Good post if you get money early you will have to get most of the business to the VC's and will have to do what they say. Its better to build slowly and own more of your business after you are noticed the VC's may come to you this is when you'll get the best deal.

I agree with the above limitations and may have another one...when I type a word and make a spelling mistake (big fingers) I can't seem to place the cursor in the middle of the word and correct the mistake. I have to place the cursor at the end of the word and delete back to the mistake and type again. This seems to be a huge waste of time and is functionality that should be included in a 'touch screen' iPhone Thoughts? Am I missing something?

Thanks Anna :-)

Tom-

Another reason to look forward to Fridays!

Hi Tom

I agree that a PR agency needs to know the tools before they can use them for clients.

I started blogging back in 2003 and I'm still going. I do well with teaching others to blog.

In frustration I developed a small newsroom with rss feeds in 2004 because I could not find one at that time that did exaclty what I wanted. Now PRESSfeed is used by companies and other agencies.

I have been interested in podcasting but had not done it much myself, so conse

Hope you had a good trip to Japan. I wonder if you have seen the website www.livenewscameras.com

Do you know of any Japanese networks that are streaming live news coverage?

Don, are you talking about innovation across sectors are just in the telco/Ribbit niche?

Ms Estrin is not seeing what I'm seeing. I'm seeing an innovation rebirth happening on a scale as big as any ever seen in Silicon Valley. It's true it may not look the same as the others - may not be as visible on the surface or share the same characteristics or metrics as the others - but in terms of rapid and significant global impact, this wave will out do them all. No question.

Innovation is still accelerating and I think we are again at an inflection point. Hold on, the brakes a

Pardon the pun, but I don't think that Cox would have the balls.

PR is not synonymous with “publicist”

JL: Yes, that is exactly why I didn't want to use "Social media release" because it was clear that "Social Media" like "Green" was part of a current fad/fashion and thus worth staying away from. That's why I wanted "New media release" or just "media release" because these are neutral terms - they don't snag on our social fabric.

Although I found no supporters for my position I was very calm and centered because I knew I would be vindicated ;-)
And it turns out sooner than late

Blame the marketers. Since when did "social" and "business" mix? This sounds similar to all the things that are labeled "green" this and "green" that...

I am disppointed with the British efforts, in this field, they can't compete with eastern european countries. Duirng the war years the UK was a poineer in technology and programming skills, now it is a poor problem solving contestant.

Ron: The branding of Google is interesting because if it were recognized as a media company the media industry might get a clue about the mess it is in. Google is leading the commoditization of content trend. And it's interesting Google doesn't want to be seen as a media company because it wouldn't be good for business.
Ethan: Yes, you are right I can buy a search appliance box but that's less than 1 percent of its revenues. It doesn't make it a technology company...

Greg: Your advice is worth a lot of money to those that understand it.

Tom: Thanks for re-posting my guest column. As you noted, this advice is just as relevant today as it ever was, especially in light of current economic conditions. Long live the Bootstrapper.

- Greg

What can I buy from Google? An enterprise search appliance, if I was so minded.

Unless you're into defining categories, the question of whether or not Google is a media or a technology company isn't really interesting. Companies grow into many different areas and therefore defy categorization (is MSFT an enterprise or consumer software company? For that matter, is GM a car company or a financing company and pension fund that also happens to sell some cars?)

But to answer your question directly, you can buy (license) Google search technology for your website or in