Anyway, a good balance between what I do online (my user generated content) and what the experts put out there (in the form of content, news, advertising, portals whatever) is how i want to use the internet, so the term 'web2.0' is so vast and the copmanies lumped under it are so diverse it'd be hard to just with one swoop disregard them all.

I once caught a teenager urinating on a shrub underneath my window. After he zipped up, he got on his bike, gave me the finger, and then, all of the sudden, his handlebars crossed and he face planted on the sidewalk. Ironic design doesn't get any better than that.

Very cool take and I like your push for more. I'm glad you explored the specialized purpose-built questions a bit more, showing possible implications. Would it be worth the extra work/cost?

I liked the idea of a billion people on the mobile Internet, each of us with a billion transistors in our pocket.

Yes, Intel tried to get into markets beyond the PC with its XScale architecture, which was ARM-based. The advantage it has with its Atom - PC architecture is the tremendous number of software developers and tools available for creating apps--which is a key cost in new digital devices. But ARM and MIPS based SOCs will be competitive and have large user bases.

Intel has made several forays into markets outside the PC. Will this be the time they do it successfully? Will they be able to use their deep pockets and manufacturing heft to move into markets dominated by TI, ARM, MIPS, Freescale and others? Changes in the kinds of devices we use to connect will open that door for them.

Yes...if you are doing some paid review, news etc you should mention it. Blogging is a profession nowadays..

Tom,

Look forward to catching up at FORTUNE Brainstorm.

Matt

Thanks for the SW interview. Big fan of Sam's and the service he provides; always insightful, always ahead of the curve.

Mike

Nope: Yes, you are right, commenters do have to read the article, so they are self-selected.
I'm not sure I understand how blogging will make you unemployable.

Tom, I think you are absolutely right. Although I have never heard bpell talk in these terms publicly. have you? I always thought the takeout plan was to get bought out by Yahoo! to save them from their contextual advertising problems, but obviously they have other things on their mind now.

Uh ... is it just me, or are the comments for this piece necessarily an exercise in self-selection in that those who most buy this line of thinking are those most likely to a) read the article and b) reply to it with florid paragraphs of agreement?

Given what I've seen on most blogs, for every one person with a directly related career win, you have two who have made themselves practically unemployable. Not great, on balance.

i like this service. i am using it on my smartphone.

Scott: I like the shoulder concept!

Hear, hear, regarding the terrible economics of the tail. However, startups can't start in the head which is where the incumbents are already profitable and the buyers are risk-averse. The "shoulder" is the place and corresponds nicely to the entry point highlighted in Clayton Christiansen's model, where new entrants do a good-enough product built on a cheaper infrastructure and steal away medium-sized customers.

iPhone 3g contact search magnifying glass window:
You can have the search Contacts feature work on your contacts, but for some reason Apple has it hidden. I got it to appear by sliding my finger from the top of the screen downward.
As far as I know, Apple does not have a Search Calendar feature yet. If anyone knows of one please let me know.
Vincent

Kristen: My cable company cut me off a few days ago so I haven't seen the Apple commercials. Comcast complained about my bill I complained about their content.

I'm Hulu and Youtube focused right now. It's not bad but I miss my couch.

Admittedly I was overwhelmed myself! So what do you think, in the iPhone launch aftermath? I've also been pretty amused with their television commercials.

What is going on with youtube? everything is messed up and things are being erased without people knowing, such as our bulletins. Even messaging is becoming harder to do because things get lost. Are you trying to get people to delete their accounts?

Great interview. Ordered the book from Amazon.