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Excited about #4sq3
Albert Wenger – Mar 9, 2011
foursquare rolled out version 3.0 last night. Dennis and the team have a terrific post that explains all that is new and different. While I am excited about the new leaderboards and specials 2.0, I am most looking forward to [...] Read more
Innovation in Education
Albert Wenger – Mar 7, 2011
Today, President Obama will visit TechBoston Academy together with Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Melinda Gates. The President is likely to renew his call for more innovation in education, with initiatives such as the creation of a federal education [...] Read more
Strategy and Tactics (and SEO)
Albert Wenger – Mar 7, 2011
Weekends seem to bring with them at least one or two good blog debates. This last one was no different with Chris Dixon’s post titled “SEO is no longer a viable marketing strategy for startups” and Danny Sullivan’s response “SEO [...] Read more
The Linear Interpolation Fallacy
Albert Wenger – Mar 4, 2011
As believers in the singularity are quick (and right) to point out, we don’t do very well as humans when it comes to understanding exponential growth. This is not a new insight as we can see from the much older [...] Read more
More Net Neutrality Madness
Albert Wenger – Mar 3, 2011
Net neutrality is a recurring topic on this blog. The latest attack on the ideas behind net neutrality comes from Speaker John Boehner in a speech given to a group called the “National Religious Broadcasters.” The speech is a master [...] Read more
Marketing and Network Effects
Albert Wenger – Mar 2, 2011
Last week Fred wrote a post on marketing that attracted a lot of comments and replies – in part because it had some “bugs” but more because it was provocative. One thing that seemed missing from the discussion (and given [...] Read more
HackNY Now Twice as Nice
Albert Wenger – Mar 1, 2011
When I was studying Computer Science at Harvard (a shocking 20 years ago this year), startups were nowhere on my radar. The big name recruiting on campus was Microsoft, where my former TA, Dean Hachamovitch, has been leading the Internet [...] Read more
AI Is Here and Let’s Call It That
Albert Wenger – Feb 14, 2011
I really enjoyed reading Peter Norvig’s short piece in the New York Post (the Post? yes, the Post!) about the age of machines. Artificial intelligence (more than games) was what first got me excited about computers and I still have [...] Read more
Celebrating Egypt
Albert Wenger – Feb 11, 2011
As those who have read this blog for a while or who have met me in person know, I am a strong believer in the transformative power of the Internet. What has just happened in Egypt is an important proof [...] Read more