Julian Martinez’s Blog

Here is a little secret about me, before launching Adoos I tried (for a couple of years) to become a professional DJ and Music producer in London! It didn’t work out because I ran out of money before I ever produced a Hit so I had to quit and go back to my boring consulting job. c’est la vie…

Anyway, today I saw a video on YouTube of a guy making music with an Akai MPD24 sampler and I loved it! I used to own an Akai S5000.

Here is the video….

Here is a picture of my studio at my house in Bayswater, London (yr 2002):

VCs are throwing around money like it’s no tomorrow at Social Networks. Hi5 and Tagged are a two that have gotten funding recently.

1) Tagged raises $15m on a $102m pre valuation

2) Hi5 Takes $20 million

For some strange reason, social networks haven’t been as popular in Europe like they have in the rest of the world, but I think the situation is starting to change. Most of my friends are split into 3-4 networks, so I’m regularly user of ASmallWorld, Orkut, Hi5, Facebook and Linkedin.

Here’s a map of the world, showing the dominant social networks by country, according to Alexa. Including: Bebo, Cyworld, Facebook, Fotolog, Hi5, Friendster, Orkut, Studivz