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Time for the next (really) big Internet idea


From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2005 14:27:47 -0400



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From: Monty Solomon <monty () roscom com>
Date: July 6, 2005 6:12:51 PM EDT
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Time for the next (really) big Internet idea

By Hiawatha Bray  |  July 4, 2005

If you still aren't paying any heed to the RSS revolution, perhaps
this will get your attention: $100 million.

That's the amount two Harvard guys plan to invest in new businesses
that use RSS. It's a healthy chunk of cash for a technology that
doesn't cost a cent. The software behind the World Wide Web is also
free, yet Web-based companies like Google, eBay, and Amazon.com have
made out all right. RSS might be the next billion-dollar Internet
idea.

...

http://www.boston.com/business/globe/articles/2005/07/04/ time_for_the_next_really_big_internet_idea/



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