Jan 18, 2008
It may be breaking the faith - the unspoken bond between all males - but I quite like to cook. I’m no TV chef you’ll understand. But pottering about in the kitchen kind of helps me relax. Spaghetti Bolognese - my favorite dish. Easy to knock together and a fantastic taste. I also like flinging together a nice stew - a bit like the folks over at travel-log social site WAYN (Where Are You Now?).
They have put together a fantastic stew. It started in 2002 and [Read more]
Tags:
AOL,
WAYN
Jan 16, 2008
There’s an old adage about consultants that says that ‘a consultant will borrow your watch to tell you the time’. In my experience that’s pretty much on the money. They descend on you like a pack of wolves (you never get just one turn up!), devouring every morsel of information you possess. They then reformat it and crap it out their back end. And they get paid for it. I never trust them, never look into their eyes. There’s something of the night about them. Yuk.
Anyway I see that Giga Om has a guest blogger, Martin Geddes, Chief Analyst at STL Partners, architects of something called the Telco2.0 Initiative - “..a collection of research, brainstorming and consulting services designed to catalyse change in the [Read more]
Tags:
GigaOm,
STL Partners
Jan 9, 2008
Gaia Online, the leading online hangout for teens, announced today that Time Warner Inc. has made a strategic investment in the company in a Series B funding round. Gaia Online is a social environment where teens come to hangout, have fun and express their individuality through customizable avatars, homes and cars; casual games; arenas for creative writing and artwork; discussion forums on thousands of topics; and virtual spaces such as movie theaters, drag races and towns.
“This investment is further validation for the original vision of the Gaia Online founders, who simply setout to create a fun and engaging place for teens to express themselves online,” said Craig Sherman, CEO, Gaia Online. [Read more]
Tags:
Benchmark Capital,
DAG Ventures,
Gaia Online,
Redpoint Ventures,
Sony Pictures Entertainment,
Time Warner
