Neomeme

Disclosure: I do some consulting work for Flix55.

IF you want get something out of your compulsive video watching, check out Flix55. You win points for watching videos, uploading videos that get a lot of views, commenting etc. More points mean cash prizes.Basically, you can do everything you can on YouTube, only you have a chance(as the site is small, a pretty good chance) to get a few bucks in your PayPal account. I’ve promoted a couple of the videos on Digg, and I have about a jillion points, so it can’t be that hard.

Ummm, what else, what else. There are only two things in life worth doing:

1. Visiting Flix55.com right now and uploading a video

2. Getting a consulting gig of any kind

If you get a chance to do both, you’re doing very well indeed.

/sellout

This video pretty much summarizes the Web 2.0 phenomenon:

Note that, aside from being of very high quality, it also has all of the elements of a viral video- it’s already got a good deal of views, and expect those views to explode in the days to come.

Oh and yes, I’ve become quite a bit more cynical about Web 2.0 over the past few months. If you want a powerful reality check, go work 14 hour days at a Web 2.0 startup for a few months

I think the biggest problem with Web 2.0 is that most of these companies focus on changing the world/revolutionizing the industry, and not enough time focusing on running a business, which, at least in theory, even a Web 2.0 Internet startup is.
Imagine if someone asked you for a million dollars to start a small department store that doesn’t sell anything or produce any revenue, and whose business plan is to get bought by Wal-Mart.
Add a 2.0 and put it on the Internet, and you’ve got a promising startup.