Day After Christmas Big eShopping Day
Shopping online the day after Christmas is becoming a family holiday tradition, says Nielsen//NetRatings. Overall visits to Internet shopping sites that day jumped 35 percent over last year, adding eight million more people to the virtual elbowing party.
The Mobile And Ask On Phones
Google dropped into bed with Samsung, as did Yahoo when they weren’t announcing deals with Opera and a slew of other firms at the start of the CES event in Las Vegas. Microsoft was busy unveiling its Home Server and decidedly not talking much about mobile, leaving me to wonder one thing: where is Ask.com?
Open Source Second Life’s Next Steps
Monday’s announcement by Linden Lab that the software you run on your computer to interact with Second Life will be opened up to anyone who wants to contribute to its future development generated wide-ranging commentary in the media and among bloggers.
Update on 1000 CES Shots
Well I’m beginning to seriously think I will not make my goal of a 1,000 photos of CES while here.
Startups Can Innovate Better Than Big Companies
Don Dodge wrote a couple of great articles recently titled “Why Startups Innovate While Big Companies Incrementally Improve” and “What do the PC, Mac and Xbox All Have In Common”.
Will 2007 Be The Year of the Ultra Mobile PC?
The year 2006 brought the computer world a new form factor, this was the Ultra Mobile PC (UMPC).
Knowledge Management – An Evolving Discipline
Knowledge Management (KM) refers to a range of practices and techniques used by organizations to identify, represent and distribute knowledge, know-how, expertise, intellectual capital and other forms of knowledge for leverage, reuse and transfer of knowledge and learning across the organization.
Why Apple’s New iPhone Promotes Better Markup
I have to say I’m completely in love with the Apple iPhone Steve Jobs just announced.
Internet Ad Future Is A Load Of Bull
Expect a bull market for Internet advertising in 2007. Expect that bull to keep charging for the foreseeable future. In fact, says Susquehanna Financial Group (SFG), 2007 will mark a crucial turning point in the industry. Think Google. Think targeting, video, social networks, and online gaming. And don’t stop thinking about them. But forget about the page view altogether.
Google Delves Further Into Home Design
Google’s modeling applications received an upgrade earlier this week; SketchUp 6 (free) and SketchUp Pro 6 (not free) are now available. Most of the new features relate to the software’s 3D capabilities.