• Flipmeat

    Del.icio.us, I'm looking at you

    By Nick Douglas, 4:53 PM on Mon Jul 17 2006, 153 views (Edit, to draft, Top, Slurp)

    "With all the 2.0 hype, I think it's unfair to unanimously declare all new Internet startups as 100% junk. It can't be much more than 95%." The blogger at cynical site Dead2.0 thus introduces an impressive how-to for businesses that want to make the magic 5% cut. Here's Dead2.0's list (minus the insightful explanations) with the sites we think should listen up.

    1. Have a revenue model, right now: 30 Boxes, twttr
    2. Be a complete business, not just a feature: Slide
    3. Affect real people, not just bloggers: Share Your OPML
    4. Get a real, memorable name: Tagged/Tagworld/TagJag, Meebo/Meetro, Oodle/Ookles/Odeo
    5. If applicable, get unaffiliated with Web 2.0: Everyone.
    6. Find some friends who don't drink the kool-aid and get their honest feedback: People Aggregator
    7. If you are revolutionary, make sure that a revolution is coming: Pinko Marketing
    8. If you are evolutionary, then there needs to be a big enough market to address with a "we're a little better than them" vision: Zooomr
    9. Fit your business into an existing food chain: Everyone except Craigslist
    10. Do not expect to be Google and, just as importantly, do not expect them to buy you: AOL
    11. Ignore the hype and have fun: TechCrunch

    11 Suggestions For Not Being a Dot-Bomb 2.0 [Dead2.0]

    Loading comments ...