Comments on: Amazon.com, Harbinger of Web 2.0 Trends

By: Google & The Big Ideas

Google & The Big Ideas — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:23:16 +0000

[...] Gmail, Google is rather below par when it comes to consumer web applications. (I think Amazon has the real bragging rights when it comes to consumer web [...]

By: Google & The Big Ideas | Telecom Update

Google & The Big Ideas | Telecom Update — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:07:14 +0000

[...] Gmail, Google is rather below par when it comes to consumer web applications. (I think Amazon has the real bragging rights when it comes to consumer web [...]

By: The Growing Ex-Amazon Club and Why It’s a Good Thing - GigaOM

The Growing Ex-Amazon Club and Why It’s a Good Thing - GigaOM — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:33:08 +0000

[...] policy that the company has not only stayed ahead of the technology curve, but established itself as the leader in Web 2.0 innovation. That’s in stark contrast to other tech giants such as Yahoo and Google, which have instead [...]

By: Bill and Steve — and Jeff (Bezos) - GigaOM

Bill and Steve — and Jeff (Bezos) - GigaOM — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:42:20 +0000

[...] has proved to be a proxy for future trends of web and technology; cloud computing and Kindle being the most recent examples. Today, when I read this [...]

By: XCalibre To Bring Utility Computing To Euro Web Startups « GigaOM

XCalibre To Bring Utility Computing To Euro Web Startups « GigaOM — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 23:36:56 +0000

[...] Tuesday, October 2, 2007 at 4:06 PM PT | No comments Amazon (AMZN), I have often pointed out, is a harbinger of technology trends that eventually gain mainstream acceptance. Contextual matching of information and [...]

By: Can Amazon Make Startupping A Science? « GigaOM

Can Amazon Make Startupping A Science? « GigaOM — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 16:02:10 +0000

[...] Amazon.com, harbinger of Web 2.0 trends. [...]

By: Mathew

Mathew — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 16:09:29 +0000

Is the irony that even though Jeff Bezos is worth billions of dollars, he still couldn’t get a date with Anna K.?

By: Narendra

Narendra — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 12:09:22 +0000

there are five hands in the photo

By: Kingsley

Kingsley — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 15:24:27 +0000

The irony is that Flickr makes money off of user contributed content, such as this photo.

By: Larry

Larry — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 04:50:28 +0000

now that he can, he cant :)

By: thanatic

thanatic — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 01:29:41 +0000

I’m male, and I also only recognized bezos. I assumed she was from amazon’s PR department or something. doesn’t look smart enough to do much else.

By: Serge

Serge — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 21:46:15 +0000

Is Jeff Bezos an ALIEN? :)

By: arb

arb — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 20:49:39 +0000

Both have (had) a lot of buzz but haven’t won anything.

By: madhu venkatesan

madhu venkatesan — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 19:03:55 +0000

well the geek+babe matching is nice, but i had no clue except that some ‘geek’ dude was starring at kournikova the ‘hot chick’

By: Mashable* » Blog Archive » Warning: Don’t Underestimate Amazon - Internet Entrepreneur Pete Cashmore on Web 2.0 and the Future of the Internet

Mon, 07 Nov 2005 18:58:20 +0000

[...] Om Malik has more today on the innovative online retailer: They were the first ones to tap into user generated content – the reviews and user recommendations – a concept that has been widely imitated elsewhere. That was in the early days free, but it might not be the case in the future. I think their whole Mechanical Turk effort could be the first step towards a world where a compensation scheme is put in place for “user generated content.�? Sure for now its only a couple of pennies, but its a start and better than other who are simply freeloading off the backs of their digital slaves… oops I meant, community. [...]

By: Mashable*

Mashable* — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 18:55:14 +0000

Warning: Don’t Underestimate Amazon

While we’re all coming to terms with our Google obsession (apparently their lunches were more interesting than anything else on the web last Friday), companies like Amazon are quietly changing the world - and getting away with it!  How quickly...