August 2010
45 posts
Cisco to acquire Skype? http://nyti.ms/diqXRF <- they should try Google Voice before offering
I luv YouTube, but seems every time I watch a video, it hangs right at a good part. Doesnt matter what device or connexion.
Blockbusted. http://bit.ly/cirWM2 (via @lounibos)
Does Google Voice live up to the Skhype? http://bit.ly/a0Uun3
Does Google Voice Live Up to the Skhype?
Google has introduced phone calling to any phone directly from your Gmail account. If in the U.S., all calls within the U.S. are free. You can make these calls from anywhere and on any device, including a mobile phone (note: I haven’t yet been able to figure out how to do it from an iPad yet).
To try it out, go to your Gmail page, and on the left side, under “Chat”, there...
Where we’re going, we dont need to tie our shoes: Nike patents Marty McFly self inflating sneakers http://bit.ly/asOWcn
Interested in Bus Dev 2.0? Here’s a terrific overview of our port. co. @Mashery by @sramana http://bit.ly/96dOOm
iPads are great. iPad apps are great. iPad apps for kids generally suck http://bit.ly/bI79xG
App Store land grabbing continues: RIM acquires Cellmania to compete on apps vs iPhone/Android http://bit.ly/aifZ1n
Is your brand out of (your) control? http://bit.ly/bNAqLf
Is Your Brand Out of (Your) Control?
Do you remember back a decade or so ago when America Online was so influential that advertisers actually mentioned their AOL Keyword in their TV and magazine advertisements? Companies/brands figured that the massive audience that was held captive in AOL’s walled garden was so valuable, so they would pay to have their content featured as an “AOL keyword” that was viewable by AOL...
Check these guys out, startups! Congrats, David! RT @DavidScacco: Congrats to my fellow AngelPad partners. http://t.co/ySm6zlF
The battle 4 control of TV w/be on 3 fronts: Content, Pipes & Apps, with Apps being the most interesting & lucrative
Are game developers liable for players’ addiction? Man sues publisher for addictive nature of game http://bit.ly/9vLmig
Want your reseller’s attn? Make sure that selling ur product ensures revenue opps 4 other products they’re reselling
A week in LA and have seen tons of USC shirts/caps, and not a single UCLA one… whats up, Bruin fans?
Mashery gains momentum with location-based services customers http://bit.ly/aqwNMD by @deantak RT @venturebeat <- way 2 go, team!
Where’s Dave (Kevin Kline) when U need him? Someone in the U.S. govt rationalized a new penny redesign http://bit.ly/agPQMj
How much is it costing newspapers to print 3-5 pages of yesterday’s stock prices every single day?
Disneyland headscratchers: Small World. Fast Pass. Enchanted Tikiroom. More like: Repetitive World. Less Slow Pass. Hell for Birds.
How far does Internet TV have to go before it is as good or better than TV? I say it’s still got quite a ways 2 go…
LA could fix traffic probs by dropping in a giant bay so all east-west flow travels via bridge (tho Seattle may disagree)
Now that’s how you putt - watch Jack Nicklaus nail a 100-foot putt with confidence! http://bit.ly/a9lNFz
Angry Birds elevator pitch: Catapult birds at pigs . Get addicted. http://bit.ly/9rWPsA
Customer/Revenue strength litmus test: can your project survive a re-org at your customer?
Are IT orgs ready 4 a world where employees must create & collaborate outside the walls of the firm? http://bit.ly/aFLWwW
Such a bummer for Chipper Jones, could have played his final game after ACL injury http://yhoo.it/aB8Jgx
I like that Comcast is having to be innovative to deal with new competition from Netflix http://bit.ly/bBeLVJ RT @sramana
What will be hot this yr and at CES 2011: Apps are the Killer Apps http://bit.ly/azC4eH
So easy to abuse the fact u got nothing to lose when u concoct a ruse to use untrue news to generate views
Well it was fun when we thought it was real: Resignation a hoax… http://bit.ly/dx3YdT
If only Mark Hurd could have thought to do this: Best Resignation Ever: http://bit.ly/b7Fnou RT @danprimack
Skype files for IPO because 8.1M of you pay them $96 per year http://bit.ly/9WENMP
Let’s hope our other esteemed CEOs don’t possess the Hurd mentality…
How heavy is that 800lb gorilla in your market, really?
U know ur dealing with a big company when every mtg u have begins with an org chart and acronyms for departments
Comcast has more HD than DirecTV! Wait, DirecTV has more HD than Comcast! Luv it when expensive ads cancel each other out.
That was quick: Hollywood jumping the 3D shark http://nyti.ms/a6D61L
Pacing back & forth as he decides retirement, Favre accidentally completes Redskins conditioning test RT @gobearsAD @MacGregorESPN
Amazon’s cloud services are a half a billion dollar biz this year, slated to 5X to $2.5B by 2014 http://bit.ly/dhl3P8
Can this cool Kinetic concept phone give Nokia some energy? http://bit.ly/9xswWo
Can Kinetic Give Nokia Some Energy?
Wow, a creatively designed concept phone from Nokia (I’m not dead yet!)…
Designed by a student and slated for potential intro in 2012, the Nokia Kinetic has an electromagnet at the base of the phone that shifts the weight of the unit such that when a phone call comes in, it stands up. If you don’t want to answer the call, just push it back down. While this product may never...
Its easy to fall into reaction mode w/customers. Setting time aside for proactive chats can surface big new revenue opps
