Archive for October, 2007

The Register reports that Cisco is running a contest to find their next big business: anyone can submit an idea; the winner - determined by Cisco - gets $10M in funding over three years, and helps start up a Cisco business unit.
Huh. So I have a billion dollar idea. Why is it that I want… »

Let’s start by summarizing Google’s “OpenSocial” API: its a Microsoft strategy. OpenSocial is targeting developers with the hope that a plethora of must-have OpenSocial apps/widgets/services will drive adoption of the member social networks.
I have some questions…

Will OpenSocial get adoption in the developer community? The OpenSocial union depends on developers wanting to develop apps across the… »

This is an apology to Kristopher Tate and Zooomr. Earlier today, or yesterday, or whenever, depending on when you’re reading this, I made a jerk-off comment on another blog’s critical post about Zooomr. In a nutshell, I said that Zooomr was a me-too service and a waste of time and that I hope Kris would… »

If you’re like me, you like to tell everyone around you all of the time about whatever mashup/widget/paradigm-shifting-whatever is on your mind at any given moment. BUT: as they say at the ‘wag, “one person’s oral contract is another person’s dorm room chit-chat” - which can lead to your killer ideas getting built and monetized… »

I’ve always tried to stay out of SEO/SEM discussions as I’ve invested very little time into understanding the dynamics of search algorithms and the practicalities of SEO. As a content site owner, however, I’m starting to understand that its not just a traffic booster, but fundamental to the survival of my site (upcomingdiscs.com).
UpcomingDiscs has a… »

Sorry for the drought in posting - I imagine there will be a bunch of people wondering what this suddenly active feed in their RSS reader is - well, hello! I’m back from another blogger-hiatus.
That being said: let’s talk about PodTech, the struggling vlog content production/distribution company noteable mainly for its hiring of Robert… »

I just read this early review of Vudu’s $400 set top box, the purchase of which allows you to pay for movie rentals.
From a marred user experience (minute long start up times? HDCP funged-up HDMI ports?), to typically ham-fisted DRM schemes ($20 movies playable only on your Vudu box), to expensive and confusing pricing (buy… »