A search engine inspired by Digg is likely to become a Top Player

I have recently criticized a number of different search engines including Spock, Sk*rt, Digg, FilesTube, etc. Finally I cam across something interesting which I would define as a mashup of Digg and Google.
It is called Sproose, which is obviously a name that fits the Web 2.0 style and it’s a search engine that I bet [...]

A startup can be successful even if it is a bad clone: FilesTube

Businesshackers has become well know for criticizing instead of saying how great new web 2.0 sites are. Today it will be the same. Just few words about FilesTube a site everyone is talking about.
Basically you write down what you are looking for and FilesTube finds files on the web. Nothing special? Yes, nothing special.
I [...]

Web 2.0 trends; Vint Cerf and the “IPod Moment”

In a recent article published by DailyChina you will find a brief description of the future of the internet by Vint Cerf.
That’s the kind of article that sounds like: “you know, there is something very heavy that can fly. It’s called plane. Did you know about it?”
Another obvious opinion about the future of the net. [...]

Spock case: Techcrunch, BusinessWeek, WSJ, etc. say it’s great, but it’s not that great at all

Within 6 months Spock, a startup financed by Clearstone Venture Partners and Opus Capital Ventures got reviewed by 13 Big Media Players. What I find surprising is how useless this tool is and how much coverage it got.
I know businesshackers.com is not businessweek, techcrunch, venturebeat or any other powerful site about startups and web 2.0, [...]

3 startups worth mentioning: TubeBattle, MyFriendEnemies, Zukool

In the last few days posts have become less frequent because I have moved to Warsaw for an internship with an investment bank. I am back hower and happy to mention 5 startups that sound great:
1. “TubeBattle is a community-driven video rating system. [...]

Social news sites such as Digg, Netscape, Fark, etc. are said to be losing momentum

In the last few weeks I have often talked about a problem that is very common in the startup industry. There is something I would call the startup company life cycle. After a year or two of this cycle what you observe is that companies can’t keep growing as fast as they did [...]

Digg created by and for women only

I have seen hundreds of Digg clones writing our blog, businesshackers dot com, but rarely have I seen something like that. I would like to draw your attention to Sk*rt, which is a Digg clone that, in my opinion has some chances to succeed.
Pros:
1. this startup has probably found a niche among Digg clones
2. it [...]

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