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Newspapers face first mover disadvanatge in online pay-for-news

Newspapers face first mover disadvanatge in online pay-for-newsDang tootin right!I WILL NOT read the NY Times web site because I have to "log in" to do it. Imagine if I HAD TO PAY to "log in"? Now if paying got rid of the ad clutter ENTIRELY ....Nah! ...

Tags: Strategy, advertisement, first mover, mover

Discussion threads 2009-02-16

Microsoft: Becoming a faster follower...again

Microsoft: Becoming a faster follower...againFast followers make the most moneyThere is a very rich history of fast followers eclipsing the first movers. Microsoft has done it many times. Other companies have too. I wrote a blog on this subject entitled, "Innovate or Imitate...Fame or Fortune" which can be found here....

Tags: Servers, follower, fast follower, first mover, server, mover, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2005-11-10

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Wave disk engines to make hybrid vehicles cheaper, more efficient

RE: Wave disk engines to make hybrid vehicles cheaper, more efficientIt would require an encyclopedia simply to list all the turbine applications developed over the past century. What turbines continue to dislike, however, is speed alterations. Change their speed and you lose much of their efficiency. That's...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, gasoline engine, disk, diesel, combustion, turbine, battery

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

What's on your watch list? Forrester identifies 15 key technologies for enterprise architects

Enterprise 2.0 is here todayThanks for sharing Forrester's 15 Key Technologies. Though they represent discrete capabilities, collectively they nicely sum up Enterprise 2.0.Global adoption will take awhile, not for a lack of interest, but rather due to the slow up take of the underlying architecture, database, and coding methodologies.Forward...

Tags: Development tools, Key Technologies, Forrester Research Inc., Enterprise 2.0

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

Teradata unveils cloud strategy, answer for Oracle's Exadata machine

Data warehousing giant Teradata is outlining its cloud computing strategy including an internal cloud service and a public offering via Amazon Web Services. In addition, Teradata is rolling out an appliance it claims will provide a big performance boost. The announcements, timed for Teradata's partner conference in...

Tags: Strategy, Data Warehouse, Teradata, Oracle Corp., Performance Claim, Business Intelligence, Storage, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-19

How did Craigslist manage to become the king of classifieds?

Kijiji?Never really looked at it but isn't it's goal to unseat Craigslist.RE: How did Craigslist manage to become the king of classifieds?"Who in the heck made craigslist the king of all classified ads?"Anyone would doesn't want to pay a single cent for a classified - that's who.Simple: It's free and...

Tags: Craigslist, advertisement, classifieds

Discussion threads 2009-09-17

Chipotle iPhone app makes it too easy to order burritos

Tried them once, they are too spicey for my tastes. You can bet others will be following this same trend. Papa Johns, Dominos, Wing Zone, all have online ordering, its just a matter of time.Wow......imagine being able to spend several hundred dollars on an iPhone, then several MORE hundreds...

Tags: Chipotle

Discussion threads 2009-08-26

Fortune 500 Series: How EMC used social media to recruit, re-brand, rebuild

EMC can best be described as an entity. Not only in the Fortune 500, the infrastructure information provider was recognized by Fortune as one of the 10 most admired companies for product and service quality. This success didn't come easy to the giant, which needed to significantly rebuild its business...

Tags: Social Networking, Brand, Social Media, EMC Corp., Storage, Hardware, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2009-08-11

Sony launches two new readers including a pocket-sized $199 device

Sony on Wednesday will unveil two new e-book devices, a pocket edition with a 5-inch screen for $199 and a touch-screen version starting at $299. The devices will be available at the end of August. The company also plans to reduce all new releases and best sellers...

Tags: E-reader, Sony Corp., Touch Edition, E-books, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-04

Ushering WiMAX to the Frontlines of Malaysia

Though having a strong first mover advantage, Mobile WiMAX 16e is a completely new technology to Malaysians, hence, it is important for P1 to convince and convert its prospects to long-term subscribers. To maintain its leadership position in Malaysia's WiMAX space, it is critical for P1 to sustain the quality...

Tags: Malaysia, Green Packet, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility

Case studies 2009-07-17

Jobs: Catch the App Store if you can

Apple CEO Steve Jobs had a simple message for all the App Store rivals trying to emulate the iPhone maker's model: Good luck catching us. Apple marked the first birthday of its App Store and noted the following about what is becoming a business model moat in...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Job, Steve Jobs, Apple Inc., Wireless, Smart Phones, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-14

XP to Windows 7 handoff expected to boost PC sales

XP to Windows 7 handoff expected to boost PC salesAnother clueless analyst.[i]Security patches for Windows XP SP2 end in July 2010, says Egbert.[/i]Security patches for Windows XP will end in 2014.The word analyst is almost synonymous with clueless.Average corp PC 6 years old? So what?My office phone is going on...

Tags: Sales strategy, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7 handoff, Microsoft Windows XP, handoff, PC sale, Microsoft Windows, sales, Microsoft Corp., PC

Discussion threads 2009-06-16

ISP spying begins in UK, as Universal, Virgin ink a deal

ISP spying begins in UK, as Universal, Virgin ink a dealYou say words are importantFrom the article you linked to [i]In return, Virgin Media, the British cable television and broadband provider, agreed to take steps to reduce piracy on its network, something that other broadband providers have resisted.The measures could...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Virgin, Internet Service Provider

Discussion threads 2009-06-15

Sun & Symantec: A New Breed of Sustainability Leadership?

The passage of the Waxman Markey Bill through the US House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee this week has left behind it some hard feelings and a split in the business lobby. The US Chamber of Commerce came under severe pressure for lobbying against the...

Tags: Sustainability, Symantec Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Duke Energy Corp., Climate, Chamber, Bjorn Lomborg, Globalization, Security, Strategy, Management, James Farrar

Blog posts 2009-05-24

The biggest market for the iTablet: healthcare

Software Advice's Houston Neal thinks that a Mac-based tablet computer could be the ultimate device for the healthcare industry specifically for EMR's or Electronic Medical Records. There have been a lot of rumors about an upcoming Apple "iTablet;" we think this new device would be a huge bestseller in...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Physician, Health Care, Apple Inc., Software Advice, Healthcare Industry, EMR, Tablets, Notebooks, Vertical Industries, Healthcare, Benefits, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-04-22

Open source patent law panhandling

Open source patent law panhandlingthen someone should help thenIBM should step up and provide aid just the step up to MS ..you Wanna war punk ill give you one and push it until the case is done prove it one and for all .... prepare the way...

Tags: Operating systems, Tom-Tom, Microsoft Corp., TomTom, Linux, SCO Group Inc., patent, Octoshaft, open source

Discussion threads 2009-03-05

News to know: Windows Mobile 6.5; Red Hat; CRM; Facebook

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily .  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage Matthew Miller: Windows Mobile 6.5 disappoints, where's the beef? Image Gallery: Windows Mobile 6.5 screenshots Garett Rogers: Microsoft responds to Android with Windows Mobile...

Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Red Hat Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., CRM, Microsoft Windows, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Operating Systems, Advertising & Promotion, Handhelds, Wireless And Mobility, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-02-17

Newspapers face first mover disadvanatge in online pay-for-news

The consensus among newspaper publishers is that they must start charging readers for the news because online ad revenues cannot cover their costs, and their print revenues are going away. But they face a first mover disadvantage. The first daily newspaper to start charging will merely drive...

Tags: Newspaper, Wreck, Productivity, Strategy, Management, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2009-02-16

BlackBerry Application Storefront to challenge App Store

BlackBerry's eagerly-anticipated Application Storefront is now accepting submissions from software developers looking to distribute their wares on its platform. The storefront will be an ideal spot for developers to bring their applicationsâ€"whether they are consumer-focused or targeted to business users1. The footnote states that "Applications must be downloaded...

Tags: Google Inc., Palm Inc., Storefront, RIM BlackBerry, Handhelds, Hardware, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-01-20

Whassup with Netbooks?

Whassup with Netbooks?netbook problemI completely agree that netbooks would be better off being marketed as a phone, with the option of a significant discount with an ISP contract. The problem netbooks have is that they are almost a single commodity. All of the big name producers use the exact same...

Tags: Engineering, Chipsets, Netbooks, Whassup, netbook, Intel Atom, battery

Discussion threads 2008-12-02