Archive for the 'hotness' Category

Pimping

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006

The words “pimp” and “pimping” have become somewhat common, and I often hear people using them incorrectly.  Wikipedia is basically useless on this subject, so I am submitting my authoritative dissertation as a service to the world.
For starters, “pimp” has largely fallen out of use as a term to describe a man who finds clients […]

Radio Hotness

Tuesday, June 20th, 2006

I’m spending a week in Hot97 home territory, after spending a week in Power106 territory.  I make the comparison a couple of times per year, and still have to say that Hot97 is on top.
For the people obsessed with the “long tail” of music production, and the power of outlets like iTunes to disintermediate the […]

Friendster. What Went Wrong?

Friday, February 3rd, 2006

TechCrunch talking about Friendster, asking “what went wrong”? In my opinion, the question should be, “why did anyone expect it to increase in value?”
The story of friendster illustrates several themes about Internet culture that I’ve talked about before:

Social Behavior is Fickle - people hang out at a physical place, because it’s the place they […]