Dec
6
There has been quite some chatter today about a possible cooperation between Apple and TiVo on the iTv appliance that Apple will probably launch in January.
My question is: why? Why does Apple need TiVo? What is that great technology that TiVo has that Apple can’t create in-house? Even though Apple has co-branded the Nike+iPod, that […]
Dec
5
Today is Jason Calacanis Day in the blogosphere. Not only did he do the keynote presentation/conversation at the SES conference in Chicago, he also got to announce that he will be taking the role of “Entrepreneur in Action” (EIA) at Sequoia Capital.
Sequoia is obviously flush with cash after the Google/YouTube deal, and Jason seems […]
Dec
5
About six months ago, TechCrunch became THE site to read if one wanted to know about the most recent developments in Web 2.0 land. Since then, the focus has shifted from in-depth, critical reviews of products to - well - to what? The reviews are typically so-so. Too often, I get the feeling that the […]
Dec
5
Microsoft’s Zune has now dropped to a 2.1% market share according to Bloomberg. That puts it in fifth place behind Apple’s iPod (in its various incarnations) and the SanDisk Sansa line.
Zune captured 2.1 percent of the market in the week ended Nov. 25, said Stephen Baker, an analyst at Port Washington, New York-based NPD, in […]
Dec
4
Who or What is Rgergerger?
December 4, 2006 | 7 Comments
‘Rgergerger‘ has been in the Technorati Top 10 searches for a few days - yet all the post are either Technorati-bait, or in an Asian script I can’t read. Anybody have an idea what’s going on? All the posts that Technorati shows have very little authority. Is this spam? Can anybody out there translate these […]
Dec
4
Office 2007 - A Few Notes
December 4, 2006 | 1 Comment
I have been using Microsoft’s Office 2007 beta version for a few months now. I might write a longer review at some point, but here are a few notes and observations after writing a number of lengthy documents in Word and creating a few short PowerPoint presentations:
the new ‘ribbon’ interface is pure brilliance. I didn’t […]
Dec
4
Are Portals Really Dead?
December 4, 2006 | 1 Comment
A VC wonders if the ear of web portals such as Yahoo has ended. The answer, I think, is a qualified yes. Those of us comfortable with the web probably haven’t used an old-style portal in years. I can actually not remember when I last saw Yahoo’s front page.
However, don’t we have a bunch of […]
Dec
3
himmojo.com has some good reasons why there is no Web 2.0 bubble:
After the burst, CPC ads took off and advertising began to offer some kind of ROI. Today, we might see a slowdown in CPC rates but demand is strong enough that if one advertiser stops to bid on a keyword, there are […]
Dec
2
Is Podcasting on the Way Out?
December 2, 2006 | 10 Comments
John Gartner writes that podcasting’s 15 minutes of fame are almost over and he is taking a lot of flak for that in the comments of his blog. His evidence is the latest Pew Internet & American Life Project poll (you can read the report here in pdf format). Given that none of the commenters […]
Dec
2
Are Page View Metrics Dying?
December 2, 2006 | 4 Comments
According to Steve Rubel, they are:
The page view does not offer a suitable way to measure the next generation of web sites. These sites will be built with Ajax, Flash and other interactive technologies that allow the user to conduct affairs all within a single web page - like Gmail or the Google Reader. This […]
Dec
2
Line Rider Pron
December 2, 2006 | 1 Comment
Whoever created this Line Rider sequence is a genius. If you don’t know what the Line Rider phenomenon is all about, don’t even think about looking at this, as it will ruin your work performance and social life.
David Pogue has been fascinated by it, as well as Michael Parekh and many others. The pure simplicity […]
Dec
1
Securityfocus reports that an IHOP location in Quincy, Mass. has started asking customers for their drivers licences before dining.
Now that’s a restaurant chain that takes identity theft serious. How clueless are those customers who are willing to give up their license for some medicore pancakes? Apparently this was done to avoid people from eating and […]
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