Rev2, which feels like a more authoritative version of the exhaustive tech blog TechCrunch, today published a thorough profile of YouTube. Read it to learn the history of the company (for example, how a contest jump-started its user and content base) and how the site works for users. The only things missing are more links to specific user accounts that exemplify concepts like "YouTube comedians" and "YouTube musicians." [Rev2]
Who's afraid of MySpace? Not PhilaFunk, which is yet another social site that may get a burst of blog (and even media) attention before sites like Wallop render the whole page-based social networking model obsolete. [Philly Future]
Speaking of Wallop, BusinessWeek expressed doubt over the new site's impact last week. In a fit of misinterpretation of the issue, writer Sarah Lacy says that some feel Microsoft (which started Wallop but no longer owns it) is late to the party. "Actually, it's more of a bash," says Lacy. Does anyone know what the difference between a party and a bash is? Is a bash some religious ceremony we WASPs haven't heard of? [BusinessWeek]
This was a banner weekend for how-to articles, and one of the best is "Selling Social Networks," which explains the special case of making money from social sites. For example, users don't click ads on these sites because it's hard to distract them from using the actual site. That's because the act of managing one's social life is more gripping than, say, reading a newspaper. [Unit Structures]
