Speaking of Yes.fm in the magazine's Ficod08

The journal is published by Active Networking on the occasion of FICOD has devoted a page talking about yes.fm

If you want to download in pdf to read the full article, you can do from here

Tags: FICOD, Active Networking, Newspapers, Yes.fm

Yes.fm FICOD awarded in 2008

We communicated Sebastian Muriel, Director General of Red.es that Yes.fm has won prizes in FICOD08 in recognition of his work as "Service Spanish to listen to online music instantly"

In today Frédéric Terri, Director General of Yes.fm officially picked up the prize from the hands of the Minister Miguel Sebastian in the auditorium of the Congress and Exhibition in Madrid.
Le accompany the delivery of prize Christophe Cassand, Oscar Mendez, Kiko Fuentes and myself.

The sixteen companies awarded prizes FICOD 2008, which recognize the most innovative companies in the market, were ADNStream, alt1040, Bluevista, Bubok, CMY Multimedia, ColorIURIS, Digital Legends Entertainment, Donkey Xote, Electronic Arts, Enne Entertainment Studios, Merlin, Tehrani, OrbitaMax, Tog, and Tuenti Yes.FM

We are deeply grateful both to Red.es as to the jurors, the recognition of one year and a half of work until dark to have been able to draw, with great effort, Yes.fm market 8 weeks.

Congratulations to the whole team, which is growing day by day, which makes possible the draft Yes.fm, but that is not starting.

Tags: Christophe Cassand, FICOD, Frederick Terri, Kiko Fuentes, Oscar Mendez, Yes.fm

Summary of the 1st Forum of Start Ups

At this time back to Madrid on the AVE and I take the time to the appalling food that today serve for a change; D to write a brief summary of the Forum i Start Ups of First Tuesday which was held last night in which I was a member of jury.

This was an experienced pilot, hosted by First Tuesday from Carlos Blanco and Amaia Helguera, and as such should be understood, as an experiment to see if there is space for initiatives of this type using the platform of First Tuesday in Madrid and Barcelona

We heard a 7 entrepreneurs "sell" their draft informally over 6 minutes and respond to questions from Business Angels, Family Offices and risk capital.

Finally, the jury voted with 1.2 and 3 points its 3 projects favorite and the result was:

1. Unlocked Voice
2. Wedtool.com
3. Sponsor a performer

I would like to comment aloud, some thoughts around my head on the experiment and on the entrepreneurs and what they showed. They are personal opinions, and such sobnre entrepreneurs, the jury is not unanimous, each person is a world.

On entrepreneurs:

- I hope not break any off the record if I recognize that the 3 winners and was only voted in last position of my votes with 1 point to Sponsor an Artist, which I think is an original idea, viable, that is underway and that if adapts his model to the path of digital distribution of music (eye!, which were not very covered) can succeed.

- My votes were for Pomelo.tv that almost nobody else did not vote but I understand. This is a model of shared broadcast in streaming based on p2p retransmitted allowing all kinds of online events. They want 5 million Euros (which is science fiction -1 and 2 tb are science-fiction right now and said those numbers aloud in public rub provocation), invested in a technological model today without agreement and with no customers. Lo said, CONAE, I understand that no one will vote. And because if I did?, For a very simple reason, to this technology, because if they enter into another way of implementing it and are removed from the head pretending to be a distribution channel for major chains and international film producers and base it on advertising, I applied and profitable. I can get to like the idea, with another approach more realistic and less "global conquest of the world"

- The other project that was voted Worth Idea, in this case at some point surealismo, because I thought it much more enterprising than to the idea and the project. I believe that more should outline the business model and put the focus on form REAL in the monetization, but to me she thought, I liked it and as I said before, for me to know the entrepreneur and creérmelo is critical, far more than the IDEA. In that line I saw Lluis Faus and Carlos Blanco, agree on the same impression. In addition she insisted she did not want to count too much in public for fear it will replicate the idea. Great paradox indeed when it comes to a platform that seeks to disseminate ideas, and although cost meterselo in the head, the key is the computer and implementation, the ideas are free and replicable. If you can not compete against your own idea into other hands, your project does not work.

- I collided several things. Except Bubok, which in my opinion it was "out of competition", the remaining projects were in a very early stage, and that's perfect, but everybody talked about its international expansion? . There are good presentations that are lost in these grand words. Do not these barely under way, you are not on the market, your model has not yet successfully validated, those asking for money and you start talking to expand internationally and conquer the universe.? It was something common in all projects. A I do not like, you credibility. AH! And translating a website into English or French is not expand internationally.
In fact, I remember in 10 years more than 20 or 30 Spanish companies in the Internet that have expanded outside of Spain in a real and successful. If your day 0 me talk about conquering the world, believe me, grit.

- All the entrepreneurs talked about money. "Gasoline" is certainly necessary, but I chirría otherwise, nobody is talking about or if you want to set money from a Business Angel and Venture Capital, and are things that have nothing to do. For me, as an entrepreneur, very important to define what kind of money you want, and talk of synergies. Present one of the main Business Angels in the sector, expecting a nod to "something more than money." There are people who primarily provides money, and other people who can deliver the same, more or less but with other added values. Nobody talked about these added values only of money, and from my experience I can assure that these added values, synergies with companies , Have certain level of networking with partners is much more important than the check you receive, and can open many doors to your project. That's not disrespectful to the Risk Capital, is simply that I think are different stages and levels, to assemble and develop your business will need more help than just money.

- Times: I think to sell your company, project or idea in 6 minutes is very little. , Vicente Arias , etc… es una oportunidad única, quizás jamás te reciban personalmente, debes “morir matando” y vender hasta el último suspiro tu proyecto. No puedes usar 3 minutos y se acabó. Then you finish in 3 or 4 I find it incredible because you have people in front of the stature of Louis Martin Cabiedes, Alejandro Santana, Axel Serena, Lluis Faus, Eneko Knörr, Vicente Arias, etc ... is a unique opportunity, you might never receive personally, must "die to kill" and sell until the last breath your project. You can not use 3 minutes and it's over. If you are not yourself passionate about selling your idea in public, do not you notes to do it.

On the format:
At dinner later, as Carlos says today, discussed the ideal format, if this format is used to evaluate a project.

I think that is something for which I was most useful, so you can see, without the Fillers of a power point even enterprising live, fend off questions and explain their project with his chest out. For me, serves to define whether there is "wood enterprising" and that I have always advocated that is basic before sitting down to do a project, which if not believe in the team and the entrepreneur does not make sense.

Of course you will not get out of FT investment, which is to leave impressions and contacts and I think we can safely say that after several meetings in which they can get out of business opportunity. I thought it was a different forum and useful, more informal and less encorsetado, compatible with today, but perhaps most liked to Business Angels that the representatives of Venture Capital.

Tags: Alejandro Santana, to sponsor an artist, axel serene, Carlos Blanco, Entrepreneurs, Eneko Knorr, Lluis Faus, luis martin cabiedes, pomelo.tv, start ups, Vicente Arias, worth idea

Today I am in Barcelona, I forum in the First Ups Start Tuesday

Today when I travel to eat in Barcelona to participate in the First Ups Start forum organized by First Tuesday. I have the pleasure of being one of the jurors who will assess a 7 startups.

The jury is composed of people very prominent Internet, Business Angels, and entrepreneurs:

The 7 finalists will present their projects are:

Some are already old acquaintances as Bubok, Angel Maria and others represented as a Sponsor Artist, new business models that come from USA and France. We will see that happen tonight!

Tags: Antonio Ortiz, Antonio Santana, Sponsor an artist, axel serene, bubok, Carles Ferrer, Carlos Blanco, Didac Lee, Emilio Marquez, Eneko Knorr, Gonzalo Carod, Jose Antonio del Moral, Lluis Faus, Louis Font, luis martin cabiedes, Monazen, Noemi Gomez, Pomelo TV, Ricard Soderberg, Roberto Saint-Malo, Rodolfo Carpintier, Roni Mascaró, Sergi Mora, Black Voice, Vicente Arias, Webtool, Worthidea

2.0 provocation or Sarah Palin of EBE 08

I attended last Saturday to a curious panel in the EBE, it was a "State of the blogosphere" with Pastor Marta (RNE), Ricardo Galli (Reddit) and Josera Portillo 'Zifra' (University of Seville). It was moderated by Chiqui de la Fuente (El Pais).

I was very surprised because of what has been said is less of the state of the blogosphere and everything has revolved around absurd and old concepts such as "journalist vs blogger," or if "there is the blogosphere"?
What has come to irritate, to many here as well and we enjoyed 1 hour, and many have made it clear in the courtroom as well as real-time twitter, is the attitude, unreal, provocative, arrogant and arrogance of speaking ex cathedra Marta Pastor.

Between laughter at this one of the attendees commented that it was infiltrated an actress to create debate, but not, unfortunately, this girl is a reflection of many traditional media, whose attitude is arrogant and pimping still believe that more and better Bloggers and not simply different (things are different!).

Even today, some despise found on the events and more than once complained to the organizers for starting to be treated equally and no preferential journalist vs blogger.

Ricardo Galli, with the top face of circumstances pointed to many of the assertions of this mega-journalist, who rozaban the absurd, pity I could not be more proactive by putting in a clear points on the HEI, when this girl on the verge of provocation came to enlighten our lives in a pseudo-arrogant tone with sentences like "social networks are not new, there is the Masons," "The blogosphere does not exist", "The future does not exist blogs tomorrow may not exist, tomorrow we can not exist "," the journalists wrote a blog for rest of the profession "," banks and attract corrupt bloggers "," a blogger is a place where a guy writes, we will call you a writer. "

A woman had called the Sarah Palin of EBE 08, the other Troll EBE's 08 and has shown why there are people that if you can not bring to the conversation, you must learn to listen more and talk less. It has been shameful, absurd, irritating and intellectually very poor in the unanimous opinion of the majority of the attendees.

What is most view as loading for 1 hour worked to burn the staff "bloggers are not journalists and never will be." (Learn maja, we do not want to be).

Luckily, during Question Time some attendees, like Mario Dehter put some order booting a closed ovation from the audience.

For the rest of the EBE; only congratulate Luis Rull, Jose Luis Antunez and Benito Castro for the magnificent organization of the event and many details have to be careful, the next year, if I leave, if this woman is not draftsman-il.

Tags: Benito Castro, EBE, Jose Luis Antunez, Luis Rull, Mario Dehter, Marta Pastor, Ricardo Galli

The importance of communicating in startups, thinking of EBE

The ideas, projects and entrepreneurs must realize that something is more important than you think, should learn to communicate.

There are several events for entrepreneurs this week, one in Seville (EBE) and the other in Barcelona (Forum Start Ups). Now writing from the EBE, I am here tempranito, not many people in search of an idea or an exciting project where they invest. The novelty this year is the presentation of video projects.

There are 2 kinds of entrepreneurs, which assembles its project and to pull ahead, and seeking funding and financial support. Watching the presentations on Saturday morning in the EBE presentations by the entrepreneurs, who moderates Emilio Marquez, I have a few thoughts come to mind.
Right now I'm watching a collaborative project on books. The project called SoapBook, may be a novel idea and may even have a good market, but I think they failed communication. Personally I think it is important to learn to communicate and sold, especially if what you want is just that; "sell" you to know, attract funding and / or interest in the sector.

That is, what you can not put a video at 10.00 with raucous music when the whole world is half asleep on a Saturday morning, so you should not do is submit a draft in private beta, unless you invite the assistants, all with your laptop in front to try it with a password, which you can not say is "you have several business projects in the head" is that you do not have any clear, and finally what you can not miss is your 10 minutes.

Finally I do not think that transmit security "to sell a project," in which not even have mounted a society, but what we have is an idea. Personally I think it has a good tan in these events, but we must get more worked.

10 minutes is a little much at once. There are people who manages to communicate in 10 minutes, which communicates well, knows that it sells and transmit, but can also be lengthy and pointless if you can not sell your project, conveying enthusiasm, projection and security. That much we fail in Spanish entrepreneurs.

And believe me, is important.

Ipoki:

I liked most Ipoki, I had talked about this startup time ago a friend and although he had not spent much time, if I liked it. I remember was seeing a similar project that I had watched a Business Plan, and someone with a long view, I see Ipoki recommended. After seeing you, discard invest in startup appreciated that the Business Plan.

I find it a bit to see the business model as a real economic opportunity, but this kid realizes what he's doing, if it becomes too crazy with the costs and needs to return to today I think it is a project with a future. I believe a lot in the geolocation, but we have to find a more useful to put a Mapitico with where you are on your blog. There are a thousand security applications, entertainment and others who will come in which to work.

My only snag: the talk of international expansion in Spain in a project that is not yet positioned. Step by step my friend

The entrepreneur has liked me, and I think this is a critical issue. Le lend more attention to your website and what testearé depth. It Looks Good, if there is a clear business model, and some new applications with more focus on real economy.

Smmart:

It is a tool of analysis, in the url www.analisisdemedios.es? The name of Smmart I find it very complicated, and unrelated to the url. I sounds a little far-fetched.

We focus as a tool for agencies, for bloggers, a diagnostic tool for SEO and SEM. We try, I find it very interesting business model and startup but if we could be customers of this service if it is as effective as it sold. It could be a useful tool for comparison and monitoring of competence.

Widgatget:

This company met some time ago and I found an interesting initiative and with a future. In fact just yesterday I met Isabel Sabadí at the offices of Yes.fm because we are watching our developments of Widgets for the draft Yes.

The idea is to bring widgets to blogs and music, and that users can share their own playlist, as well as see the opportunities to develop desktop alerts in order to put a player on the desktop of users.

Isabel said "we were lucky, and to convince that it can work, we had to develop it." It seems to me very wise, we have to carry things and "teach patita" and for these individuals is quite usual "sell" projects and borrow money to start without having developed and demonstrated that you are able. I think it's a key point, for example by WidGadget succeed in its day its first customer, the City of Barcelona.

I think that Elizabeth is well aware of your industry and your work. What is clear, develop solutions for the future, and have a clear value added, as well as customers who support their applications.

Mobifriends:

Unable to watch the video. A putadilla because it has been hung.

It is a service for friends by mobile phone. Before it was a geolocation service that did not work, so what changed?

Today we have opened Mobifriends the private beta (well done to harness the open and communicate EBE). It's complicated position in sectors such as chat and dating, but it can be a value-added businesses dating positioned.

Tags: media analysis, EBE, Ipoki, mobifriends, smmart, soapbook, start up soapbook, widgatget

Way to EBE in the AVE: D

Are the 23 o'clock on Friday and I AVE in the path of BSE in Seville.

This week I have not had much time to update the blog, precisely because it has not been a week of intense work and intense but I think I can comment in a few weeks and announce many interesting things including an investment in a start-up sought for many months and that will give a lot to talk about.

Sevilla reached the hotel at 0030, so I am in the EBE can see many friends and many people in the sector with the relationship that I have not even seen in person. Also to people working with us for years, as Juanix, who moderated forums Publispain and Seville, and we do not have many chances to see us every year.

Also take with me for some entrepreneurs who want me to spell beyond the info that I have seen projects that promote opportunities for investing in them.

If you want to chat, contact me by the blog and see you in the EBE. At the end I decided, as recommended in the organization stay in the Hotel Murillo, the hotel where the event takes place; more comfortable impossible.

Tags: EBE, juanix, networking, Seville

I Startups forum organized by First Tuesday

Via Carlos Blanco I find the conclusion of the First Forum of Startups organized by First Tuesday, to coincide with the Global Entrepreneurship Week (Semana global entrepreneurs).

It is holding a special event in Barcelona on Tuesday November 18 2008 at 19:00 am in the CDLC (Pso. Maritimo 32). In the event 6 entrepreneurs will present their projects to investors. I will stand by there and I will be on the jury who evaluate the 6 presentations.

I submitted to the Forum Startups, you must meet the following requirements:

- Company established or about to be created (in Spain)
- Be a business based on Internet or Mobile
- Have a business plan prepared for submission

To submit your project to send an executive summary barcelona@firsttuesday.es

The jury is composed of:

It certainly is a great opportunity and a good initiative that can help give your project or your business to qualified investors. Usually in this kind of meeting emerging very good business opportunities for entrepreneurs with viable projects and serious.

More information and registration in the Blog of the First Tuesday

Tags: Entrepreneurs, First Tuesday, startup forum

Today will go to First Tuesday Madrid

Publishes Carlos Blanco (who certainly should thank someone who has been working on the First Tuesday even in the darkest years, and virtually no support), there are 200 people registered with the FT Madrid tonight devoted to online advertising.

Tonight among the speakers are Enrique Lara (AdLINK), Julio Alonso (Weblogs) and Jose Manuel Alonso (IGLU), at 1930 hrs on Lemon

Although I acknowledge that I usually give a tremendous lazy to go to these events, and that in the past 10 years I have not gone more than once or twice a FT (a few months ago in an event dedicated to music online, where he spoke Kiko Fuentes, director of content Yes.fm), not missing the appointment tonight. (and what tonight was invited to dinner at the Tennis Masters Madrid, I wanted to, but it will be another day ...)

I find some acertadísimos speakers, I think there will be many questions and opinions on everything very interesting.

For those who think these events will draw little thing, say that at least historically not my experience tells me that. In fact, the FT Madrid that I mentioned before devoted to digital music came out an operation of an acquisition interesting that we have implemented a few dates.

Congratulate the organizers because I think the topic of the moment, some large speakers which will be very interesting to hear, and it has been suggested so many people is a clear sign that I am not the only one who sees it that way.

If someone wants to come can sign up for free from the site of the event here

(incidentally, tb I feel like one day to go Initiator, which organized Angel Maria and Javier Martin)

Tags: AdLINK, Enrique Lara, First Tuesday Madrid, Havas, Jose Manuel Alonso, Julio Alonso, Kiko Fuentes, music, Weblogs

Congress Webmasters

Last year I felt very much not being able to go to Congress for Webmasters 2007 that organizes the Internet Factory. This year I have already marked in red on my calendar and will attend without fail.

Last year more than 2,000 people attended, becoming its first edition in an absolute must for anyone interested in Internet and new technologies. This year more people come possibly making it the appointment of internet par Spanish.

This year's program is almost closed, can be found here and not only what you can look but you can also suggest topics and speakers for the papers through his forum

I also recommend those who do not like me you have been able to go last year this time last year with Carlos Blanco, Angel Mary, and David Sifry with Maria Rosa Diez. I have a lot of fun this morning while working in the office watching.

Here you can see all the talks and also the questions

Tags: Angel Maria, Carlos Blanco, Congress webmasters, David Sifry, the Internet factory, Maria Rosa Diez

Press Conference and Festival Yes.fm

Yesterday at 11:00 a.m. yes.fm presented at a press conference in Madrid, from the Tower Area. The truth that the building in Paseo de la Castellana in Madrid, is a show if only 230 meters high. Really incredible views and the construction of the Tower. I think it was a great choice of Oscar Mendez power there to hold the press conference, the simple act of boarding the "roof" of Madrid and be the first to see for within and worthwhile.

The truth is that I had already wanted to spend that day, I think we have all spent many nerves and we had all wanted to come today, the day after. It would appear that the draft yes.fm that has for many months now running, now is when it starts "real".

At the press conference to highlight some of the basic lines of the draft Yes.

Primero, Christophe Cassand , CEO de Yes.fm, agradeció y dio la bienvenida a todos los invitados y nos presentó a los que en nombre de Yes tomaríamos la palabra. Así Kiko Fuentes , Director de Contenido de Yes.fm hizo una breve exposición del momentum del mercado musical , de la evolución de la música digital y de la necesaria evolución de las compañías del sector hacia un modelo digital, abandonando un soporte arcaico que debe caer en desuso como el Cd.

Más tarde tomó la palabra de nuevo Christophe para ofrecer algunas magnitudes del proyecto; actualmente 2.100.000 canciones en catalogo –y subiendo con acuerdos que vamos cerrando con discográficas y agregadores independientes- , la inversión del proyecto de 4.000.000€, la expansión internacional prevista, estructura y objetivos de la compañía.

En ese momento comenzó la demo online en un enorme videowall por parte de Frédéric Terrien , Director General de Yes.fm. Durante unos 12 minutos presentó algunas de las funcionalidades de yes, como utilizar el producto, al potencia y usabilidad del mismo . Creo que los presentes quedaron muy satisfechos del resultado del desarrollo de esta demo, que además pudieron comprobar antes y después de la rueda de prensa en varios ordenadores instalados en la sala.

Finalmente tomé la palabra yo para hablar del futuro y evolución del producto , con varios puntos clave. En primer lugar los desarrollos; estamos ya trabajando en la integración por medio de una aplicación de Yes.fm en el Iphone/Ipod , y posteriormente en otros dispositivos móviles como Blackberry, Nokia, HTc…), pero también la próxima integración en consolas con conexión a internet (Wii, PSP, Playstation).

También sobre algunos productos que lanzaremos próximamente, como Yes.Shop, se trata de ofrecer la descarga de fulltracks, álbumes e incluso playlist completas , asi como la integración de un marketplace para la compra de merchandaising de tu artista favorito, entradas y viajes a conciertos etc.

Otro de nuestros productos que creemos va  a tener un interés especial para los usuarios es la producción de Yes.Box, se trata de unos altavoces WiFi de muy alta calidad con display digital, con los que podrás llevarte la experiencia de Yes.fm a cualquier rincón de tu casa ; no como un emisor receptor, sino como una interface a través de la cual puedes pedir música a la carta desde el display del equipo y así escuchar una colección de 2.000.000 de canciones seleccionando sin acudir al pc cual quieres oir en cada  momento.

También aprovechamos para presentar algunos acuerdos que hemos ido alcanzando como la incorporación de yes.fm dentro de Media Centers, como  “Elisa ” que desde hoy ya ofrecen yes.fm de serie, el objetivo es llevar la música de yes al centro del hogar; la televisión y el salón, y que se pueda utilizar, navegar y escuchar toda la música de yes sólo con el mando a distancia de la televisión. Frédéric hizo una demo, y creo que todo el mundo quedó bastante sorprendido de las posibilidades de esta herramienta.

También avance un poco de lo que será Yes.fm en el coche. Pero ese es un tema tan apasionante que merecerá un post aparte…

Aunque sólo han pasado 24 hrs, muchos medios diarios ya se han hecho ya eco del lanzamiento de yes, no quería dejar de mencionar y AGRADECER la presencia de todos ellos:

Loogic

Gembeta

CNN +

El Pais

ADN

VNUnet

Microsiervos

Público

Noticias Dot

Yahoo!

El Economista

PCWorld

Canarias 7

Terra

Technology Today

Estrella Digital

Metro

Soitu

Periodista Digital

La Opinión de Malaga

El Boletín

La Opinión

El Faro de Vigo

Levante

Diario de Mallorca

Diario información

La Opinión de Murcia

Diario de Ibiza

Zamora

IDG

CiberSur

Actualidad Musica

y muchos más que a buen seguro aun no he visto e irán publicando los próximos días,a  todos ellos gracias.

Acabamos el día a las tantas, ya que desde las 21.00hrs se celebró una fiesta privada en el Hotel Puerta de America , en una precioso ático con preciosas vistas. Este hotel es uno de los nuevos hoteles más representativos de Madrid, su originalidad está entre otras cosas en que cada una de las plantas del edificio ha sido diseñada, realizada y decorada por un arquitecto de primera linea mundial; entre ellos Jean Nouvel, Norman Foster, David Chipperfield.

La verdad es que los 250invitados pasarón un buen rato, pudieron acceder a pc´s con demos de yes.fm y tomamos algunas copillas y

A lo largo del día pude ver y pasar un poco de tiempo, por el momento, menos del que me gustaría, con Javier Martin , Alberto Vadillo, Jesús Alonso , Antonio Ortiz (al que aun no conocía personalmente, y mira que sigo su blog), Carlos Blanco (sentí que no pudiera venir por un problema con Iberia a la rueda de prensa, creo que le hubiera gustado mucho verlo y ver el montaje), César Nuñez , Paula Miraved (recien llegada de vacaciones), Juan Agustín Jimenez , Susana Casado, Vicente Sendra, Jose Manuel Gasalla, Carlos Roca (recien llegado de vacaciones también!), Luis Alonso-Lasheras , Fabrice, Jean-Luc y sus chicos, Santi Fernandez … . Perdón por los que olvide citar, han sido días locos de poco dormir y creo que necesito un descanso

También se echó de menos a gente que no pudo venir y también a los que no pude invitar. A todos ellos, ya la gente de Lewis por su magnifico trabajo, gracias.

Tags: Carlos Roca , Christophe Cassand , fiesta , Frederic Terrien , Javier Martin , Kiko Fuentes , Lewis , Oscar MEndez , rueda prensa , Yes.fm

Entrevista para Networking Activo en forumdominios

Esta es la breve entrevista que en el pasado mes de Junio con motivo del Congreso Forum Dominios amablemente me hizo María Ortegon para Networking Activo y que ayer publicaron en su blog.

La entrevista fue previa al panel de inversión en dominios en el que tuve el placer de participar junto con Carlos Blanco del Grupo ItNet y Marcos Sainz de RioVentures que moderado por Javier Ruiz, de Domisfera

Tags: alejandro suarez , Carlos Blanco , Congreso Forum Dominios , dominios , Domisfera , Emilio Marquez , Forum Dominios , Grupo ItNet , Inversora Foley , Javier Ruiz , Maria Ortegon , Networking Activo , Rio Ventures

Iphones para todos!!

Se acabó el sufrir si tu vecino tiene un Iphone y tu no!!

Ahora con esta maqueta todos podemos tener uno.

Instrucciones: Sólo debes recortar por la línea de puntos e introducir dentro de la caja de este flamante Iphone tu viejo móvil.

Tags: Apple , frikis , Iphone

Un millón de dominios .es… ¿Y qué?

Empiezo la semana haciendo amigos , porque la semana pasada  parece que se ¿celebraba? el ¿hito? de 1.000.000 de dominios .es

Carlos Blanco , desde su blog de preguntaba si llegaremos a los 2.000.000. Emilio Marquez comentaba el acto de celebración presidido por el ministro que quiso –y no pudo- ser alcalde de Madrid, Miguel Sebastián.

Casi hasta diría que me irrita ver como la gente de Red.es se dedica a celebrar cosas nimias, insignificantes y carentes de valor, en vez de resolver los problemas REALES, GRAVES y PREOCUPANTES del Country TLD español.

Los dominios .es funcionan excelentemente bien para el mercado nacional, muy bien en posicionamiento, tienen en muchas ocasiones typeins muy razonables, y se pude crear marca e imagen corporativa para un proyecto o un portal con ellos. Eso es lo positivo.

Ahora bien, quiero decir alto y claro, que, como español, me avergüenzo de cómo funciona Red.es , y de las cosas surrealistas que pasan en este country TLD, que es el mío. La gente de Red.es lleva 1 año, presionada por el ministerio con el objetivo de llegar a 1.000.000 de dominios .es. Creo personalmente que hay objetivos mucho más importantes que tal vez convertirían los .es en un TLD serio y no el country TLD bananero que son en la actualidad. Entre los problemas a resolver enumero:

- El ridículo de no poder renovar por más de 1 año los dominios, y la respuesta de que “ antes de finales de año eso estará resuelto ”, que llevamos oyendo al menos 2 años. Eso no sólo es incómodo, genera además problemas para la gestión de carteras grandes, pero a Red.es le da igual. No somos clientes, somos borregos y ellos los latifundistas.

- El absurdo del sistema de transferencia de dominios rellenando y enviando DNI y pdfs que nos hacen pensar que estamos en la edad de piedra, mientras que el resto de gestores de dominios funcionan de una manera más rápida, actual, automática y demostrando que no se pierde ningún tipo de seguridad por funcionar así.

- El bochornoso sistema de resolución de conflictos , con casos alarmantes como lupa.es, sigla.es y otros que generan alarma social, indefensión y preocupación entre los usuarios y los domainers. Panelistas que llegan a ser juez y parte y resoluciones simplemente ridículas.

- La poca inteligencia de los gestores de Esnic, que dan la espalda al mercado secundario , queriendo mirar a otro lado ante la evidencia de que tal vez 200.000 o 250.000 dominios están en manos de domainers profesionales, siendo este su primer colectivo de “clientes”; sí, somos clientes y no se lo meten en la cabeza.

- Los registradores , intermediarios imprescindibles para el buen funcionamiento de cualquier tipo de dominio, se quejan de que casi tienen que “ir a pilas” a ingresar a EsNic a mano los pagos en oficinas de un único banco. Parece que estuviéramos 10 años atrás.

- El bochorno de las apariciones públicas a las que he podido asistir del responsable de Red.es, Jesús García Tello , que ha participado en las ponencias más lamentables que he visto jamás a un personaje público demostrando una preocupante falta de información en el primer Congreso de Forum Dominios en 2007. En el segundo en Cornella en 2008, demostrando poca cintura al venir acompañado del abogado de Red.es para “ quitarse el marrón ” de las preguntas legales de encima, en un hecho insólito y hasta poco amistoso en un acto público en el que el invitado se presenta con su abogado para defenderse y responder a las preguntas críticas alegando “falta de información” (cómo puede el máximo responsable alegar falta de información en un evento sobre su sector ¿?). Por cierto, dejo aparte en esta quema al pobre abogado, por ser un” mandao”, pero presa de los nervios ante las incisivas preguntas no sólo no lograba hacerse entender con claridad, sino que llegaba a utilizar argumentos inciertos, inexactos ,y tergiversados como acertadamente le hizo ver Carlos Blanco y algún otro asistente en el evento.

Nunca había asistido a un ridículo público como este. Sería bueno que Alberto Dominguez , de Dinamon , subiera esos vídeos a YouTube como se hizo con la primera edición. Estoy seguro que mucha gente los querría ver.

Por todas estas razones, yo, que en la actualidad tengo una cartera de dominios Premium, que soy inversor y que he llegado a pagar hasta 50.000€ por algún dominio .com, no valoro en la misma proporción los .es, no invertiré en ningún caso en la compra de .es cantidades significativas ante las dudas e inseguridad que me crea el trato y actitud de Esnic y no ampliaré el % de este TLD , que insisto, me gusta, dentro de mi cartera de dominios. Si alguna vez eso cambia, de la misma manera lo diré y me alegraré de ello.

Esnic lleva casi 3 años conociendo estos problemas, sin solucionarlos. Para ellos los domainers, pese a necesitarlos ni son un interlocutor válido, ni existen, ni requieren para ellos ningún tipo de atención. Y mientras celebrando el dominio 1.000.000 … mirándose al espejo y no reconociendo que 3 años después no se avanza y esto es un desastre total en el que curiosamente no aparece una cabeza medianamente capacitada para poner las cosas en orden.

Feliz 1.000.000 de dominios. Llegaremos al millón y medio y posiblemente todo será igual de caótico.

Tags: Alberto Dominguez , Carlos Blanco , denuncia , Dinamon , esnic , Forum Dominios