Facebook Launches API to Developers

Yup, Facebook launched an API to the public yesterday. You can see more information and a list of calls to their database on their documentation page. TechCrunch and ProgrammableWeb both have coverage on …

Mashup Growth on Track, Predictions Hold True

I have been keeping a close eye on mashup progression over time. Back in April 2006 (about 4 months ago) I had predicted that the total mashup count (on ProgrammableWeb) would break 1,000 mashups …

New Technologies and Web Services Make it Easy to Start an Internet Business – Is That Good?

It is again a dreamy period of time for web entrepreneurs. As technology continues to improve, with information becoming ever more standardized and easily accessible, related costs continue to diminish the barriers to entry for …

Mashup Camp 2 – Recap

For those who don’t know too much about Mashup Camp, the guidelines serve as a great summary.
Mashup Camp is governed by a few essential principles:

Whoever comes are the right people.
Whatever happens is the only …

Mashup Camp – Day 2 Overview

This was another packed day (07/13/2006) of sessions, not quite as many that I was directly interested in.
Here are the sessions I attended:

Speed Up Mashup Development
Social Networking for Young People …

Mashup Camp 2 – Day 1

I’m currently at Mashup Camp 2 in Mountain View, CA.
To recap day one below are the sessions I attended:

User Acquisition and Retention (by Nasser Manesh – Frucall)
Google Checkout + Google …

Heading to Mashup Camp 2

In a few short hours I’ll be hoping on a plane to sunny Mountain View, California. There I will attend the two day “Mashup Camp 2″. It should be a great networking opportunity, …

Jellyfish Site Launched

The Jellyfish website, a shopping comparison engine that integrates a “cashback” feature for every store listed, officially launched today. At first glance the site looks very clean-cut, and load-time is generally fast.
The search engine …

V-Commerce for Service-based Marketplaces

Some recent activity in the world of “V-Commerce” has gained my attention. The fact is I have been intrigued by eBay’s acquistion of Skype for some time now… This along with some recent news …

Web Services + hReviews = Trouble

My brother thoroughly enjoys picking apart the flaws of the Internet. We often don’t really see eye-to-eye on a wide-range of topics, but this time he has written a piece that has caught my …