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Can Browser Add-ons Be Businesses? —

Full disclosure: Alex Iskold runs a browser add-on company called AdaptiveBlue. Also Fred Wilson, who is cited in this article, is a partner in Union Square Ventures - an investor in Alex's company. VC Fred Wilson asked recently on his blog if there is a business in browser add-ons? I have a vested interest, since my company is in the add-on business. Adding a bit of functionality to your browser can be fun and customization makes software more personal, yet there are issues such as privacy, performance, and the inability of mainstream consumers to manage add-ons. So, can browser add-ons... [Tags: browser game, browser makers, convergence, core browser, customization]

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I use a few machines throughout the day as a student. It's really too bad that I can't store my extensions in the cloud, and easily load them from any FF browser. The problem, of course, is that it's a security disaster. From what I understand, there are a couple companies attacking this problem, Mozilla included. - Jams Levy

Alex - I came away feeling a little scared for you and the browser add on industry in general. If you, an add on company entrepreneur yourself, don't have a clearly defined way to monetise your product what hope is there Glad I'm not in the add on business! - Ben Kepes

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