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The Diggalotti Exposed: The Secret Society Behind Digg.com

Editor’s Note: The author of this article is an avid Digg user and a contributing writer for a major Los Angeles news publication. This is his unfiltered rant.

The Diggbar is terrible. Now that that I got that out my system! What ticks me off more than anything is the unfavorable trends occurring with [...]

Friendfeed Ahead of its Time, Twitter Ahead in the Race

There is somewhat of a war waging between both the Twitter and FriendFeed services as of late.  More specifically, a “battle” between the services’ users.  For the most part, FriendFeed users LOVE FriendFeed and CAN’T STAND Twitter, whereas Twitter users LOVE Twitter and CAN”T STAND FriendFeed.  So, the natural follow-up to this debate is to [...]

Pirates of Silicon Valley [Part 2.0]

“Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery”
-Charles Caleb Colton (1780 – 1832)
There is an obvious trend that exists within today’s internet-based businesses.  Companies are “stealing” other companies’ ideas, concepts, and functionality.  Well, stealing may not be the most accurate description.  I believe the term borrowing may better sum up what is actually happening.  In any [...]

How the Web Has Democratized Businesses

The web has shown the unique ability to progress, advance, and grow at an infinite rate, and at a ridiculous pace.  As this maturity takes place, we are sometimes forced to play catch up in order to stay current and utilize all of the web’s offerings.  This familiar scenario is exemplified when looking at businesses [...]

Using the Web to Become an ‘Open Entrepreneur’

“I’m nervous about sharing my ideas and putting them out into the open”
This is such a common sentiment shared by many aspiring entrepreneurs.  I’ve heard it time and time again.  It isn’t hard to understand why these individuals feel this way.  I mean, who wants their ideas to be stolen right out from underneath them?  [...]

Fight for Your Right to Login

One of, if not the biggest concern facing today’s social web relates to the login process.  The amount of social networks and services one can sign up for on the web today is quite staggering (just take a look at Friendfeed’s offering of services, they have about sixty).  And as any social media enthusiast knows, [...]

F*ck Business Plans, Start Blogging

Business plans have long been synonymous with business ventures, more specifically, startup ventures.  There has been much discussion as to whether companies that construct business plans are more likely to succeed compared to those companies who overlook this “holy grail” of documents.  In fact, Guy Kawasaki had posted an interesting study conducted by Babson College [...]

Breeding a Nation of Techsoomers

As we progress further and further into the “digital age,” the separation from the “analog generation” becomes more and more apparent.  A huge generational divide exists between these two classes, and it appears as though this gap will only continue to grow.  It’s pretty simple…you’re either “connected” or you’re “disconnected.”  There’s really no middle ground.
We [...]

What Twitter has that Facebook Doesn’t

After recently rejecting Facebook’s $500 million buyout proposal, micro-blogging phenomenon, Twitter has moved forth acquiring and hiring former O’Reilly CTO Rael Dornfest. This adds fuel to the debate on whether Facebook and Twitter are rivals competing for the same online attention, or if they are instead, two totally independent online communication / information outlets. [...]