing your community icon spamming? Oh well there goes a customer. That should go down well for a $10+ million price tag.

Apparently, to one SEO it’s worth $4000. Too bad he got exposed on the blog.

Is it a hoax or mockup? Sometimes people believe what they want to believe. Help them on your way and earn money at it. But what happens when the novelty wears off? Can the boy cry wolf and get away with it?

Will eBay’s ban of virtual goods do any good? Or will it make the sale of virtual good a black market activity more prone to fraud? But isn’t a body of programming code a “virtual good” too? I think they need to adjust to the times.

Did a social faux pas cost Scoble a spot on the blogosphere’s A-list? Will others be less forgiving now that he’s not with MicroSoft? Does anybody outside the blogosphere care?

Tips apply equally to blogging I think. Great detailed advice.

A weird and wonderful mix of interviews with the founders of hot tech startups including some relatively unknowns.

Nintendo really struck gold in the console and portable gaming market. Not by innovating features but by really innovating ( with ideas) thus reviving a market once thought to be mature, saturated, and in decline.

Allow me to reintroduce myself.