In case you haven’t seen the presentation that Sequoia has been sending around to it’s portfolio managers, here it is.
What do you think?
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Sequoia Capital “RIP, Good Times” Presentation for Startups During Tough Economic Times
October 10th, 2008
Google “Chrome” Will Know Everything About You!
September 3rd, 2008
So we all know that Google “Chrome” has launched right? Personally, “Chrome” makes me feel like a 10 year old trying to use the internet, I mean the whole UI just feels very childish, but that’s beside the point. What nobody seems to be addressing is the information that Google will now have about it’s users.
Google made a brilliant move. Advertising is gearing more towards extreme targeting, meaning the more you know about someone the more targeted of an ad you can show them. If you’re the number one search engine in the world and you wanted to capture more information on your users, what would you do? Create your own browser.
It was long rumored that the Google toolbar (the little add on that gives you the green bar, your supposed page rank) was a secret spy that collected information from your browsing pattens. My SEO colleagues tested this and found out it was true. Now imagine the information you are going to be giving to Google when you are using their browser? Google is going to have information on all of your click patterns, your site history, etc. Who knows, using the browser may even help fuel the google analytics tool that so many people are using on their sites.
I think in the next few years we are going to start to see Google develop a targeted ad placement platform like no other. With around 70% market share in the U.S. Google is going to have more data on everyone’s browsing history than you can imagine. I’m sure when it comes time for Google to go after the mobile advertising space that they will have a “mobile” version of Chrome that will allow them to also serve extreme targeted mobile ads as well.
Since Chrome is so new there haven’t been any tests yet to determine what information Google can actually get from us, but I can tell you that it does feel a little bit like Big Brother is watching you, don’t you think?
I’m not saying use or don’t use Google Chrome, I’m merely trying to give my take on the new move that Google has made and what it is going to mean for us as users and what is going to mean for advertisers.
What do you think about Google’s move to launch their own browser?
Randy Pausch has Died, My Tribute
July 25th, 2008
Not too long ago I wrote about Randy Pausch and how he has changed the life of millions of people; it is with a heavy heart that I say, Randy has died today. Randy has made amazing contributions to Carnegie Mellon and more importantly has made amazing contributions to people. His “last lecture” has inspired [...]
Friday’s Food for the Soul, 4th of July
July 4th, 2008
First off happy 4th of July everyone!
The beauty of living in the United States is that we have so many different cultures, religions, beliefs, and ideas. We should all be thankful that we live in a place that gives us freedoms that we oftentimes take for granted. However, we also deal with a lot of [...]
Friday’s Food for the Soul, Shel Israel, Loren Feldman, and Knowing When to Stop
June 27th, 2008
So yesterday, I decided to show the video of Loren Feldman’s “technigga” and opted not to discuss the whole issue of Shel Israel Vs Loren Feldman. If you want more information on that then read this on Shel’s blog, this on blogherald, check out this friendfeed debate, or browse around Google, I’m sure you will [...]
