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Posts from ‘May, 2008’

“Mob Rules” & Power of Networks

Mark Pesce, a consultant based in Sydney, is someone I’ve just started recently following on Twitter. He recently gave a good talk regarding Twitter which discusses the emergent use cases of the service and its global impacts. He topped it with his closing remarks at Web Directions South 2007. He gave a [...]

Why does Microsoft Need to Play in Search?

Yesterday, I wrote a post about Microsoft Live Seach Cash Back.  Near the end, I ask a simple question that only has complex answers:  Why does Microsoft have to play in search at all?
Perhaps the answer is obvious:  MONEY.  But that is the easy way out.  Perhaps there are other obvious answers that I’m eager [...]

Here’s Some Cash?

Rebates are an old tactic in the old game “use my service or buy my product now, and I’ll give you money back later.” So after Microsoft announced Microsoft Live Search Cashback and I’ve had some time to ponder it, I can sum up my opinion as this is a very interesting play in [...]

Impressive Small Scale Ingenuity

Sometimes ingenuity even on the smallest scale is impressive.  Controlling lights with Twitter, I find this remarkable even if only the tech geeks will appreciate it.  Saw the video from Justin Wickett via TechCrunch this morning and felt it was worth the relay.
Control Lights with Twitter from Justin on Vimeo.
This is quite a ways away [...]

Welcome to the Land of Irrationality

My morning today started with a cup of coffee and seeing Robert Scoble’s tweet and related post regarding the rumors flying around Microsoft/Yahoo and possibly Microsoft/Facebook, started via John Furrier’s post.  And I found myself in sheer disbelief.  Not because I do not think Microsoft isn’t being intelligent about its online strategy.  Not because of [...]