The two topics we covered this morning were:
The contention that social networks may replace search. A particularly interesting conversation given that the search results continue to decline in quality, and more and more people are now turning to social networks for information. Will Google start to use social information to inform search results?
Skype’s great results. This conversation quickly made a right turn into the territory of whether eBay would sell Skype, and to whom. The leading contender in our minds was Google.
See you tomorrow for the inaugural BarCamp Radio.
Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry make Research in Motion. This is his personal blog, with his personal viewpoints. Prior to this Alec was the CEO and co-founder of Calliflower — the easiest way to hold a meeting, online, on a conference call, or on the go. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever.
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Here’s my eBay analysis which addresses your question:
http://sramanamitra.com/2008/04/17/not-bullish-on-ebay/