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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Universal Music Group to Sell CD’s for $10 or Less
March 18, 2010 – 9:05 PM | 0 Comments
Universal Music Group to Sell CD’s for $10 or Less

Universal Music Group (UMG) is making some much needed changes to their CD sales price point, but is it too little too late?  UMG announced today they will be dropping the price of physical CD’s …

Google Announces “App Store” Targeted Towards Businesses
March 10, 2010 – 7:25 AM | 0 Comments
Google Announces “App Store” Targeted Towards Businesses

Following the massive success that is Apple’s “App Store” for the iPhone and iPod Touch, Google is entering the application distribution market.  Google, Inc. announced that they were releasing an app store, where they will …

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 …

How To: Value Your Website
February 20, 2010 – 3:30 PM | 0 Comments
How To: Value Your Website

I have received this question a few times, “how much is my website worth?” and one of the most common misconceptions is to base your websites worth on traffic statistics alone. There are several …

Steam: The User Banning, Money Making Game Machine.
November 18, 2009 – 10:58 AM | 0 Comments
Steam: The User Banning, Money Making Game Machine.

I think it would be safe to say that anyone who plays computer games knows of the game distribution platform Steam. Due to Steam’s dominance in the market (mainly because they have all of the games people …

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 …

I Told You MySpace Should Focus On Music
July 23, 2009 – 1:56 PM | 0 Comments
I Told You MySpace Should Focus On Music

According to recent Nielsen data for June 2009, traffic to MySpace Music has grown 190% since its launch in September 2008 and year-over-year traffic to the URL has increased a whopping 1,017%.  Additionally, MySpace Music …

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 …

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 …

Comodo Sells Out To HopSurf, Loses Sight Of Priorities
July 4, 2009 – 2:37 PM | 0 Comments
Comodo Sells Out To HopSurf, Loses Sight Of Priorities

Comodo, the security software company known for their array of products including the very popular Comodo Personal Firewall has recently made a deal with HopSurf to install their toolbar with every installation of Comodo Personal …

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 …

MySpace To Tom: Twiddle Your Thumbs For $500K/Year
June 23, 2009 – 5:29 PM | 0 Comments
MySpace To Tom: Twiddle Your Thumbs For $500K/Year

As MySpace continues to flounder they are asking co-founder Tom Anderson (the guy who is everyone’s first friend by default) to take on a new role as an “ambassador” to MySpace, but not without a …

MySpace Flounders, Facebook Marches On
June 23, 2009 – 11:51 AM | 0 Comments
MySpace Flounders, Facebook Marches On

MySpace employees have begun to feel the hurt of the floundering social network.  The company has now announced that over 700 of it’s 1,800 total employees have been or will be laid off – 30% …

Apple Is Definitely A Hardware Company
June 20, 2009 – 3:20 PM | 0 Comments
Apple Is Definitely A Hardware Company

I just read two separate articles (one, two) claiming that Apple is (or is turning into) a software company.  I have to disagree with that statement.  I recently wrote about the price war between Windows …