I’m a big fan of print and a believer that old channels like print can adapt nicely when new channels come along. It follows that I’m usually pleased to see studies that reinforce the value of print. The new study from the Poynter Institute, however, doesn’t do much for me.
Time Compares Apples To Goodmail
If a fish salesman’s brother tells you his brother’s fish is the best in town, do you take his word for it? Or would you think it, um, fishy? So when AOL’s brother releases a report that use of Goodmail’s Certified Email resulted in a 30% increase in response, shouldn’t we subject it to the same scrutiny?
MySpace vs. Yahoo Mail or Apples vs. Oranges
It’s pretty amusing watching everyone misinterpret the recently released Hitwise data. Claims of “MySpace Bigger than Yahoo!” sure make for good headlines, but only if “good” means “attention grabbing” not “based in reality.”
Apples iPod Year And Other Groovy Stuff
A number of tech companies have had big years but none may have had a bigger year than Apple. Apple has become of a part of the zeitgeist as much as pop stars and famous actors. It’s all because of a little handheld music player called the iPod.
Roundtable Chatting About Apples Future
SiliconValley.com’s weeklong roundtable on all things Apple includes a couple of odd choices for membership.
Apples New Fritter: The Nano
I don’t know if I want this new Apple toy or not because as small as it is, I would inevitably leave in my jeans and it would get washed but it is cool, no doubt about it. This tiny little music player holds a ton of tunes and the price is pretty reasonable.
Microsoft Shaking iPods Out Of Apples Tree
Microsoft seems particularly adept and pushing Apple into a grinder. Even though the “Gates House Gang” owns a chunk of Apple stock, it seems they enjoy demonstrating their “superiority” and if this current patent case works for Microsoft, they will add another notch to their belt.
Is Apples Intel Switch the Beginning of a Cinderella Story?
For years the Mac was a highly specialized PC, ignored by most, but loved by certain industry aficionados. But no matter how dearly adored it was for its stability, security, and usefulness in the layout and design professions, it didn’t have the appeal that came with heavy hitter Microsoft and Windows OS.
Apples and Oranges No More; Intel-based Macs?
The days of “the only things Macs are good for are graphic design and newspapers” appear to be coming to a close. It seems like a smart move, as the years of product placement in movies like “You’ve Got Mail” haven’t helped Apple regain the ground it lost to Microsoft in the 90’s.
Personal Computing is Social, and Rotten Apples
Apple was built on piracy. The first personal computer was social. Computer clubs sharing 5 1/4 floppies I, II, Lisa.