Google should buy Sprint and/or HTC.
LinkedIn should buy or partner with Crunchbase.
MySpace should buy DeviantArt and Last.fm.
Facebook should buy Flickr (and close it.)
Newscorp should spin off MySpace and Viacom should own 49%.
Programmable Web should create a standard for API definition & become a provider of it.
Paypal should buy BankSimple.
AOL should consolidate their new acquisitions and create individual studios.
Yahoo! should copy Twillio’s API-as-a-service model.
Microsoft should offer Bing for free, ala Yahoo! BOSS.
Apple should buy Skype.
Adobe should create the Aves competitor (good buy, Zynga.)
Playdom & Slide should merge and follow ngmoco:) and make mobile-only games.
Nokia should buy Boost mobile.
Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile & maybe ATT should create One Social Web or Diaspora sites.
Pandora should create an API.
That’s it for now. This is mostly an early-AM stream of thought, though I’m happy to explain any point in detail.
LinkedIn should buy or partner with Crunchbase.
MySpace should buy DeviantArt and Last.fm.
Facebook should buy Flickr (and close it.)
Newscorp should spin off MySpace and Viacom should own 49%.
Programmable Web should create a standard for API definition & become a provider of it.
Paypal should buy BankSimple.
AOL should consolidate their new acquisitions and create individual studios.
Yahoo! should copy Twillio’s API-as-a-service model.
Microsoft should offer Bing for free, ala Yahoo! BOSS.
Apple should buy Skype.
Adobe should create the Aves competitor (good buy, Zynga.)
Playdom & Slide should merge and follow ngmoco:) and make mobile-only games.
Nokia should buy Boost mobile.
Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile & maybe ATT should create One Social Web or Diaspora sites.
Pandora should create an API.
That’s it for now. This is mostly an early-AM stream of thought, though I’m happy to explain any point in detail.
./BBK
