Archive for September, 2007
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Sunday, September 30th, 2007I’ve got a small blog side project happening. One issue I’ve been unable to resolve is changing the permalink structure. Right now, it’s http://thisisablog.com/?p=155 but I want it to be http://thisisablog.com/2007/09/28/wordpress-help-please. I’ve fiddled around the permalink option within Wordpress and some re-direct plug-ins but it appears I need to do something with htaccess so I [...]
Is Vista Becoming New Coke?
Friday, September 28th, 2007When Coca-Cola decided to “improve” the formula for its flagship product in 1985, it was a marketing disaster. Soon after New Coke hit the market, consumers were demanding for the return of Old Coke. After some posturing, Coca-Cola did an embarrassing strategic reversal by bringing back the old formula a few months later. While New [...]
Does it Really Matter?
Thursday, September 27th, 2007A couple of big developments today - Microsoft introducing a new and improved Live Search, while LinkedIn gets really radical by giving people the ability to - wait for it - add photos to their profiles.
Question: Does it really matter?
For all the excitement about a better Live Search that quadruples its coverage range, how much [...]
Bill Gross’ Next Gig(s)
Thursday, September 27th, 2007Bill Gross has always been someone who has fascinated me. As one of the leading entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley, Gross has pursued his own path - sometimes enjoying spectacular success (CitySearch) and sometimes major disappointment (eToys).
While Gross probably doesn’t get nearly enough credit for it, he’s also the guy who pretty much invented the ultra-lucrative [...]
Let’s Go Shopping..or It’s an M&A Bonanza!
Wednesday, September 26th, 2007I’m not quite sure I agree with Kara Swisher’s view that Silicon Valley is getting more delusional by the minute but there’s certainly a huge amount of bullishness and cash gushing around these days.
While the IPO is still trying to figure out whether it wants to come back to life, there have been a flurry [...]
Where are the Apple Knockoffs?
Wednesday, September 26th, 2007The power supply on my MacBook crapped out, which seems to be a common issue judging by some of the forums I visited. When I went looking for a replacement, one thing that struck me is how Apple has tight control over the peripheral market. The only power supply available was a $99 unit from [...]
Can You Say EchoBox?
Tuesday, September 25th, 2007The Slingbox is downright cool. It’s one of those devices that you never realize how much you like until you actually use it to remotely watch your home television over the Web.
As much I love the Slingbox, I always had two questions about the company. Is it possible to build a big enough business by [...]
$100M = 1% = Wow!
Monday, September 24th, 2007According to the Wall St. Journal, Microsoft has held preliminary discussions to invest $100-million in Facebook based on a valuation of $10-billion…or more. It’s astounding that $100-million would give Microsoft a 1% stake. Of course, a $100-million investment in Google right now would give you a 0.06% stake.
So what’s next? Has Facebook started an investment [...]
Google: Is There Life Beyond Search and AdSense?
Monday, September 24th, 2007Hey, I’m just as Google-obsessed as the next guy. After all, it’s impossible not to be fascinated by a company with the world’s dominant search engine, an ad business that tosses off billions of dollars in profits, and a willingness to give its R&D people the freedom to launch pretty much anything what they want.
But [...]
EMC Snaps Up Mozy
Sunday, September 23rd, 2007According to TechCrunch, EMC has acquired Mozy, a popular online storage start-up. Mozy has become an important part of my small portfolio “go to” Web-based services along with Paypal, StumbleUpon, eBay and Google Reader. Mozy works because it’s a snap to set up and configure, user-friendly and, most important, it does the job. I’ve been [...]
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