Last month I posted that Swaptree had acquired Swap.com. This is a big deal for a young company operating in a developing category. Our goal is to lead this category. What better name and domain for the company other than the category name itself. Today we made the switch of the domain and we updated [...]
A couple of years ago I got introduced to this new web site called DailyGrommet. The products were interesting. The way they were telling the story about the products was cool too wtih video most times featuring the inventor/developer of the product. As I looked more deeply the integration with social media was very compelling [...]
Great web sites are all about the user experience.
Swapping on the web must be all about the user experience. We must strive to add value to that simple and safe swapping opportunity that you have with your family and friends, while adding the scale of Amazon and networking of Facebook. It is a tall [...]
Swapping is a form of commerce that has gone on since the dawn of time. People had needs – other people had things. With no currencies the swap was the exchange. This still exists today across the globe. The root of swapping is to fulfill a need or want. Generally the enabler for swapping is [...]
eCommerce on the Internet has changed the world. The ease of access to goods. Integration of product info, reviews and ratings. With the web now enabling social connections through Facebook, Twitter and other sites, we are at the advent of another wave of growth through Social Commerce (shopping).
Social Commerce is going to unite the best [...]
It is not very often that you get a chance to participate in building a business category.
I have been a digital citizen since the mid-1990’s when I joined Lycos. In my executive roles at Lycos I had a front row seat to the emergence of the Internet Search category. I also played a pioneering role [...]
Unlike Bike Week in NH that occurs every June when thousands of motorcycling folks convene in the Lakes Region, this is Bay State Bike Week in Massachusetts and we are celebrating “pedaling power.”
May 17th to 21st has been declared Bay State Bike Week, a week when Massachusetts celebrates bicycle transportation. This year, the Massachusetts Department [...]
I have posted many times on this blog that I have become a big fan of the Apple suite of products. My route to this Apple support though is not typical.
I adopted iTunes early and have consolidated our media library there. We loved the iPods and still have one of the original white iPods working. When [...]
I am a big fan of brands that are descriptive…it is very important in the world today. It takes a lot of money to create awareness of brands that are not descriptive. Generic/descriptive brands are aided greatly on the Internet with direct navigation and SEO. Generic/descriptive brands are usually memorable and can also aid in [...]
The MITX Awards are great. They showcase some great emerging companies in New England. This years crop of finalists is really impressive.
Congrats to my friends at Neteeza, DailyGrommet, Gemvara, RunKeeper, ZipCar and RatePoint who are all Finalists.
