We'll get to windmills later near the end of the post ...
Go Open Source! Follow OSCON in Portland and check out the Rubyists there. You might just bump into some Mor.ph people.
Sweetcron: Open Source that looks Interesting. Go ahead and sign-up for the invites.
More Cloud Stuff (till everybody agrees that it isn't just condensed H2O)
Cloud Review
Versus
Cloud Sectors to Watch. Please read through the comments and you might see an alphadog help push awareness for Mor.ph. Yaaay!
Social Media: Giving Cloud a run for buzzword top 'o the list
What the f**ck is it? Use of expletive from author but sound just how most of us would feel.
I'm still in baby steps so I need more of this to really learn what it's like. Social Media Club
Noise to Signal: Social Web in Cartoons. Just hits the spot and more fun!
It's not just about the posts and most of the time the gems are in the comments so why not put these on center stage? Every Dot Connects just did that.
Don Quixote would really lose it if he finds the web like this!
Finding Dulcinea: Bills itself as the Library of the Internet. About finding meaning in the wealth of the web and best sites for every topic. Call me Sancho Panza
Bob Warfield just posted another comprehensive take on cloud computing particularly on the jockeying between hosters and platform builders. He points out how players try to position themselves and dig their trenches in what they would consider their niche in an obvious battlefield.
He further states:
"Markets tend to consolidate from the bottom of the technology stack up. The reason is that the bottom layers have been around a lot longer, there are more big players, and momentum there has often slowed. These are sure signs that a consolidation is in order. It’s important to know where you are in the stack because it equates to where you are in the M&A food chain. Consequently, VC’s often try to evaluate how near the bottom an idea is versus how late in the day it’s getting. Being too low in the stack when the market is very mature is usually a bad thing. Being high up early is oddly almost never a bad thing. The very top of the stack is apps, and it takes apps to propel the other layers forward."
His 3 Important Market Segments: (Top to Bottom)
1. The Virtualizers
2. Value Added Hosters
3. Old-school Hosters
I wonder on what segment the Morph Application Platform belongs to if we were to ask Bob?
I know what you're probably thinking. Not another no-brainer list. Anyway, feel free to digress, add or comment. I just need to get this out.
Here's my top 5 E Juice list for 2007.
1. Broadband connection. I had been reared on dial-up for the last few years and have developed a phobia for sites with 'streaming videos" or "flash". Well, I'm not that patient and would often try to open another tab while wasting the time away. But, oh that fast connection has got me juiced up and confident of clicking whatever sites including P2P. Sites made with Ruby on Rails don't hurt either (they load faster).
2. Web 2.0. I might be late to the party but the web of interaction is just dynamic compared to the times back then. Now, no one cares about online dating simply because it is part and parcel of social networking already even if nobody notices it. And did I mention about traditional advertising? Of course, I didn't. What's that?
3. Cloud compute. Even with security fears and privacy concerns, we're all going to virtual storage. Aside from personal recognition, each one of us likes to collect things and keep it somewhere safe. And with all files being digitized, there's bound to be storage heaven for everyone. Ever wonder why its a buying spree for more storage out there especially the big boys.
4. Accelerators, incubators and individual or startup web achievement. I really don't know how today compares with the Internet bubble before but there's just this growth of being creative and entrepreneurial at present using lots of simple codes. And more people are benefiting from these innovations. We can thank the VCs and risk-takers for their courage and deep pockets. They not only provide money but more importantly really help startups and geeks succeed.
5. The Internet and virtualization of everything. Whatever you do, wherever you are, the Internet (eg. SAAS) can help you in lots of ways to market what it is you have despite not having the dough to spend in PR. But of course, you'll need internet savvy (from SEOs to killer websites and Adwords) and lots of time reading, analyzing, blogging or posting comments. Almost everything can be found there even desktop apps. But remember, content is still king.