“Dead” as in not relevant. No longer part of the conversation among the influencers. The new IBM or Microsoft. Still around but with less influence or buzz.
Scoble created a 3 part video he called a “brainfart” on state of search. I found all three videos to be very interesting and thought-provoking. To get to the first video click the back arrow twice. It defaults to Part 3.
http://www.kyte.tv/flash.swf?embedId=6354023&appKey=MarbachViewerEmbedded&uri=channels/6118
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