You’ve heard of the anti-christ? Let me introduce to you the anti-hype: Don Dodge, who actually needs no introduction, by virtue of being a very successful executive, previously with Napster, AltaVista, Groove Networks, Forte Software and Bowstreet. I know 2 of those companies very well, one so-so, two I’ve never heard of. You might have heard of his latest gig, a quaint $60B annual revenue firm called MSFT. Today he’s part of MSFT’s Emerging Team… the unit that works with startups and VCs to better leverage MSFT’s ecosystem, products and people.
When he’s not doing all of that, he runs one of the better blogs, called The Next Big Thing. I’m very sure this isn’t the first time I rave about his observations: pound for pound, post for post, The Next Big Thing is one of the best blogs out there. I’ve had the privilige to exchange a lot of thoughts behind the scenes and emails and Don really gets business, technology, media, entrepreneurship, legal issues and what not.
Frankly, I wish more bloggers adopted his style (myself included): less posts, but full of meat and best-of-breed analysis for each topic he touches.
The latest example?
The 700 MHz wireless spectrum that the US government will auction off in January.
I’ll be candid: I had no idea who was auctioning it off, when, let alone why it was so important and why Google cared so much.
In this post, he lays it on the line and nails the issues. Compare that to the underlying WSJ article he links to. That is why blogs are so powerful and pose such a risk to traditional media. The blog entry won’t replace the news article, admittedly, but it does represent a lot more value to me, the reader.
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