Space in the city

Here I am going to list few shopping website that don't make sense at any level other than being well packaged and meeting some VC's (Venture Capitalist - as my good friend would call it poor S@#K$r) checklist for a Shopping web 2.0 site. Have we reached a web 2.0 bubble? These website would validate it - excess supply of money chasing few good ideas and irrational exuberance (anything social networking gets money). Here is my WhatTheHell list 1) Stylefeeder 2) This Next 3) Yub 4) Crowd Storm (Winner of WhatTheHell Award)

It is that time of the year and top 10 lists for the year 2006 are being published, podcasted, telecasted and blogged. So here is a list which might not be viewed a lot but sure needs mention. Each year Foreign Policy magazine publishes “ The Top Ten Stories You Missed ”. If you have heard of most of these news items you know for sure your daily news sources are well diversified, plus its confirms your title as the news junky of your social network. So here is a snap shot few Top Ten Stories You Missed in 2006 10 Hackable Passports : U.S. State Department began issuing biometric “ePassports” that contain a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag under the back cover…But a German hacker quickly found a vulnerability. With a laptop and a chip reader he bought for $200, he was able to steal data from an encrypted RFID tag, potentially allowing him to clone an ePassport. 9 What’s Worse Than Bird Flu? The Cure . … 6 Iran and Israel Hold Secret Talks … 2 China Runs up Afr...