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The Web 2.0 Innovation Map provides a geographic look at where the companies and individuals doing innovative things with web 2.0 flavored sites are. As one would expect, the coasts are littered with activity and if it weren’t for 37signals the middle of the country would be almost empty.
If the web 2.0 term still doesn’t make sense to you, the Innovation Map has a great set of resources they used while compiling the map for you to investigate. The jury is still out on the love/hate relationship with the term ‘Web 2.0’ and until people start arguing about web 3.0 I doubt they’ll stop yelling. While it might not be the perfect term - I’m fine with it and actually find it sort of cute - this new breed of Web site needs to have some designation so people can talk about them.
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The Internet should present a variety of opinions… unless those opinions make you look bad or your opponents look good.
That’s been the approach of some in Congress who have recently been caught editing Wikipedia listings with a heavy hand.
Last week, the Lowell (Mass.) Sun reported that Rep. Marty Meehan’s (D-Mass.) staff admitted altering his listing to remove unflattering information, including a broken term-limit promise and his accumulation of $4.8 million in campaign funding, a figure far beyond that of any other House member.
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Online retail sales in the Christmas season beat even the most optimistic expectations (see story ). January figures now indicate 2006 is continuing at the same rapid pace. Based on figures from comScore, online non-travel retail sales were up 33 percent over 2005 revenues in the same period. Some of the fastest growing retail categories included:
- Event tickets...up 50 percent over 2005
- Consumer electronics...up 43 percent
- Sports and Fitness...up 41 percent
- Apparel and Accessories...up 38%
This hypergrowth may appear difficult for some economists and prognosticators to comprehend, but it seems almost expected when you see the fundamental shifts taking place in people’s media of choice. A on a just-released Jupiter Research study reveals time spent online is now equal to the time spent watching TV among Internet users.
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It’s that time again as the big game rolls around. SuperBowl XL will soon be bringing people together for football, parties, and for the advertising. 
If previous Super Bowls are any indication, this is as close to a mass media event as you can get on television. According to a Harris poll, about two out of three adult Americans will watch the game. That fact is what draws advertisers to the Super Bowl. The Harris Poll also shows that the advertising is a vital part of the event. Of people watching, 92 percent say they like the ads and, for many, it is a primary reason they watch the game.
Here are some notable advertisers in Super Bowl XL:
• Budweiser has purchased five minutes of airtime worth about $25 million. They are also very serious about winning the post Super Bowl advertising polls.
• GoDaddy will be back (or maybe not) with their controversial Super Bowl TV ads and their Web only versions of the same. GoDaddy recently had its 10th submission for an ad rejected by ABC.
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While many would argue that opening up business relationships in China has lead to greater freedoms, it’s also put businesses in a position to impact human rights issues.
As noted in an earlier blog, a few U.S. companies have been criticized for helping totalitarian governments censor the information and sites that users can access. Now, Yahoo has come under fire from Amnesty International for identifying a Chinese journalist who had disclosed a Communist Party directive instructing the media to downplay the June 4 anniversary of Tiananmen Square Massacre.
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