What interested me in 2008

Today is the day I officially today to shelve 2008 and I get to walk in 2009. Yes, a little late, but so is ...

2008 has not been a year if you look as bad as it looks for the mentally macro situation and fears of recent months in general. It was the worst impression is left by the fear that has been created by the economic crisis, which, at least to me and my business has really happened. I just hope the same thing that I wish everyone, in no case be worse in 2009, which is the fear we all have in one's body and otherwise.

2008 did not want to leave this without comment on what I liked most and I have drawn attention, and the least in the sector. I used to drop the pursuit of hindsight. Today what I have found interesting, I am putting what I have found negative or a bluff.

What I liked and positively surprised:

Tuenti:
I enjoy seeing what they have done, I especially like communicating, so I was interested in knowing Icaro Moyano and personally gave me an impression gratísima and I think they know perfectly well where to go, like me have succeeded in creating a viral product, and finally as a notabilísima have attracted investment. I have done in 8-10 months has Tuenti and hardly use it (which frankly is the daily use of Facebook), but although I am not the target of Tuenti, I want to use a much more compelling that profile. It is a Spanish company that competes with Spain Facebook a huge global giant who has raised nearly $ 500 million. That are in the ointment "is fun and a success.

Of course, the platform has limitations in comparison with Facebook, is missing, but it is not fair to assess a Spanish company vs a global investment giant unlimited.

A few dates for the offices was Tuenti and saw a little bit what's going in there, the truth is that some offices are chulísimas, and I have appreciated it very Clarita. I want to see is the development of version 3.0

For me, if there is a project that has grown over the other this year in Spain, at Real, and economic, with the climax of the investment figures in the family Polanco by Qualitas Equity Partners has been Tuenti. My congratulations and admiration (and envy sound) for their work.

Idealist:
I like as their best weapon has been used in communication during 2008. It is a great area, and is a great project, and leaders are among others the company founded by Jesus Encinar powerful rivals will emerge, but what I liked most is communication. Have come to create and communicate to the company so successful a viable indicator to measure the evolution of house prices in Spain and other statistical data, manage to have a huge presence in the media based on his superb statistics and a great analysis of them.

Perhaps another major player in the sector, fotocasa, must learn to be an industry leader is not only more traffic, and scratching about decimals Nielsen, which also, but is able to convey to the society and contributing something to function as platform that is more than just generate traffic. And that is perhaps the value of the content is real, and idealistic Database is the main asset of the project is its content. And that's why I disagree with the value of the content tends to zero, quite the contrary.

Just one more thing to stress as a curiosity. At times I felt ashamed to see others as the statistical reports of idealist were cited in a micro TV Telecinco as "according to a report of a well-known real estate portal." Very badly by the TV station, which is the value of information and using it to strengthen and create content not clearly mention who that is real estate portal.

Telephone:
If, to quote Telefonica in the best of the past years despite KETEK, or even better, also KETEK. Many of you know my opinion on that project, but one thing at the end of the tunnel that I love: Telefónica is back, and think again on the Internet, either launching products or launching a venture capital fund. This is good news, and it is very necessary especially for the sector.

Bernardo Hernandez:
It is a very personal, but I love to see a Spanish as Bernardo Hernandez global vice president of Google. Hopefully we were well placed at the international profiles. In addition to the success of companies like Ideal as Founding Tuenti or, as an investor of reference, will also have their share. The truth is that seeing transmits energy, has a personality that attracts. It has charisma.

Music:
I think this is the year 0 of music online. The record labels are starting to slowly get into what for them was the dark side. At this point of projects like Yes.fm and Rockola local players to create music distribution that will be very necessary to compete with what comes: Deezer, Spotify, or what was already established: LastFm. Certainly more projects will come in 2009, some linked to mainstream media.

Martin and Luis Caviedes CAN:
I think the method within the same bag not the profiles of the CAN and Luis, but what they represented in a sector that needs people like to give them opportunities. Luis with small investments in seed capital and subsequent rounds of going to some of its shares and shareholder loans CAN giving numerous projects have been a little oasis in the desert in Spain at times seem new technologies. Ojala emerge in the banking and business angels, half a dozen profiles as active as they have been Luis AND CAN in 2008. Indeed, for that to happen, it is important that these investments made this year to work, and in Spain many times when things work rather than rejoice throw the stones.

Youth projects:
I like and try to follow the development of some projects the young and not so young (in order that come to mind) Ipoki, OLX, Red Karaoke, Agora News, Bubok, Salir.com, 11870, myStrands and also of others ... microcontenidos networks like to cite one Weblogs SL.

I also liked to continue during 2008 blogs from people I like, I learn with them and often write as Carlos Blanco, Ismael ElQusdi, Angel Maria Loogic Ariel Arrieta, Kangaroo Rico, Enrique Burgos, El Blog Pilot, Mario Dehter, Emilio Marquez, Jaime Estevez, Fail Beta, Eneko, Report, Isabel Vazquez, Online, Sergio Escoto, Tecnorantes and many others that I read very carefully ...

Sorry for not quote or I forget, do not pretend to be a comprehensive list but a summary of the most interesting things that, looking back I have come to the head.

Tags: Blogs, Entrepreneurs, Business, Internet, the best of 2008, projects