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What is social networking's value add?

What is social networking's value add?Just another Internet Bubble ready to burst?I personally can't relate to all of these social networking sites.We'll see who's left over after about a year or so of fizzle glitz and glam.Only the strong survive and only profit will sustain web concerns who provide true...

Tags: social networking, value-add, Fad, network

Discussion threads 2007-11-01

Microsoft's $240 million says Facebook no fad after all

Microsoft's $240 million says Facebook no fad after all$15 Billion for FaceBook??? Can you say Dot bomb IICome on, $15 Billion???? Not today, not tomorrow, not ever.Hey, I like facebook for what it is but there is no way its worth $15 billion and at some point people...

Tags: IPO, Investment, revenue, Facebook, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-10-24

Ad dollars flood Web, but will they go far enough?

Ad dollars flood Web, but will they go far enough?Microsoft Does Ads RIGHT!We are 'hell-bent' on succeeding in ads ... We just had our FAD Financial Analysts Day in Redmond, Wash; and what a FAD we had!I threw out a couple of crowd pleasing zingers, like I tend to do...

Tags: Web, advertisement, Fad

Discussion threads 2007-10-12

For business uses, Second Life is a fad and a crock

For business uses, Second Life is a fad and a crock2nd Life HarbingerIt's not that 2nd Life can't sell these products, its that these manufacturers can't figure out what products to sell to the new Web 2.0 generation.Russ, you're speaking out of your arseNormally I appreciate your articles, but I...

Tags: NOAA, Autodesk Inc., American Apparel, Virtual Environments, Second Life, fad, crock, business use

Discussion threads 2007-07-15

MySpace drawing 'older' visitors, study finds

MySpace drawing 'older' visitors, study finds25% to 12%...I think that tells me that the teenagers have been waked up by predators that took advantage of them, plus, this also tell me the schools and libraries are blocking MySpace.com and maybe including parents (only if the parents know how to setup...

Tags: Fad, MySpace

Discussion threads 2006-10-05

Dell's Rollins dismisses iPod as a 'fad'

Dell's Rollins dismisses iPod as a 'fad'Kind of show's he doesn't understand what he's saying[i]"It's interesting the iPod has been out for three years and it's only this past year it's become a raging success," he said. "Well, those things that become fads rage, and then they drop off. When...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Media players, Desktops, i-Pod, Dell Computer Corp., Sony Walkman, Apple iPod, fad, music player, portable music player, ROLLINS, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2005-01-18

Why Vonage is Just a Fad

Why Vonage is Just a FadU.S. Lost AgainI don't understand why the FCC and Michael Powell let the U.S. get so far behind the rest of the world in VoIP and broadband! For less than $36/month in Japan I get 40M ADSL vs. 1.5M in the U.S. This includes...

Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Broadband Internet, VoIP, Fad, phone, Vonage Holdings Corp.

Discussion threads 2004-06-16

Additional Resources

Entellium puts a video game spin on CRM with a desktop RIA

Entellium puts a video game spin on CRM with a desktop RIAGreat news!Back in the day, practical folks used to talk well about Volvos. They said that Volvos were safe, reliable, family cars. There were however not many takers. People instead swooned over sexier, more stylish cars. This is precisely...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Windows, Java development tools, Desktops, video game, video, game, CRM, Web browser, iTunes client, Entellium, Apple iTunes, Sun Java Studio Creator, desktop, rich Internet application

Discussion threads 2008-07-23

Guest blog - A lesson in compassionate capitalism

Guest blog - A lesson in compassionate capitalismIt's happening everywhere.Nobody wants to be in business or make a transaction unless they make a killing, not just a reasonable profit.I have nothing against making money, but when your greed hurts others, like the Starbucks managers and employees, I think it's time...

Tags: Retail, Blogging, Investment, Food & Beverage, Starbucks Corp., compassionate capitalism, capitalism, blog

Discussion threads 2008-07-23

Amazon's S3 outage: Is the cloud too complicated?

Amazon's S3 outage: Is the cloud too complicated?It's a matter of infrastructure - and transparencyLarry,Your analysis is partially correct, but there is a second factor. Some cloud providers have taken a "you're better off not knowing" approach to the infrastructure their systems are based on. What server is your VM...

Tags: Manufacturing, cloud computing, Down Time, outage, S3 Inc., Amazon.com Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-07-21

Did Sally Field break grandma's bone?

Did Sally Field break grandma's bone?They shouldn't be advertised.He's right - the interactions with the body are complicated, and which drugs you take should be discussed with your doctor, not decided by an ad you've seen on TV.You should never be influenced by an ad to take a certain drug,...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, TV, advertisement

Discussion threads 2008-07-16

iPhone Fatigue

iPhone FatigueZDNet is too obsessed with the iPhoneNo matter what you think of the iPhone ZDNet is way too obsessed wit considering their market share prior to today and their market projections after today.The coverage that you guys are giving is ridiculous compared to their market share.I was beginning to...

Tags: 3G, Apple iPhone, phone

Discussion threads 2008-07-11

Why Cisco's new low-carbon diet isn't just a fad (updated)

Why Cisco's new low-carbon diet isn't just a fad updatedCisco energy tax continuesOne obvious omission in Cisco multi-year plan is any definitive plan that will attack the Cisco energy tax that is impacting their customers big time. And I'm not talking about a government level 5 or 10% VAT, but...

Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., energy tax

Discussion threads 2008-06-26

News to know: Nokia Symbian; XP phase-out; Apple badware

Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: No reprieve: XP phase-out begins June 30 Dancho Danchev: Trojan exploiting unpatched Mac OS X vulnerability in the wild Spam attack shut downs Marshall Islands email service 200,000 sites spreading web malware, China's...

Tags: Nokia Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Apple Inc., Symbian Inc., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), E-mail, Virtualization, Microsoft Windows, Leadership, Advertising & Promotion, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Online Communications, Hardware, Operating Systems, Management, Marketing, David Grober

Blog posts 2008-06-25

Why Cisco's new low-carbon diet isn't just a fad (updated)

(Updated to include video blog link.) Is Cisco CEO John Chambers' aggressive commitment this morning to a 25 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2012 just a ploy/play for green headlines? Actually, I think this very public very high-level move represents just the first part of...

Tags: Greenhouse Gas, Cisco Systems Inc., Aldrich, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-06-24

Have you tried the IHOP diet?

Have you tried the IHOP diet?Where this diet challenges...I do agree that W.H. Kellogg is spinning in his grave. His call for lighter breakfasts a century ago has been the basis of diet kant ever since.But my own life agrees with this diet's premise. A good breakfast keeps the snack...

Tags: IHOP, breakfast, carbohydrate, diet

Discussion threads 2008-06-22

What is Enterprise 2.0?

What is Enterprise 2.0?Right on the EnterpriseI look forward to the upcoming Enterprise 2.0 conference in Boston and will definitely seek you out.I can't agree with you more about Enterprise 2.0 and the need for a quick, secure and scalable solution which will remove burden from IT departments and promote...

Tags: Enterprise 2.0, social networking

Discussion threads 2008-06-06

Could Apple kill the Nintendo DS? I doubt it

Could Apple kill the Nintendo DS? I doubt itWhat It Will DoThe iPhone need not completely subvert the DS to have a profound effect. First is the notion that adults would rather be seen with a iPhone than a DS. Second, this is the device that you have on your...

Tags: Games, Apple iPhone, game, Nintendo Co. Ltd., Apple Inc., IPHONE IS, Nintendo DS

Discussion threads 2008-06-05

I have seen this Facebook movie before

I have seen this Facebook movie beforeFacebook's challengeDoes their business model change from selling advertising on the site to something else, e.g. have a set up to promote a Facebook group tied in somehow, or can it survive with just the advertising it has now? There is a part of...

Tags: Facebook, movie

Discussion threads 2008-05-29

Windows 7 to have support for Virtual Hard Disks

Windows 7 to have support for Virtual Hard DisksVHD stands from...vaporware HD.It's a just a new marketing ploy meant to keep M$ relevant.But which SKUs will have that support?I found out the hard way that different Vista SKUs give you different disk capabilities when I tried to span two hard...

Tags: Operating systems, PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows 7, VHD, Microsoft Windows, Virtual Hard Disk, computer

Discussion threads 2008-05-23