From the monthly archives:

May 2009

How To Use Google Trends Like A Pro

by Steffan Antonas on May 22, 2009

Google Trends is one of my favorite tools to come out of the Google Labs. While we data junkies are forced to envy people like Bill Tancer who have access to tons of rich, real time data about what’s going on on the web, Google Trends is the best thing that we can get for [...]

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George Needs A Job

by Steffan Antonas on May 20, 2009

Everyone, meet George. Every morning at 7:45am for the last 6 weeks I’ve passed him on my way to work in Carlsbad, CA. Every day he’s up before me, standing proudly in business attire with his bright yellow sign that says in huge bold letters “I NEED A JOB”. Today I stopped and interviewed him [...]

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Built It, Then Make Them Experts

by Steffan Antonas on May 20, 2009

There’s a lot we can learn about best practices for creating and releasing software or web services to the masses from watching the video gaming industry. Successful video game companies know how important it is that they engage and immerse users quickly because they know they aren’t just in the software business, they’re in the [...]

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The TED Ten Commandments and The Social Web

by Steffan Antonas on May 14, 2009

I enjoy following TED because it’s like drinking from a fire hydrant of amazing new ideas and stimulating discussion. The conference challenges some of the world’s most fascinating thinkers and doers to give the talks of their lives (in 18 minutes) and what results from that challenge is consistently entertaining, informative and inspiring. This list [...]

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Web 2.0 Expo Session Videos Are Online!

by Steffan Antonas on May 12, 2009

I had the privilege of recording some great talks at this year’s Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco. For those interested, I’ve posted all of my footage up on Vimeo in a “Web 2.0 Expo 2009″ album. All of the videos are between a half hour and 45 minutes long, but well worth watching. In [...]

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More On Pre-Zuckerberg Prep-School Facebook Culture

by Steffan Antonas on May 11, 2009

Today an article I wrote for ReadWriteWeb went live titled “Did Mark Zuckerberg’s Inspiration For Facebook Come Before Harvard?‘. I think it’s a great question, one worth exploring far beyond the light coverage I gave it in the article because the answer can offer us important clues into why Facebook has been so successful.
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Note: This article I wrote was originally published on ReadWriteWeb and syndicated to the New York Times on May 10th, 2009. I have posting it here and closed comments, but I have participated heavily in the discussions on the original ReadWriteWeb posting and posted additional thoughts and clarifications on the matter on this blog. Please [...]

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The Real Dynamics Of First-Mover Advantage

by Steffan Antonas on May 1, 2009

Mick Liubinskas (Co-Founder and Web Product Director of Pollenizer) wrote a piece today on ReadWriteWeb as part of their ReadWriteStart channel that had some great points about the realities of “first mover advantage” that I’ve heard echoed by many battle-hardened internet entrepreneurs. The post is titled First-Mover Advantage Is About Compound Interest, Not Market Share. [...]

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