December 19, 2005
So, One Year Later, How'd I Do?
Each year I make predictions. Each year, I review them and see how I did. Then, I make some more. Alright then. Here's my 2004 predictions post, written in late December, 2004. As much as I might wince at the one or two clunkers, I'd say I did pretty... [MORE]
November 16, 2005
Facebook's level headed founder
Chalk up another victory for the college drop out entrepreneur. Zuckerberg knows his company could sell for hundreds of millions today, yet… “I know that Facebook’s valuation is higher now than it will be a year from now,” he says, suggesting that mammoth buyouts of companies like MySpace and... [MORE]
November 07, 2005
NBC In 99-Cent VOD Pact With DirecTV
: This is a biggie for satellite TV, and hopefully opening-of-mind for NBC: NBC Universal has tied up with DirecTV to make some of its broadcast and cable shows available within 24 hours after they air for 99 cents per episode. The shows, which will be commercial-free, will include... [MORE]
Friendster annoys
Filed under: Gripes, OnlineFriendster, once a cool social networking site that has since been overshadowed by MySpace, has gotten desperate. How desperate? Spam desperate. As Friendster users know, you can send out invitations to your friends to get them to join the network. Now Friendster is resending those invites... [MORE]
November 06, 2005
Yahoo To Launch An Mobile Phone With Cingular
: Updated: Yahoo is going to launch a mobile phone with its broadband access partner SBC (owner of Cingular) by next year, reports WSJ. The SBC-Yahoo phone, which will be manufactured by Nokia, is expected to be available as soon as early next year and will cost $200 to... [MORE]
November 05, 2005
The iPod Economy
Check out this article from Reuters on the emerging/growing market for iPods. ...Apple will sell 10 million iPods in the fourth quarter, a strong follow-up to the 7 million sold in the previous quarter. But not all of these sales will be to new iPod owners. Piper Jaffray analysts... [MORE]
