December 21st 2008
Software as a Service (SaaS) market leader and service provider Salesforce.com recently hosted a presentation by Bessemer Venture Partners, which has funded many of my favorite SaaS enterprises, including LinkedIn, Postini, Keynote, Eloqua, Skype, Force.com, and PTC. Since this presentation is locked up in a hard-to-search format, I’m republishing its insights for your enjoyment here, […]
September 2nd 2008
Yesterday, Google introduced its browser, Chrome. Yes, Firefox may have seemed to already be Google’s. But Google has designed its own new browser, which will be distributed as Open Source software. “What we really needed was not just a browser, but also a modern platform for web pages and applications, and that’s what we set […]
October 2nd 2007
The definition of web 2.0 is still like a bit like pornography, that is, we know it when we see it. That aside, I’d like to start a discussion of a set of forces which I believe promise to create change on the web greater than web 2.0. I’d appreciate any thoughts you might add, […]
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