Aug
31
The IKEA dog… not work safe, not child safe, so click this link at your own disgression.
It is interesting,though, how such a little thing can really brandish a brand. Actually, it probably kills the whole IKEA advertising campaign based on this.
See Cynics Unlimited for some more analysis.
tags: ikea, ikea+dog, advertising
Aug
30
Guardian Looks at Steorn
August 30, 2006 | 1 Comment
The Guardian good a look at the infamous ‘free energy’ machine developed by Steorn. There is an interesting part about the original intentions of the company in the article that I think very few people are aware of:
Then, by chance, came their “discovery”. They were called upon by the police to help gain forensic evidence […]
Aug
25
Roger Cadenhead Slams Dave Winer, but Owns Newsriver.com
August 25, 2006 | 2 Comments
Roger Cadenhead, maybe Dave Winer’s most vocal foe has a damning post on Dave’s idea and implementation of the River of News.
Now that I’m on the outside of this phenomenon, I have to laugh at how he’s able to portray mobile news reading as completely uncharted territory. If mobile developer Russell Beattie was still blogging, […]
Aug
24
According to Reuters, Apple is following Dell’s footstep and is recalling 1.8 million batteries. This is bound to have some financial influence on the company. The stock is already under some pressure from this. Apple’s news site has no info whatsoever yet.
Cupertino, California-based Apple will recall 1.1 million batteries sold with notebooks in the United […]
Aug
24
I don’t get why people think YouTube is such worth these outrages amounts of money. The site is bleeding money - lots of money. With no path to profitability. Look at this analyst quoted on CNet:
“The viral video space is so hot right now; it’s like Hansel from the movie ‘Zoolander,’” said Aram Sinnreich, managing […]
Aug
24
If this pans out to be true, this could be a killer feature for Google Talk and Gmail. Everybody’s favorite Google spy Garett Rogers found the following part of code in GMail today:
if(v){N.push(bn(U,”call_“+f,U? “im/call_button.gif“:”im/call_button_disabled.gif“, “ Call“))}
there is some talk in the forums though that this is not new and just part of the integration with the […]
Aug
24
What’s Wrong With Marrying Career Women?
August 24, 2006 | 1 Comment
I missed yesterday’s outrage about a Forbes article by Michael Noer on career women and divorce that was temporarily pulled from the web after heavy criticism from the blogosphere. For those who have not seen the outrage, check here, here and here. And here is a short snippet which is pretty representative of the article:
Many factors […]
Aug
24
Evan Williams of Odeo wrote an interesting roundup of Alexa data from various podcasting sites. Odeo, which really doesn’t seem like the most active community ranks as #2 right after Libsyn, where a lot of shows are hosted, so one would expect them to be #1. I admit that I think the fact that Odeo […]
Aug
24
Stage6 Can’t Handle Being Dugg
August 24, 2006 | 4 Comments
Reviews have been trickling in about DivX’s Stage6. Om Malik Katie Fehrenbacher of GigaOM praises its video quality, but the problem right now is that the page is unavailable after arriving on the digg homepage in the middle of the night. Now there are many reasons YouTube is succeeding, but the fact that they seems […]
Aug
23
Steorn?
August 23, 2006 | 12 Comments
I was browsing Technorati early and noticed that steorn was one of the most searched for items. Having no idea what the commotion could be about, I followed a few links and it looks as if this company has challenged the scientific community to test its ‘free energy’ technology.
The took out an add […]
Aug
22
A Response to Doc Searls
August 22, 2006 | 3 Comments
Doc Searls took some time to respond to my post on Nick Carr, so I thought it would only be right to take a moment to respond as well. -He was especially unhappy with my idea of considering A-listers “traffic cops.” I will be the first to admit that that was not a good metaphor […]
Aug
22
If the Nick Carr controversy didn’t bring the monetary aspects of blogging to the forefront, this Business 2.0 article sure does. I like their analysis of TechCrunch and Mike Arrington’s meteorical rise to fame.
Arrington also stumbled into the blog business. He was tossing back drinks at a bachelor party in Belgrade in 2005 when another […]
Aug
18
iPodNN reports that
Apple has already inked deals with some major studios for offering full-length feature films through iTunes. In recently held Lions Gate quarterly conference call, company executives revealed a digital licensing deal, indicating Apple is prepping the launch of an iTunes movie store. Lions Gate Chief Financial Officer Jon Feltheimer said that the company […]
Aug
18
Robert Scoble today has a pretty good post on the end of Kiko.com. After discussion his dislike for the Google Calendar, he points out what has to become pretty obvious to a lot of players right now:
Does it [the Kiko shutdown] predict more failures?
Yes.
There are simply too many companies chasing too few users.
I […]
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