Wow, what a story. I first heard about this on “Today In Social Media“, hosted by Clayton Morris. Picture this as part of your business model: Charge businesses to remove negative word of mouth from your high traffic web site. According to allegations, this actually happened!
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I am traveling internationally this week. For the most part the trip has been great except for some difficulty in connecting to the internet. For some, that is not a big deal, but I have a serious ‘connection’ dependency. I feel this need to be connected most of the time. I wish it was easier [...]
It’s gadget time. Yes, the Mobile World Congress (MWC) is in full swing in Barcelona. Smartphones are certainly a product category to watch, and HTC is making news with the announcement of two new Android based phones: The HTC Legend and the HTC Desire. According to the press release, these “two new smartphones take Android [...]
I have waited for almost three weeks … I cannot hold back any longer. I have been soaking up everything I can find about the new Apple iPad. I have observed that people are either REALLY excited about the iPad, or they are really turned off by it. There doesn’t seem to be many people [...]
Do you remember this Compaq Portable Computer? The term ‘portable’ may not have been the best description for the thing. It weighted near 30 pounds. It was a computer in a suit-case. The one in the picture used 5.25″ floppy disk, an had a built in 9″ monitor (’green’ monochrome, not color). The one I [...]
Before I get to the topic I want to discuss today, a bit about my week. I have been in California most of this week, combining several business meetings with a few days in Sonoma for the NAFEM Annual Meeting & Management Workshop. I spent the first few days beautiful San Francisco. I have always [...]
“Hello. My name is Rick and I am addicted to iPhone apps.” Seriously, I have too many and continue to download more. I take comfort in the fact that I am not alone. A recent Fast Company article, “Infographic: App-etite for Consumption“, shared some very interesting data. The total number of apps sold in 2009 [...]
Tomorrow is the ‘big day’, at least for gadget lovers, and especially for Apple fans. So many, me included, will be monitoring twitter or watching via the web (unfortunately I have a meeting and will have to disconnect early). Yes, rumors are that this will be some sort of tablet or slate.
Regardless of what [...]
This is not a thinking post today. Sometimes I just see something cool and want to share it. I ran across these videos on youtube …check it out:
There are more … just search youtube for iPphone Very cool.
Rick
If you follow my blog, you may have noticed that enjoy highlighting new designs, gadgets and technology. I am especially attracted to quality ‘design’ work that enhances the user experience.
I don’t know how these earbuds ‘feel’, but they sure look cool. I have tried several bluetooth headsets, but since moving to the iPhone, I [...]