---
title: "Points of Presence"
date: 2005-07-22
author: "Richard MacManus"
categories:
  - name: "ReadWriteWeb"
    url: "/category/readwriteweb.md"
tags:
  - name: "2005"
    url: "/tag/2005.md"
---

# Points of Presence

![Pistols Record Contract](https://web.archive.org/web/20060508063243im_/http://www.readwriteweb.com/images/pistols_contract.jpg)– [IDG CEO quoted in Wired:](https://web.archive.org/web/20060508063243/http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,68268-2,00.html?tw=wn_story_page_next1) “Every blogger is a rock band without a record contract.” (I guess I’m supposed to dislike that comparison, but strangely it agrees with me… because indeed I am looking for “a record contract”, to use that analogy) – [Jason Dowdell and Pete Freitag created two mashups using Findory’s API](https://web.archive.org/web/20060508063243/http://www.apiblog.com/2005/07/implementing-findory-api.cfm) (excellent work! see also [Greg Linden’s post](https://web.archive.org/web/20060508063243/http://glinden.blogspot.com/2005/07/findory-api.html) about the Findory API) – [Guardian editor questions](https://web.archive.org/web/20060508063243/http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/comment/story/0,12449,1532299,00.html) News Corp’s purchase of MySpace et al (I don’t entirely agree with the article, but I did like this quote: “Murdoch should note the reverse takeover going on at the BBC where its online business is moving from the periphery to the core of all its activities.”) – [Marc Canter’s DLA vision comes to reality](https://web.archive.org/web/20060508063243/http://marc.blogs.it/archives/2005/07/today_is_a_big.html) with the GoingOn Network (I helped with the spec writing, but this really is [100% Marc’s baby](https://web.archive.org/web/20060508063243/http://marc.blogs.it/archives/2005/07/the_goingon_net.html) and about 10-15 years in the making for him) – [BlogPulse Profile](https://web.archive.org/web/20060508063243/http://www.blogpulse.com/profile) is a beta blog tracker ([some folks](https://web.archive.org/web/20060508063243/http://www.marketingshift.com/2005/07/blogpulse-profile-tool-has-blogosphere.cfm) are very excited by it) – [ VeriSign says](https://web.archive.org/web/20060508063243/http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=6E7467B1-E770-4F6A-B0A7-5B7118146E39) number of web sites being opened purely to publish pay-per-click advertising links is rocketing (I’d add, also the number of tools that enable spammers to populate their scummy websites with [other peoples writing](https://web.archive.org/web/20060508063243/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/002745.php) or [machine-generated content](https://web.archive.org/web/20060508063243/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/002776.php)) – [TechDirt comments on the VeriSign article](https://web.archive.org/web/20060508063243/http://techdirt.com/articles/20050721/0929241_F.shtml) (they say: “it’s basically a lot of junk cluttering the internet”. That’s *exactly* what I’ve been saying too…) – [Robert Scoble says forget the A-List](https://web.archive.org/web/20060508063243/http://radio.weblogs.com/0001011/2005/07/21.html#a10711), find 10 other bloggers to link to you (right on! btw, I’m also trialing the “secret tool” that Robert talks about… and he’s right, it’s a beauty!) – [Silicon Valley Watcher:](https://web.archive.org/web/20060508063243/http://www.siliconvalleywatcher.com/mt/archives/2005/07/thoughtleaders_2.php) most startups should avoid venture funding, not pursue it (good tips for new Web 2.0 entrepreneurs) – [ Darren Rowse dines out](https://web.archive.org/web/20060508063243/http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/07/21/the-1443645-that-got-people-talking/) on his $14,436.45 Google Adsense cheque (he got increased coverage after the Slashdotting and lots of new readers)

p.s. I’m still looking for a good name for this list of links. Points of Presence – what do you think? I figure I need a name without the term “Web 2.0” in it, but which nevertheless indicates that Web 2.0 is what these links are about. New suggestions welcome 🙂

*Originally published on ReadWriteWeb ([archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20020204040018/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/points_of_prese.php))*