Archive for May, 2008
« Previous EntriesNet Neutrality Finally Rears Ugly Head in Canada
Saturday, May 31st, 2008At one time, Canada was among the world leaders in Internet access, ranking second beyond South Korea in broadband penetration.
Those days now seem like a distance memory as Canada moves ever closer to becoming a second-tier online country that discourages innovation.
Case in point is network neutrality, a debate that has raged in the U.S. but [...]
How Do You Hire Better and Smarter?
Friday, May 30th, 2008During the mesh conference last week, it was exciting to be the emcee for 15 Minutes of Fame - where three entrepreneurs each day get five minutes to talk about what their startups are doing and why they’ll be successful.
With only five minutes to present, their focus was spent on the product/service they were developing. [...]
Some Geek Goodness
Thursday, May 29th, 2008Here’s a shout out to the Little Geeks Foundation, philanthropic organization that collects, refurbishes and re-distributes donated free home computers (and Internet access) to underprivileged children in Toronto
For those of wondering whether to buy a new MacBook or MacBook Pro or whether Vista is worth the investment, Little Geeks provides some healthy and much-need perspective.
On [...]
Breaking Out Blogger “Pay”
Thursday, May 29th, 2008Fred Wilson sparked a nice conversation about how many bloggers get “paid” when people leaving comments, and how this payment system is breaking down as blog content and comments becomes splattered over the Web through services such as Friendster and Shyftr.
While the idea of “blogger” and “getting paid” are an oxymoron to the vast majority [...]
Leapin’ Leopards: Another Update
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008It’s only been seven months since Leopard leapt onto the scene but Apple’s now on its third major update with the release of OSX 10.5.3 (Note: There really should be names associated with these updates to give them some more marketing appeal because 10.5.3 does nothing to capture the imagination!)
Coming in at a whopping 450 [...]
Loren, You’re Wrong About Twitter
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008Now, I’m not one for poking a wasp’s nest (been there, done that!) but Lorne Feldman is wrong about Twitter.
His post explaining why people tolerate Twitter’s up-and-down service features wide, sweeping generalizations, highlighted by the fact he believes Twitter users are frustrated bloggers with no readers and no comments, or people who are just bored [...]
Pragmatism or Cause for Concern?
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008The Financial Times has story - Web 2.0 fails to produce cash - that’s a bit of a head-scratcher.
It includes these quotes:
“There is going to be a shake-out here in the next year or two” as many Web 2.0 companies disappear, said Roger Lee, a partner at Battery Ventures.
“If you look at some of the [...]
The Mainstream-ification of GPS
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008GPS technology has been around for 30 years and existed as a consumer device for the past decade, slowly moving from an expensive novelty (”Hey, I can tell where I’m located using a satellite!”) to something looming on the periphery of the mainstream as prices decline, devices becomes more user-friendly and more services are created.
But [...]
Show Us the Money
Monday, May 26th, 2008Maybe it’s just me but the relentless and incessant chatter about Twitter’s business model - or lack thereof - is starting to get tired/amusing.
The company should charge super-users, place ads on Twitter.com or charge for premium services. For a company that just raised $15-million in venture capital, Twitter has no lack of people happily willing [...]
A Browser Renaissance?
Monday, May 26th, 2008When someone mentioned last week that Flock, the much-loved but second-tier Web browser, had raised $15-million in venture capital, my immediate reaction was “Really!”
Despite Flock’s continued improvement, growing number of users and its drive to become the social networking browser, it was still a surprise to see it attract so much money, led by Fidelity [...]