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Here is one commentators take on the end of web 2.o.

Web 2.0 is so over. First came the tepid reviews of the third annual 2.0 boondoggle. “If you were looking to learn something new,” sniffed GigaOm’s Liz Gannes, “this week’s Web 2.0 Summit was not the place to be.” Wrote a jaded Scott Karp, “there were few revelations, few moments where you had the exhilarating experience of seeing something that was about to change the world. Every conversation I had began with discussing the underwhelming nature of Web 2.0.” “I didn’t come away from the conference having learned much,” confessed Richard MacManus, who felt the highlight of the event “was seeing Lou Reed play live.” It was the Famous Death Dwarf himself, though, who put it most bluntly, telling the Web 2.0ers, “You got 20 minutes.”

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Interesting interview of the head of the FTC and her viewpoint on regulation of the net.  I wonder why they are still only studying the issue of net neutrality- with the legislation pending, they should make more of an effort to join the dialogue.

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Here is an interesting article from CNET on the silver lining of the Bubble- the bubble is a gentler bubble and since the cost of technology is far less in terms of capital and talent requirements, this bubble will hurt less as it bursts.

That is is a glass half full view, but one that is not without merit.

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Though this commentator portrays this as an old dog learning new tricks, Angel investors have been offering this form of investment vehicle for years.

Charles River Ventures introduces friendly “convertible” seed round

Who says old dogs can’t learn new tricks… CRV, one of the oldest venture partnerships in the country, has launched a program they are calling Quickstart to seed invest up to $250k in the form of convertible loans.

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from The Wannabe Venture Capitalist