May 13th, 2007
Hammer out a social network: Only $20,000
Who is Stanley Kirk Burrell? What does he know about social networking?
Rich Skrenta to the Burrell–aka MC Hammer–rescue: "The collective response to Michael Arrington including MC Hammer on his TechCrunch 20 review panel is pretty lame, IMO."
Skrenta deplores, above all, a lack of common blogosphere courtesy.
He is really on the Web 2.0 money in underscoring: What does it take to build a social network anyway?:
But the worst conceit of the crowd's response is the assumption than this guy can't know anything about technology, and thus the idea of him doing a social network is silly. But the thing is — there isn't really very much technology in social networks. You can build one of these puppies in a weekend, or have one built for you outsourced for $15-25k. It's commodity at this point. Success is based on boot-up and network-effects. So maybe, just maybe, is it possible that someone with a successful media and promotion background, with lots of contacts in those areas, with a name everyone recognizes, might actually have a decent shot at promoting something? Versus an unknown 20-something rails programmer freshly minted with their geek degree, and $20k in "VC"?
Skrenta concludes: "Cut the guy some slack."
Then: "Let's Get It Started!" ( a social network that is!) MC HAMMER:
They said it couldn't happen, that rap wouldn't last
The beat is in effect like the oil in your gas
Cause it's makin lots of money from top to bottom
Whatever in effect, Yo, B-boys have got em
Nobody knows how a rapper really feels
A mind full of rhymes, and a tongue of steel
Just put on the hammer, and you will be rewarded
My beat is ever boomin, and you know I get it started
Let's get it started!
Let's get it started!
Let's get it started!
Let's get it started!
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