Scoble asks What Will Steve Jobs Kill Next? It’s a good list, if not misleading (the iPhone will have a keyboard equivalent, for instance) but shows how designers should be ruthless in challenging assumptions, and cutting out what isn’t necessary. Think about web analytics software. We’re overwhelmed by silly reports, useless visualizations, and bizarre multidimensional [...]
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My iGoogle
May 1st, 2007 No Comments
Google Inc. (DOM-258936) 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View CA 94043 Domain Name: mygoogle.com Created on…………..: 2000-Apr-07. Record last updated on..: 2007-Mar-06 04:08:38. Perhaps “My Google” was a bit too cheeky – so they called it iGoogle. OK. And good luck with that. They have fans. How strange then, when G changed its branding without notice, [...]
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Obla-di, Obla-da, Obliterati
April 14th, 2006 1 Comment
What could POSSIBLY make me whip out the ol’ blog software and post something? New Mission of Burma arrived today. Eight (8) CD singles, from their upcoming Matador album The Obliterati (out May 23, 2006). Heaven.
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Easy Exits … Again?
October 10th, 2005 1 Comment
The problem with some of the “new Web” applications isn’t the application itself but the business model. Build an incremental feature, create some buzz in the echo chamber, and then sit back and wait for GAMEY (Google / AOL / Microsoft / eBay / Yahoo) to buy your company. I suspect we all have some [...]
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On Web 2.0 and Punk Rock
October 6th, 2005 No Comments
I can’t escape the observation that a simple idea, executed well, can not only change the world (or a part of it), but can also be satisfying in so many ways (like financially). Witness Yahoo!’s acquisition of Flickr, Konfabulator, and upcoming.org. How long until somebody snaps up Ning? How about the rock stars at 37signals? [...]
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Sponsored by…
September 30th, 2005 No Comments
Go to Google and type in the name of Yahoo’s Chief Data Officer. Check out the sponsored link.
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DEMO
September 19th, 2005 1 Comment
I’ve always had a soft spot for DEMO, a no-nonsense look at emerging technology. For years, Chris Shipley’s been doing a great job picking the new and interesting stuff. Gauge/Accrue had our time at DEMO, and it was greatly rewarding for both the exposure and the contacts we made. DEMOfall ’05 starts today. I won’t [...]
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Writing Press Releases is Hard
July 7th, 2005 No Comments
I probably read (OK, scan) a couple dozen press releases every morning, in the industries (or keywords) that are of interest to me. If you’ve done much of that, you tend to get jaded pretty fast, with organizations announcing essentially nothing, or obviously piggybacking on other big names in the hope that they’ll get some [...]
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I’m a Million-air
July 5th, 2005 2 Comments
I’ve been a frequent flyer on American Airlines for many years. I didn’t know it at the time, but while I was flying back to San Jose from the east coast last month, I had accumulated over a million miles on American since I joined the program. Last week I got a letter from them, [...]
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