January 02, 2006
Apple, Google Had Good 2005
Apple, I am betting is going to have a good if not great 2006. The reason I say that is because the company did rather well in 2005. While most of the world focused on the booming sales of iPod, Apple’s core business of selling computers also had a... [MORE]
Starz To Launch Portable Movie Download Service
: Not deterred by the rather lackluster response to its online subscription movie service Starz Ticket, the cable TV co is launching is launching a new movie download service that allows consumers to view full-length studio films, concerts and TV shows on portable devices powered by Microsoft software. It... [MORE]
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]
December 17, 2005
AOL-Google-Microsoft: The Deal Dance History in Links
: We covered every little turn in this story....the history of the story through links (reverse chronological order), below: -- AOLGoogle: Some Details Of the Deal -- More On AOL-Google -- Report: AOL, Google Now In Exclusive Talks -- Case: No Return To AOL -- Time Warner Round-Up: Case... [MORE]
December 15, 2005
Partner Events Generate Word of Mouth
Google generated a swirl of buzz in October when they invited their business partners to a partner event that was closed to the public. The reality is that these partner events, or client summits as they are sometimes referred, can be a great way to inspire word of mouth.... [MORE]
December 09, 2005
PS3 Still Launching Spring 2006
We've heard rumours of a delayed PS3 launch, but Sony is still promising Spring as its release target. Seems the next-generation DVD format war has been at the center of delay theories. "The PS3 was touted as being the first high volume Blu-ray player. You want to have an... [MORE]
December 08, 2005
Xbox 360 Media Center Update
After my enthusiastic post about the Xbox 360 as a Media Center Extender, I belatedly discovered that updating the software for the 360 had disabled my older extenders, including the original Xboxes and a Linksys hardware extender. I hunted around online for help and didn't find any, so I... [MORE]
December 05, 2005
Time Warner Close TO AOL Decision
: Nothing new on this, really, but just that Dick Parsons, CEO of Time Warner, is close to making a decision about the future of AOL, and that could prove pivotal to the media group's share price as it faces a battle for board control. He has to choose... [MORE]
November 30, 2005
Wikipedia is the Next Google
Fear. You can just feel it in the air, can't you? There is fear everywhere that Google has become too powerful. As John Battelle notes, the tide of public opinion is starting to turn from loving Google to fearing them. Perhaps. But I have news for you. Google's not... [MORE]
Microsoft testing classfieds service
Filed under: OnlineMicrosoft is reportedly moving into the free online classifieds market. Unline the recently launched Google Base, the Microsoft service - internally referred to as Fremont - will most assuredly and unmistakably be a classifieds service and not just a general online database. The idea to start this was born... [MORE]
November 28, 2005
Microsoft Moves Beyond the PC
The Economist writes: Microsoft has been trying for years to move beyond the PC, and into other devices such as mobile phones, television set-top boxes and games consoles. The big über-strategy that this falls under relates to what's happening in the home, says Robbie Bach, Microsoft's chief Xbox officer... [MORE]
Search Engine Brands: Google is The Guide
There's been a bunch of buzz the last few days about the Search Engine Experiment. The live test lets you put in a search term: the results from MSN, Yahoo and Google are returned and you're asked to determine which set you think is the most relevant (and therefore... [MORE]
November 23, 2005
Google Dials-In The AdWords
Google is finally testing out its Click-to-Call system. (Greg Yardley first reported this news, but I have been slow in getting around to it.) It has been a long time coming. I have been waiting for this since I wrote this piece in September. I believe this is the... [MORE]
November 21, 2005
Portal 2.0
Michael Parekh writes: there is a real problem as the big portal companies go into the Web 2.0 world, and it's a possibly intractable one. icrosoft MSN/Live, AOL, (along with Amazon, eBay and Apple for a sub-set of the portal services) need to come to terms with the reality... [MORE]
Find your XBOX 360
The XBOX 360 could likely be this year's Cabbage Patch Doll (remember those?) and your chances of getting one are getting slimmer by the second. Thank goodness for the XBox360 Inventory Locator! It an application that will tell you how many XBOX360s you're local Best Buy has. It even... [MORE]
November 20, 2005
Blogger burnout
Matt, last week everybody was talking about blog sellouts. This week, the big news will no doubt be… blog burnouts. Tech pundit and Microsoft insider Robert Scoble is pulling the plug on his Scobleizer blog. He wants his personal life back. Here’s why: It’s becoming more and more clear... [MORE]
November 19, 2005
Google Base v. microformats
I’ve read the little background material on Google’s Base and still can’t see whether the material you put there can be found by other search engines. I also cannot find evidence of an API that shares any standards for tags and structure. Is Base open or closed? So far,... [MORE]
SOLD OUT: Come back in 18 month's time
This morning's Wall Street Journal wrote up (subscription required) on the burgeoning Web platform and the conundrum facing pretty much any mainstream marketer with money to spare and the premium web publishers (portals) with limited inventory. My thoughts are two-fold: 1. According to the article, MSN is charging up... [MORE]
November 18, 2005
Now its Cisco versus Motorola, Microsoft
Cisco had data, Cisco had voice, and what it needed was video to complete the triple play. So they bought Scientific Atlanta for $6.9 billion. Cisco will pay $43 per share in cash in exchange for each share of Scientific-Atlanta, and assume outstanding options, for an aggregate purchase price... [MORE]
November 16, 2005
Google’s Riya Designs?
Exclusive: To paraphrase a popular Bollywood ditty, Is Google singing O Riya! O Riya! Since this past Thursday, I have heard whispers that Riya, a Redwood City, California-based photo service is being courted by Google. Now this rumor has been repeated by multiple sources, though not one of them... [MORE]
Get RSS IM Pings with immedi.at
I haven't tested this yet but immedi.at says it will help you to keep track of RSS feeds via instant message. It pings you whenever any RSS or Atom feed you want to monitor changes. immedi.at works with all major IM carriers including MSN Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, Google Talk,... [MORE]
