Cable is on course to be the next decade’s dial-up. With limited capacity, cable companies are in a pickle: manipulate network traffic like Comcast has been doing (which customers and perhaps the government won’t stand for) or go back to metered pricing, which is going back ten years in business model, like Time Warner has done, which customers ultimately won’t stand for, especially as more competition comes around.
Google Backs High Stakes Bicycle Contest
A new contest gives participants two choices, and the second option is “die.” I guess Google, which is involved in the competition, really wants people to innovate.
High Stakes Gmail Shirt Contest
There is going to be a new Gmail t-shirt, and in and of itself, this news probably wouldn’t be worth writing about. But what’s interesting is that Google is holding a contest to determine the shirt’s design, and the winner stands to gain $2,000 and a new iPhone.
Yahoo Raises The Email Stakes
Beginning in May, Yahoo email users will have unlimited storage available to keep all of their messages and attachments in the service.
IAC Stakes A Bet On CollegeHumor.com
Barry Diller’s IAC/InterActiveCorp picked up the majority stake in ConnectedVentures, the parent company of naughty humor site CollegeHumor.com.
Microsoft Ups Stakes In RSS Race
Companies that offer RSS reader products and services are now in a race against time, as Microsoft prepares RSS functionality within Outlook.
Website Promotion – The stakes are rising and so is the cost
Over the past couple of months it has been quite noticeable that the amount of time and effort that is going into website promotion is rapidly rising and therefore so is the associated cost of keeping ahead of the competition.
The Top Ten Reasons to Develop Skilled In-House High-Stakes Facilitators – The Key to a Profitable Future!
Traditional brainstorming isn’t cutting it anymore. Employees are frustrated with this incomplete tool. They know they can do better, they just don’t know how. There is a demand like never before on employees to think differently because of intense competitive pressure. The need for a new skill set has emerged – High-Stakes meeting facilitation. But, it hasn’t been actively developed at most companies, yet.