Marc's Voice

“For a lot of companies, it’s useful for them to feel like they have an obvious competitor and to rally around that. I personally believe that it’s better to shoot higher. You don’t want to be looking at your competitors. You want to be looking at what’s possible and how to make the world better.”

Hopefully this puts to rest silly notions like G+ is competing with Facebook or Twitter!

Trust is going to become more and more important. Do you trust Zynga or Apple? How ’bout Microsoft?

The evolution of YouTube continues -soon to be offered as part of Google TV – in Kansas City.

Interesting conversation going on – on Quora – about the JOBS act.

Social Objects as a technique to drive viral campaigns. “Social networks are built around social objects, not vice versa” - Hugh McLeod.

Yahoo hooks up with Aviary. This is a great deal.

CloudStack vs OpenStack – may the battles commence!

One of the patents Facebook is counter suing Yahoo with – is dated from 1999. That means its one of the patents that Facebook BOUGHT from IBM. See how this game is played? Its not about Intellectual Property or even the patents themselves. Its about war.

Congrats to my homeboys at Leandog – Cleveland Agile, Ruby house. They finally purchased their boat – which is on Lake Erie – right next to the Rock Hall. Here’s the boat.