Curated Information: The Next Big Thing?

That is what Wolfram|Alpha hopes to get to. The brainchild of Mathematica and other projects, Stephen Wolfram, is aiming at delivering a more relevant and accurate  information than current day search is not capable of achieving , according to a reporting by The Independent and Wolfram’s blog. Frequenters of this space know that I have [...]

The Art of Building a Successful Social Site

An insightful and impressive information on the ingredients necessary for the making of a successful venture in the social media space. It is regarding Stack Overflow, a free question and answer site built by developers for developers that has fostered a strong and committed online community in under one year. It was founded by Joel [...]

The Search Pie Chart

Ever wondered about the extent of Google’s dominance in search? Well, wonder no more. Below is a pie chart showing the percentage distribution of the most frequently used search engines. Google’s share is more than twice that of the its second place competitor, Yahoo. In fact, the level of dominance is such that Google “attracts [...]

Is the Internet Almost Full?

So asks Seth Godin in a post that explores the implications of the explosion in content creation and dissemination. Below is an excerpt of the post:
… Of course, the decentralized nature of the net means that it will never be physically full. As long as we can keep making hard drives, we won’t run out of [...]

Null Information

Information is power and currency. Unlocking this power is the key to a competitive advantage as those with access to and knowledge of it are empowered with the insight that others do not have. As such, more informed decisions can be made or risks taken, which in turn could translate into the creation of value. In [...]