Springwise (Free subscription) | 11/19/2008
The internet has long offered online alternatives to the traditional printed travel guide, frequently with more current information and at least rudimentary customization capabilities. A new service from Technorati founder David Sifry, however, takes the concept a step further...
Slackerology (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
David Sifry, the famous founder of Technorati Blog search tool, yesterday launched the first public version of his new venture – OffBeat Guides. These are personalized travel guides (in PDF) about places that are in your travel itinerary. So if your planning a trip to New York, simply enter the city name, the hotel you [...]
Branding & Marketing (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008
The other day I wrote about the differences between Gen X and Gen Y moms in their use of the internet. I thought that Technorati’s David Sifry mad some interesting points in Brands Enter the Blogosphere: Brands make up a major part of bloggers’ online conversations. More than four in five bloggers post product or [...]
Junto Boyz (Free subscription) | 11/04/2008
David Sifry's new startup, Offbeat Guides , has entered their public beta. Dave was Founder and CEO of Technorati before starting this new company. Cool concept and products. More from Dave : Our first product is quite simple: On-demand, Personalized Travel Books. Travel books that are tuned just for you, only about the place that you're going, with local information like festivals, events, and concerts...
OS Galaxy (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
David Sifry, founder of Technorati and Offbeat Guides, talks about building international businesses . Two quick points: you need to find great local people you can trust, and you need to make sure they are properly connected and can execute. How do you do this? There are no exceptions: you have to go there. Wherever there is. You have to go spend time with people. Face to face.
Website Magazine (Free subscription) | 09/23/2008
Technorati's David Sifry has announced the 2008 State of the Blogosphere . Along with data from the service's massive database of bloggers, Technorati also conducted a survey of some of their registered subscribers, asking questions about how respondedents blog and more. Nearly 1300 individuals from 60 countries replied to the survey - here are some of the most interesting highlights from the report....
Global Neighbourhoods (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
[David Sifry, Technorati co-founder. Photo by Shel] My friend Joseph Thornley has a good post about Technorati, a tool that was essential when I started blogging. I'm betting some of you newer bloggers have never heard of it because it seems to have become either obsolete or irrelevant over time. Joe asked me to join in an "old tools meme," even though he knows I don't like memes. They are more clever...
Conversation Agent (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
“The people formerly known as your audience, or the people formerly known as consumers, are now participants in the process of building your brand.” [David Sifry from blogs as leading indicators, The Economist] You are not in control of your brand anymore, those people you thought about as targets, audience, or consumers (all words I have a problem with) are now content creators, critics, collectors,...
The Next Web (Free subscription) | 06/18/2008
One of the last sessions at Supernova 2008 was about “liquid conversations” - the discussions flow away from their original source to services like Friendfeed and Facebook. Dave McClure (500 Hats) moderated the panel of David Sifry (Technorati), Bret Taylor (FriendFeed), Matt Colebourne (CoComment), and Loic Le Meur (Seesmic). I’m not sure McClure knew in [...]
TechCrunch (Free subscription) | 06/18/2008
Today at Supernova the Liquid Conversations Panel will be talking about how personal content, text, video and comments can be separated from individual websites and shared across the net and personalized. Dave McClure will be moderating the panel of David Sifry, Bret Taylor, Matt Colebourne and Loic Le Meur. What are liquid conversations? What is new [...]
Webware.com (Free subscription) | 06/01/2008
David Sifry and his new venture, Offbeat Guides. (Credit: Rafe Needleman / CNET) David Sifry, founder and former CEO of Technorati , has apparently had enough of new media and of blogs. His new venture is attacking a traditional business: printed travel guides. Offbeat Guides is a service for printing customized travel books. When you go to the site, it asks you five basic questions: Your name, your...
Sepulveda.net (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
_MG_5369, originally uploaded by David Sifry. I have to say that I know who are the top 3 blogger photographers, and 3 friends :) David Sifry, Guido van Nispen and Joi Ito. Check their pix on Flickr: http://flickr.com/photos/joi http://flickr.com/photos/dsifry http://flickr.com/photos/vannispen/
Sepulveda.net (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
_MG_5380, originally uploaded by David Sifry.
Sepulveda.net (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
David Sifry, originally uploaded by Joi. pix by Joi Ito.
Sepulveda.net (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
_MG_4820, originally uploaded by David Sifry. Great photo talent this David ;) Thanks for the pix. You should check his other portraits, I love them.
