Monthly Archives: July 2009

Yahoo 1, Microsoft 0

I’ve received a lot of e-mails today from people asking me my opinion about the Yahoo MSN partnership announced today. As I see it there are two consequences of the deal: first, I am confident that the partnership will have … Continue reading

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Note to Self: Don’t Use Dead Spokesmen

I see two cardinal sins in this email marketing I got today: 1. The spokesman, Ed McMahon, is dead. And his quote says “Take my advice, life is better with a Pride Power Wheelchair . . .” Maybe he is … Continue reading

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Google News – Maybe Having Human Editors Isn’t A Bad Idea After All

Don’t get me wrong, I love Google News – I probably visit it at least 3-4 times a day. For the most part, it seems to do a good job of capturing whatever the major news stories of the day … Continue reading

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Is It Really That Bad in Ohio? Hitwise and OMMA Think It Is

A day doesn’t go by where I don’t see some shoddy Internet statistics. I received my copy of OMMA magazine today and found this gem of a statistic – an overview of the top “unemployment” related terms and Web sites, … Continue reading

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Cybersquating and Porn in One AdSense Ad on YouTube

How this one got past the AdSense quality team is beyond me . . . And why didn’t I think about buying the URL “peeplo” – I gotta get back on GoDaddy and add to my domain collection. Share!TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious

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Piss Off One Consumer and He’ll Tell 2.5 Million People

The video “United Breaks Guitars” has received 2.5 million page views on YouTube . . . in the last week. Here’s the link: And if that wasn’t enough, the story has now been picked up by CNN! Bad customer service … Continue reading

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Google Chrome OS – Bad Move for Google, Here’s Why

This is Google’s biggest, most controversial move ever – introducing an operating system to directly compete with Microsoft and Apple. I think this is actually a watershed moment for Google – it’s either the moment that they finally transcend search … Continue reading

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Totalitarian Photoshopping: Did Orwell Anticipate YouTube?

Josef Stalin may well be the most under-rated dictator in history. Though most people would point to Hitler and Pol Pot as the most brutal leaders of the 20th century, by sheer numbers, Stalin was the worst. Read the Wikipedia … Continue reading

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