Secrets of Successful Online Communities

This past weekend I was moderating a panel at CommunityNext, a smart event focused on everything about online communities coordinated by Noah Kagan. The event was a fun gathering of extremely smart folks from some of the hottest online communities today - and panelists/speakers shared many great thoughts on topics ranging from how to be more awesome, to the genesis behind HotorNot.com.

Destroying the Silicon Valley

For some time now, I've wondered if my destiny is to destroy the Silicon Valley. I grew up here, the weather is nice, but I've watched it change time and again into a massive marketing function too expensive to live in.

Spam Trail Leads Blogger To Defamation Suit

A California blogger becomes one of the latest to be dragged into court after an inflammatory blog post. A brief tale about tracking down a spammer, which also held the accused personal contact information, won Jerry Baker a defamation lawsuit. The case also illustrates the potential pitfalls of Internet research.

Interview with Todd Andrlik

Last week we posted about the rise of Billboard 100-like lists on the Internet. One of the lists we pointed to in that original post was Todd Andrlik's (And for short) The Power 150. We caught up with Todd just before the weekend to get more details on how/why The Power 150 came to be Bite: First off, tell us how you came up with…

Is Wikipedia On Its Last Legs?

The monetization of Wikipedia has been the subject of much debate, and even a little venom spitting, for the past several months. With reports surfacing that funding for the user-edited encyclopedia may be running out, will Wikians finally embrace an ad-supported business model? According to Alexa, Wikipedia is the twelfth most popular site on the entire Internet. Within six months, however, the entire site could…