Foursquare: Here’s A Solution to Your PleaseRobMe Problem
March 11, 2010 – 12:50 PM | 0 Comments

By now you have probably heard of PleaseRobMe a service which aggregates all of the foursquare check-in’s into one place using the tweets sent out through the application.  There has been a lot of uproar …

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The Facebook Page Problem
February 27, 2010 – 9:40 AM | 0 Comments
The Facebook Page Problem

Facebook Pages are a great tool for branding, promoting, interacting, and other various aspects of social media there is no question about that.  However, with all that good, there are some real problems with Facebook …

Google to Launch ISP Services
February 10, 2010 – 7:10 PM | 0 Comments
Google to Launch ISP Services

Google is planning to launch an experiment that they hope will make Internet access better and faster for everyone. Google is looking to test ultra-high speed broadband networks in several trial locations across the …

Facebook Looks to Expand Their Social Ad Formats
January 22, 2010 – 5:00 PM | 0 Comments
Facebook Looks to Expand Their Social Ad Formats

Facebook is looking to expand their social ad formats and that means Microsoft may be losing out.  Back in 2007 when Microsoft invested a hefty $240 million to take a small part of Facebook to …

Dyn Inc. Acquires EveryDNS
January 12, 2010 – 11:00 AM | 0 Comments
Dyn Inc. Acquires EveryDNS

David Ulevitch started EveryDNS while he was a freshman in college back in June 2001. Now nearly nine years later, EveryDNS provides simple, reliable and secure DNS services to the Internet community. It …

It Seems Almost Impossible to Make it Big on the Internet
December 14, 2009 – 6:30 PM | 0 Comments
It Seems Almost Impossible to Make it Big on the Internet

Let me preface this post by stating a few things: I’m well-aware that no one is entitled to anything on the Internet.  I know that these industry blogs (e.g. TechCrunch, Mashable, etc.) probably receive several …

Google-TiVo Deal Hopes to Help Advertisers
November 27, 2009 – 8:05 PM | 0 Comments
Google-TiVo Deal Hopes to Help Advertisers

Google and TiVo are teaming up for a new deal that will put your remote clicking habits into the hands of advertisers. However, before you freak out about privacy, the information is completely anonymous …

Angels & Airwaves: Changing The Music Industry Through Social Media
November 18, 2009 – 1:55 PM | 0 Comments
Angels & Airwaves: Changing The Music Industry Through Social Media

Angels & Airwaves, the band, led by front man Tom DeLonge (of blink-182 fame) is on the forefront of revolutionizing the music industry.  According to DeLonge, he wants to change the way music is made, …

FTC Updates Guidelines. Begins Cracking Down On Bloggers.
October 5, 2009 – 7:35 PM | 0 Comments
FTC Updates Guidelines.  Begins Cracking Down On Bloggers.

Today, the FTC in a somewhat expected announcement updated their “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising”.  The changes reflect the agency’s attempt to become more current.  The updates allow the FTC …

Official Microsoft Stores Are A Genius Idea
September 23, 2009 – 7:13 PM | 0 Comments
Official Microsoft Stores Are A Genius Idea

I’ve seen a number of people “poke fun” at the idea of Microsoft opening up their own official stores and honestly I think it’s a brilliant move for Microsoft.  Microsoft needs to get out from …

Why The iPod Touch Didn’t Get A Camera
September 9, 2009 – 4:09 PM | 0 Comments
Why The iPod Touch Didn’t Get A Camera

I know, I know.  I feel your pain.  We’re all asking ourselves – why? why.  Why not give the iPod Touch the camera functionality instead of the iPod Nano?  It’s a good question and one …

The Future May Revolve Around “Freemium” Products
July 23, 2009 – 12:51 PM | 0 Comments
The Future May Revolve Around “Freemium” Products

In one of Jeff’s previous articles he expressed antipathy about the company LogMeIn (NASDAQ: LOGM), because the vast majority of its users opted only for the free service. At face value, it seems like he’s …

The Future Of News
July 16, 2009 – 12:10 AM | 0 Comments
The Future Of News

In my last article, I talked about what the newspaper industry is doing to stay afloat. Their biggest worry now is monetizing their content, which is understandably hard on a medium designed specifically to facilitate …

Will Newspapers Be Able To Survive The Economic Downturn?
July 9, 2009 – 10:00 PM | 0 Comments
Will Newspapers Be Able To Survive The Economic Downturn?

One of the common topics these days, especially across political blogs, is whether or not the newspaper industry will survive its current troubles (and whether or not it deserves to). I think everyone has heard …

What’s The Chance Your iPhone App Will Succeed In The App Store?
July 8, 2009 – 9:30 AM | 0 Comments
What’s The Chance Your iPhone App Will Succeed In The App Store?

There’s been a lot of hype about the boom going on in iPhone App development. Small-time developers have been rushing to the new platform as a way to circumvent the standard pay structure and make …

LogMeIn Goes Public With IPO Valued At $16 Per Share
July 2, 2009 – 7:47 PM | 0 Comments
LogMeIn Goes Public With IPO Valued At $16 Per Share

LogMeIn, the software company known for their remote access software which allows users to easily access their computer from anywhere (provided you have an Internet connection) has just recently gone public. LogMeIn did well …