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Some things will be cloud based, MSFT, GOOG and AMZN are all betting on it.  for middle market companies having computing in the cloud may make sense. But it comes with risk

eBay’s deal with Buy.com represents a tectonic shift in a marketplace known for its “level playing field.”   Will the shift help? As Rany Smythe says in his blog, “If you ever wanted a preview of the "New eBay," I've got a treat for you, it will look a lot like Buy.com's eBay store.”  ...

The move by Verizon for a $99.00 unlimited package is actually not all that different from the almost-unlimited plans being offered by ATT Wireless and Spring. We are rapidly moving away from X minutes of phone time being the driver of the cellular pricing models. The reality among younger customers...

Meg Whitman may be about to conclude one of the great leadership tenures in the Internet's whirlwind history, according to today’s Wall Street Journal report. Her successor must continue and improve on Meg's recent efforts to bolster safety, adjust fees, improve the shopping experience, and (perhaps...

Is eBay taking the right steps to improve buyer safety (and retention)? Is eBay sufficiently guarding the elements that differentiate its marketplace from the rest of ecommerce?

Microsoft, like Google via Doubleclick, is busy "reinventing and rethinking the whole business model of online advertising..." (Steve Ballmer) Yes, MSFT, is chasing GOOG as it races toward opening up new, performance-based media and ad cost models but MSFT too is looking to re-define ad models in a...

Google doesn't 'get' social media and their pandering to entertainment media via "Universal Search" offers proof.  Need more?  Microsoft just moved on Facebook. Google has compounded their missed opportunity with social media by letting company politics seep into their PageRank update. ...

Microsoft is very eager to make noise in the online marketing space.  With the recent acquisition of aQuantive and now Jellyfish, it seems that they'll stop at nothing to (over)pay for companies with a solid future.  The only problem lies in making their money back.  Jellyfish is on fire...

Microsoft gets serious about e-commerce with acquisition of Jellyfish, an innovative community-based shopping service that offers great deals to shoppers, and makes merchants happy, too.

Chasing GOOG is pointless so MSFT is changing things up: wagering on shoring up intellectual property rights on hip, new consumer shopping models. MSFT needs to either compliment or compete with Yahoo. Jellyfish moves it in this direction. MSFT will need to overcome serious challenges to achieving full...