Comments on: The New Boom, A Little Old http://gigaom.com/2006/01/27/the-new-boom-a-little-old/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:48:41 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Publishing 2.0 » Bubble 2.0 Is a Bubble in Media http://gigaom.com/2006/01/27/the-new-boom-a-little-old/#comment-43772 Publishing 2.0 » Bubble 2.0 Is a Bubble in Media Sun, 29 Jan 2006 13:48:04 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/01/27/the-new-boom-a-little-old/#comment-43772 <p>[...] Om Malik cautions that no one is focusing on the “why of this boom” — and that’s why it’s turning into a bubble. [...]</p> [...] Om Malik cautions that no one is focusing on the “why of this boom” — and that’s why it’s turning into a bubble. [...]

]]> By: mathewingram.com/work http://gigaom.com/2006/01/27/the-new-boom-a-little-old/#comment-43770 mathewingram.com/work Sat, 28 Jan 2006 17:25:29 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/01/27/the-new-boom-a-little-old/#comment-43770 <p>Bubble Zen: When is a bubble half-inflated?</p> <p>Lots of talk in the blogosphere about Chris “Long Tail” Anderson’s piece on The New Boom in Wired magazine. In it, Chris says point blank that what we’re all seeing — the multiple VC rounds for startups with virtually no ...</p> Bubble Zen: When is a bubble half-inflated?

Lots of talk in the blogosphere about Chris “Long Tail” Anderson’s piece on The New Boom in Wired magazine. In it, Chris says point blank that what we’re all seeing — the multiple VC rounds for startups with virtually no …

]]> By: Owen Thomas http://gigaom.com/2006/01/27/the-new-boom-a-little-old/#comment-43768 Owen Thomas Sat, 28 Jan 2006 04:09:12 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/01/27/the-new-boom-a-little-old/#comment-43768 <p>Thanks, Om. I didn't want to be the first to say it, but ... well, let's just say it's very pleasing to have Chris Anderson as such an attentive reader.</p> Thanks, Om. I didn’t want to be the first to say it, but … well, let’s just say it’s very pleasing to have Chris Anderson as such an attentive reader.

]]> By: Om Malik http://gigaom.com/2006/01/27/the-new-boom-a-little-old/#comment-43766 Om Malik Sat, 28 Jan 2006 00:12:22 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/01/27/the-new-boom-a-little-old/#comment-43766 <p>half-way is more notional. if you look at all the recent valuations, and other metrics, things are getting full. i think, and i just think we might be in for another pause, before we restart again. i will go into it in another post. lack of time today...</p> half-way is more notional. if you look at all the recent valuations, and other metrics, things are getting full. i think, and i just think we might be in for another pause, before we restart again. i will go into it in another post. lack of time today…

]]> By: Eddie http://gigaom.com/2006/01/27/the-new-boom-a-little-old/#comment-43764 Eddie Sat, 28 Jan 2006 00:06:49 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/01/27/the-new-boom-a-little-old/#comment-43764 <blockquote> <p>In many ways The New Boom, is almost half way done</p> </blockquote> <p>How can anyone say, with a degree of certainty, what point we are in the new "boom"? Halfway? How can you measure? I bet if you were to talk to John Doerr you'd hear him say that we have quite a way to go yet with new opportunities. In fact, when you think about it, 'net based opportunities could be almost endless. The 'net has only been around to the masses for a solid ten years now (and broadband is still growing). Compare this to the history of humankind.</p>

In many ways The New Boom, is almost half way done

How can anyone say, with a degree of certainty, what point we are in the new “boom”? Halfway? How can you measure? I bet if you were to talk to John Doerr you’d hear him say that we have quite a way to go yet with new opportunities. In fact, when you think about it, ‘net based opportunities could be almost endless. The ‘net has only been around to the masses for a solid ten years now (and broadband is still growing). Compare this to the history of humankind.

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