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Since writing the last post, it has become increasingly evident to me that while “social” experiences have become synonymous with services that include networks of friends, people or interests, the impact of these services on the Web will extend well beyond that. The main contribution of social products will be establishing the foundation for the [...]

In our recent company portfolio summit, Nova Spivack, CEO of Twine, crystallized a concept about the dynamics of content on the Web, which I shared and have been trying to succinctly outline for some time. Spivack stated: “Individuals are becoming the primary way that content gets distributed and discovered [on the Web] – rather than [...]

In addition to original content, curation is the other way for digital publishers to drive differentiation. As content supply grows on the Web, screening and selecting relevant information for audiences and communities provide significant value. This is a role that current print publications have played for long time. They curated news clips available from newswire [...]