One of the best parts of meeting with folks is how I often learn something new that has the potential to shake up my world. Last week when I met up with folks at a coffee shop I met someone who showed me something I’d… Read More »
Archive for April 2009
Running a new beta on the iPhone is a little like being a kid with very loving but forgetful parents during Easter. You can bet that there are lots of eggs hidden around, but you’ll probably still be finding some long after the actual hunt is… Read More »
Online video ad spending will still grow this year, though just at a slower pace than previously predicted. According to a new report from Interpublic Group’s Magna, advertisers are expected to spend $699 million on online video ads in the U.S. in 2009, up 32… Read More »
Utilities and meter makers are quick to point out how smart meters can reduce consumers’ energy bills, but the motivation behind rolling out smart meters isn’t necessarily first and foremost to help the consumer: It’s to help the utility, and as a result can be a… Read More »
Around 94 percent of all email is classified as spam. In 2005, Americans threw away around 5.8 million tons of junk mail. Fortunately, we can take steps to avoid both junk mail and spam email. But what about the gray area? I’m referring to low-quality messages: those… Read More »
I’ve been saying for some time that we’re in the midst of a growing trend for location-based services (LBS) and Om points out the actual growth numbers in terms of iPhone apps that use them. Growth in iPhone apps using LBS has increased four-fold… Read More »
Disney and Hulu will supposedly announce a new content partnership this week, according to Peter Kafka over at All Things D. Word of a potential deal between the two companies first surfaced a month ago. Terms of the deal appear to be largely unchanged from… Read More »
I was grabbing a beer last week with a friend and we somehow stumbled onto the topic of Photoshop and how a lot of the people we know only use it for the simplest tasks: cropping, re-saving images in different formats, etc. We then joked that… Read More »
Verizon Communications reported a strong first quarter for 2009, growing profits and sales over the previous period a year ago. The carrier reported net income of $3.21 billion and increased sales to $26.59 billion. The 12 percent boost in sales from the same period last… Read More »
My call for your favorite utilities for UMPCs has gotten me some good recommendations and one of those is our Freeware of the Moment. Our friend HG pointed out that the Rocketdock program is good for UMPCs as it provides a customizable dock that… Read More »
Wix — founded in New York by ex-venture capitalist, Allon Bloch — offers users the ability to create a free, SEO-friendly, Flash-based web site using only drag-and-drop tools. I’m surprised I hadn’t come across Wix before, as according to the company’s PR, more than… Read More »
“60 Minutes” aired a pretty blah piece on Sunday night on the problems of capturing carbon from coal plants. While the story interviewed a lot of the big names in both the coal and the renewable energy industries, including Duke Energy’s Jim Rogers, NASA’s James… Read More »
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