Links of Note: April 19, 2007
Business: The scary math behind Web 2.0 (CNET)It's nice to see someone throw a little reality into the Web 2.0 mix: The flashy start-ups get all the attention, but there are far more mid-sized/small Web firms trying to make a buck -- and it's hard out there for a small business. "A web 2.0 company needs to be pulling in around $5 million in revenue a month to become an independent, viable publishing house. The average CPM is around $10. About half of the inventory on a given site remains unsold so the real CPM is closer to $5."
Pop Culture: Country Roads Take Sanjaya Home (American Idol Fodder)
My prayers (and votes) have been answered. BTW: Melinda is gonna win this thing.
Politics: Mitt Romney's MySpace Page
Not your typical MySpace bio: "Over the last four years, I’ve had the privilege of serving as the Governor of Massachusetts, where I balanced the budget every year of my administration; strengthened the education system so that young people could compete for good paying jobs in the global economy; and enacted a private, market-based health care reform which ensured that every Massachusetts citizen will have insurance." Incidentally, this "Cool New People" box cracked me up:
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