The recently awarded search and advertising deal that Microsoft just landed with Facebook and the acquisition and implementation of JellyFish’s cashback program into Live Search have really impressed me.  Regardless of the potential on-again, off-again Microhoo deal, Microsoft’s aggressive strategy towards strengthening its foothold in web-based applications and services has me thinking that it’s not the old stuffy bundled-up one trick software pony I used to know and actually reminds Read more »

Needish is a social network of people and businesses that help one another find solutions for each other’s needs. It’s akin to posting a well designed wanted ad, except that Needish actively seeks out solutions for you by contacting the appropriate persons and/or businesses and notifying them of your specific need. Thus saving you the time and hassle of doing tons of research to find the right solution while also giving businesses the opportunity to compete for your attention. For example, if you are in need of health insurance you post this need on the site and your friends, and health insurance providers, are notified of that need Read more »

According to circulating rumors, MyYearbook is in the process of raising a huge round of funding. If you read my recent post comparing the demographical data of the top social networking sites, this should not surprise you. Sure MyYearbook is experiencing large growth but my bet is that’s not the primary reason why investors may have such confidence in it. The Compete graph below provides us with some great insight to this and why MyYearbook pwns Facebook and MySpace Read more »