We LOVE this interesting article from Fast Company about ten web 2.0 ideas that didn’t work out. With all the hype about Facebook and Twitter, it’s easy to forget that so many ‘new social media’ businesses have fallen out of favour. Just because the internet provides a global audience doesn’t mean the people are going to come….
Do you remember Windows Live Expo, MyKinda or RSSCalendar? Did you ever use these services? Sad to see them go? Read more from the article here. One of Brand Strategy’s famous past web businesses was Booktailor, a site where you could meld together travel guides, taking the best bits from each one. We notice that TravelDK has a similar service within its own book portfolio but we still miss Booktailor all these years later……….*nostalgic sigh*.
July 14, 2008 at 11:04 pm |
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August 3, 2008 at 4:08 pm |
One of Brand Strategy’s famous past web businesses was Booktailor, a site where you could meld together travel guides, taking the best bits from each one. We notice that TravelDK has a similar service within its own book portfolio but we still miss Booktailor all these years later……….*nostalgic sigh*.