Google: From "Do no evil" to -ick-

June 12, 2007

The company that everyone loved is slowly starting to creep everyone out thanks to a combination of recent events: Google’s “I caught you picking your nose” Street View We’ll get around to filtering your copyrighted content on YouTube when we feel like it Did we mention we’re storing your search information and sharing it with […]

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The fallacy of requesting a “viral” campaign. You need to interest and then engage.

June 10, 2007

This is the seventh episode of the 12 Principles of New Media. “Interest and then engage” discusses the fallacy of requesting a “viral” campaign and that you really need to target a specific audience with relevant and entertaining content. Once you do that, it will gain traction and your audience will find it. Feel free […]

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Can the iPhone expand the smartphone market?

June 7, 2007

BusinessWeek has an interesting piece surrounding the hype of the June 29th release of the iPhone. One quote stands as the real debate that’s been growing since the Apple iPhone’s announcement. Wall Street speculation has gone from how much market share it can steal, to how much it can expand the overall smartphone market. The […]

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Close business deals with a Hello Kitty laptop

June 7, 2007

Nothing would be cooler than if I walked into a business pitch looking sharp in my Brooks Brothers’ suit and my Hello Kitty notebook computer from NEC. The La Vie G Hello Kitty model, available for $1,650 by Internet order only in Japan, went on sale Wednesday. The back of the notebook uses 299 Swarovski […]

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Will the iPhone move markets the way new operating systems used to?

June 5, 2007

Yes, But What Does That Have to Do With The iPhone? I saw this funny comment on TechCrunch from Steve Gillmor who likened Google’s deal with Salesforce.com to have something to do with the release of the iPhone at the end of this month (June 29th – start standing in line now. I hear they’re […]

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Ask3D: What if your search has no dimension?

June 5, 2007

So Ask.com announced a new revamped search interface called Ask3D which combines a whole slew of additional features like pictures, video, plus refined and expanded search options. This is in answer to Google’s similarly expanded search results through its universal search. On initial look, the new Ask.com is pretty darn cool and it’s a giant […]

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More Schmooze, Less Snooze: How to Deliver "The Most Talked About" Conference Session

June 4, 2007

Do you feel that most conference sessions are boring beyond belief? Are you a conference producer, a moderator on panels, a panelist, or a conference attendee that listens to far too many poorly planned conference sessions? If any of those are true, you’ll want to register to download and read my article “More Schmooze, Less […]

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Believe Your Gut, Not the Statistics

June 3, 2007

This is a conversation video on the sixth principle in “The 12 Principles of New Media” entitled “Believe Your Gut” and it discusses the need to rely on instinct of online audience dynamics than waiting for surveys and ratings to qualify a decision to participate in new media. Read the Transcript

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I'm in the Onion!

May 31, 2007

Yesterday, a file photo of me appeared in an Onion article entitled, “MySpace Outage Leaves Millions Friendless.” Years ago this photo made the rounds. It appeared in the LA Times business section, NY Times business section, MSNBC, and Time magazine. But that’s only the locations I know because people who know me saw the photo. […]

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Microsoft's surface computer

May 31, 2007

Microsoft just announced this new cool coffee table computer. A multi-touch device that actually interacts with devices you put on top of it. So for example, drop a digital camera and it will take bring photos out onto the table. Want to put the photo on your mobile phone? Just drop your phone on the […]

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