As my virtual social media marketing firm Conversify grows, my business partner Monique Elwell and I are forced to assess and implement technologies to help us do our work better and faster. Both Monique and I are committed to keeping our company virtual and flexible. While exploring … Read More »
Archive for October 2009
The Android world is getting bigger all the time. After much speculation, Verizon this week confirmed the introduction of its first Android phone with a slick advertising campaign. The Verizon Droid, which is expected to be announced next week, will be made by Motorola. (The … Read More »
Man walks into a convenience store and tries to buy some beer, and it’s all caught on security camera. Not exactly a set-up for high drama, unless, of course, you’re already so drunk you can barely stand. The newest viral video icon known only as Drunkest … Read More »
We’d like to say thanks to this week’s jkOnTheRun sponsor. Fuze Meeting: Share everything you see with everyone in high definition, anywhere on any device. Read More »
Last week, Lee Williams, executive director at Symbian, stopped by our office to brief me on a new version of the operating system that is going to be released soon. He talked about SEE09, their developer conference in London next week. We discussed a whole … Read More »
We’d like to thank this week’s NewTeeVee sponsors: thePlatform: What’s Your TV Everywhere Strategy? Server Beach: Save 30% by switching to dedicated hosting by Server Beach Adobe: Engage more viewers with Adobe Flash Media Interactive Server 3.5 Read More »
Activist investor Carl Icahn has resigned from the board of Yahoo, and is praising both CEO Carol Bartz, who just presided over a quarter of improved earnings, as well as the rest of the company’s board for “acting so responsibly” in conjunction with the search transaction … Read More »
It’s no secret that women and certain minorities are rare in technology positions, as a Forrester report out today illustrates (see chart). In practice, this means that as a woman who covers tech I don’t have to wait in line at the restroom when I’m … Read More »
We’d like to say thanks to this week’s GigaOM sponsors: PEER 1: Fully Scalable Hosting Solutions Concentric: Hosted IT Services Mozy: Simple, Automatic, Secure Online Backup SoftLayer: SoftLayer delivers on-demand virtual data center services and solutions. Salesforce: Force.com Cloud Platform PayPal: Innovate 09 – The Intersection … Read More »
It is Friday afternoon, 70 degrees and brilliant sunshine; the perfect excuse to put the top down and head out to work. That I am doing using Windows 7 with great relish. Life is good. Read More »
A criminal investigation has been launched against senior executives of YouTube and parent company Google in Hamburg, Germany, over allegations of copyright infringement, according to media reports from that country. The case started after a complaint by German music rights holders; Hamburg’s prosecutor has … Read More »
There is never enough time in the day to keep up with the constant barrage of social media. Take Twitter, for example. Almost daily I have clients and colleagues ask me “Isn’t Twitter really a waste of time?” and “I hear Twitter is losing users faster … Read More »
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