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Feb 10

Jeff’s del.icio.us bookmarks for February 8th through February 10th

by Jeff Kelly

These are my links for February 8th through February 10th:

Generation MySpace Is Getting Fed Up - Another sign that "social fatigue" is accumulating on the Web. The article includes interesting stats on the drop in social network usage. Big implications for the biggest monetization model, advertising. Now people are "partied out" will they still le
Social Networking with the Elite - Interesting article that alludes to the probable emergence of elite cliques on the Web. As people become increasingly social-Web savvy, they will naturally seek out exclusive time with peers - just as we always have. From clicks to cliques.
eBook: Web 2.0 and Workplace Productivity - Enterprise 2.0 has become mainstream enough that IBM and CMP have jumped on the jargon bandwagon. Both the eBook and the video offer a good overview of emerging E2.0. The eBook is also chock full of interesting stats.

Feb 05

by Jeff Kelly

These are my links for February 5th:

Obama raises $32 million in January - Yahoo! News - It has only been 15 years since we are at "Internet? What's the Internet?" and now it is the primary force shaping our society. This is especially apparent in this years political process. 88% of Obama's January money came from the Web.
Eons: Now You Just Have To FEEL Old To Join - So EONS takes another step towards Arrington's deadpool. I bookmark this for two reasons: EONS was an example of the vertical networks trend we discussed in Web 2.0 University. But now that trend may be reversing as people tire of too many social sites
Redfin: The Market-Leading Online Real Estate Brokerage - Redfin is another example of how the Web is disrupting existing business models. Real estate is one of the few remaining "protected rackets" and Redfin is aiming to end that. Since 2/2006, they've reimbursed $12 million to customers.