Industry

Here’s Why HP Is Moving Into the Software Business

by Jeff Weisbein August 19, 2011

It’s clear to us that HP is looking to focus on the software industry now and while many sites and blogs have been attempting to dissect the actual words HP used in its announcement that were discontinuing the TouchPad, WebOS devices, and planning to spin-off its PC business, I’ve thinking about what they didn’t say. It all starts [...]

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Twitter Users: The Guinea Pigs of the Technology Industry

by Mike Mansell December 14, 2010

Believe it or not, teen pop-star Justin Bieber isn’t the only one who has received extravagant levels of attention on the micro-blogging site Twitter in the past year. This is because the site’s audience goes beyond that of teenage girls and has what appears to be a very technologically savvy user-base, many of whom are more than willing to [...]

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Newspapers Have Alternatives to the Paywall, But Will They Explore Them?

by Jeff Weisbein July 20, 2010

It has been over a year since we published an article entitled The Future of News and the newspaper industry is still hurting. Many of them are now implementing paywalls in order to read their content, but is this truly the right approach?

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Battle for Relevance: Microsoft

by Jeff Weisbein July 8, 2010

In the battle for relevance in the technology market place is Microsoft falling too far behind? While Microsoft is still in good shape and will be for the next few years, they are in a heated battle for market relevancy. Make no mistake about it, Microsoft is having some serious morale issues. The Kin [...]

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Is The iPad Game Changing?

by Jeff Weisbein April 4, 2010

As you know I unboxed my iPad yesterday. I also have been talking about the huge potential behind the iPad itself. Now the question is will it fulfill this potential. Will the iPad be able to have success in these industries. Those being, (print) media, education, advertising, gaming, and even changing the way we present [...]

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It Seems Almost Impossible to Make it Big on the Internet

by Jeff Weisbein December 14, 2009

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 hundred of emails per day with tips, news, and attempts for press coverage. I also know that decisions with regard [...]

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UK ISPs Looking At Tiered Services To Combat Piracy

by Matt Hodges June 14, 2009

It is no secret that piracy is a big problem for the media corporations and the internet service providers around the world. We are all aware of the cascading lawsuits from the Recording Industry Association of America and the Motion Picture Association of America filing for reparations. Recently, BitTorrent tracker ThePirateBay.org made news with their [...]

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How Much Longer Can Newspapers Hold On?

by Jeff Weisbein April 13, 2009

Back in January, Google announced they were no longer going to be providing newspaper advertising options through their AdWords program. Spencer Spinnell (Director of Google Print Ads) wrote: While we hoped that Print Ads would create a new revenue stream for newspapers and produce more relevant advertising for consumers, the product has not created the [...]

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