Richard MacManus

This is my final post on the JupiterResearch report entitled RSS Readers: Addressing Market Opportunities with an Innovative News Medium (here are Part 1 and Part 2). I’ve enjoyed this chance to analyse the analysts and I’m keen to do it again. I wonder if other Analyst companies would be willing to do a similar … Read more

The Wikipedia page for Web 2.0 continues to evolve. It still doesn’t read well in places, but some parts hit the mark. For example this is a pretty good explanation of the transition from Web 1.0 to Web 2.0: “The original conception of the web (in this context, labeled Web 1.0) comprised static HTML pages … Read more

Last week I started my review of a JupiterResearch report entitled RSS Readers: Addressing Market Opportunities with an Innovative News Medium. I covered the first couple of pages of the report, in which JupiterResearch asked: What Is RSS and Where Is It Used? I was interested to see what Michael Gartenberg from JupiterResearch, the Lead … Read more

The second in my JupiterResearch blogging series is coming up later today, but I thought I’d mention my new sponsorship drive in the meantime. Basically I’ve set myself a goal of being self-employed in blogging-related activities by the end of this year. This will primarily be from writing (not just on R/WW), but also probably … Read more

Before I start: as this is a regular feature, I’m looking for a forward-thinking company to sponsor the Web 2.0 Weekly Wrap-Up. I get a lot of very positive feedback about the Wrap-Up and I know that a number of influential people read it. So if you’d like to sponsor the Weekly Wrap-Up with a … Read more

Recently I was invited by JupiterResearch VP & Research Director Michael Gartenberg to be a part of their new blogging program. The deal: I get a free copy of an analyst report relevant to my specialty and in return I will offer my own blog-style analysis of it. What this means is that a respected … Read more

I got an invite to Yahoo! 360°, the new blogging/social networking app from Yahoo. Here is my 360 blog, which has hardly anything in it right now. I’ll probably only use it for experimentation, but if I end up liking it then maybe I’ll use it for social networking. First impressions are positive and it’ll … Read more

This week: ETech notes, Yahoo love-in, Web 2.0 acquisition deals continue, Hacking Web 2.0, ubiquitous storage. ETech Takeaways I was on holiday the week ETech occurred, so I’ve been spending the past week catching up. My food-themed notes are here. Also during that week the next Web 2.0 conference was announced – October in San … Read more

Kevin Donahue posts some RSS Aggregator stats for his FanBlogs network of sites – and I was taken aback to see who is number 1, by a long shot. No it’s not Bloglines, as it is for most of the geek set. For football fans, a staggering 64.8% of FanBlogs.com readers are subscribed using MyYahoo. … Read more

Plenty to chew on in coverage of the recent ETech conference. Here are some ETech tidbits that I snacked on over the past week and found to be rather tasty… Ideas and Products – the whole Remix theme. For Silicon Valley legend Danny Hillis, the remix theme begins at the breakfast table: “For him, it … Read more

A couple of weeks ago Microsoft’s new web-based RSS Aggregator prototype was discovered. I wrote then (also in my weekly wrap-up) that even though technically the prototype wasn’t that special, it did reveal Microsoft’s business strategy for RSS. Which is that Microsoft intends to integrate RSS Aggregation with its MSN Search product. To summarise my … Read more

At the risk of going off-topic, I’m currently deeply into IMHO the best album I’ve heard in years – Green Day’s American Idiot. It’s a concept album and I often wonder how such a thing could be done in blogging. It’s common wisdom that a focused blog is the best way to gain a following … Read more

Seb Paquet notes from Information Architecture Summit in Montreal, March 2005. This from Brett Lider: “Defining the Future – The Web 2.0 article on Wikipedia was clearly written by an engineer. Look at those acronyms! Some components of Web 2.0. Social networks, desktop information, browser history, tastes and preferences – getting them documented and un-siloed, … Read more

I’m just back from sunny Gold Coast, all theme-parked out, and already I’m planning my family’s next trip. I’d love to make it to the next Web 2.0 conference, October 5-7 in San Francisco. It’ll be my first ever trip to America. Of course, the conference ticket price will be an issue. Hopefully my blog … Read more

I’m excited to be involved in the Jupiter Research blogging project, as described by Michael Gartenberg: “It wasn’t easy but we’ve just sent the the first three bloggers their invites to join us. Will Wagner and Thomas Hawk will be taking a look at our stance on standalone and PC Based DVRs and Richard MacManus … Read more