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Go, Carts, Go! Trumps "drill, baby, drill."

Go, Carts, Go! Trumps "drill, baby, drill."Exxon going to courtHow about never. Exxon winds up in court because of whackjobs like you and your fellow communists. If go carts became a huge profit center, Exxon would get into the battery business.Just more proof that having a brain doesn't mean you've...

Tags: Exxon Mobil Corp., Go! Trumps

Discussion threads 2008-12-01

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I don't care if your company is on Twitter

Agreed, 100 percentGood post Jen, I agree 100 percent. I have been saying since I got back into tech PR two years ago that strategy trumps tactics. I recently wrote in a blog post of my own:"After your company knows what it is, what it offers and where it resides,...

Tags: Marketing research, Twitter Inc., social media

Discussion threads 2009-09-26

Turtle Beach Ear Force X31

Last month we took the Turtle Beach Ear Force P21s for a spin using its chat function with our PlayStation 3. To be fair, we thought we would even the playing field by checking out the company's Xbox 360 headset and voice chat solution with the Ear Force X31....

Tags: Game players, audio wire, earcup, Turtle Beach Ear Force X31, P21, headset

Product reviews 2009-09-04

denial:global warming=creationism:evolution?

Wow!This is the first time 100% have agreed with me for a microsecond!RE: denial:global warming=creationism:evolution?Somebody hasn't done their homework on the Scope's trial. Just a quick overview; 1) The Scopes trial was sponsored by the ACLU (they wanted to test the Butler (anti-Darwinism act) in the court system;2) John Scopes...

Tags: global warming, American Civil Liberties Union, Dover

Discussion threads 2009-08-31

iPhone soars, Microsoft 'main loser'

Well......Beings I don't tie my confidence to a phone or computer I could give two sh1ts about what anyone thinks. Frankly the Samsung Omnia has been an excellent phone and I have no problem letting anyone and everyone see me use it. Plus Windows Mobile is in alot of...

Tags: Smart phones, Mobile operating systems, Telecom & Utilities, Operating systems, Mobile applications, Handhelds, Wireless and Mobility, Apple iPhone, phone, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Microsoft Corp., AT&T Corp., Microsoft Windows, mobile

Discussion threads 2009-08-20

Word ban threatens industry? Not mine

Case in TexasIs an example of idiotic patent litigation. The case shouldn't even exist.-MChris, you need to get out of your bubble moreIt is very likely that the patent in question is also violated in other office suites that use XML.The issue isn't whether you can smugly say that you...

Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), Microsoft Word, Juggernaut, Microsoft Corp., XML, I4i, patent, Microsoft Office

Discussion threads 2009-08-19

On2 shareholders sue to stop Google acquisition

I smell M$ hereWho is most interested in this deal not completing...M$!The price was more than fair, only some shareholders that were promissed more ca$h by M$ could have come with this frivolous lawsuit.RE: On2 shareholders sue to stop Google acquisitionNovember 6, 2008 - 5:00 PM EasternThird Quarter 2008 Results...

Tags: Investment, Financial accounting, acquisition, Joe, stock, On2 Technologies, stock market, Master Corp., shareholder, On2 shareholder, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-13

Enterprise software sales and Social CRM

Interesting pointDennis,I have to second something you say, or that I understood, in your post.I understand the many resources and complexities of getting referenceable customers for software organizations. However, in this day and with customer advocacy becoming a hot topic with proper disclosures and without sponsorship, why won't software houses...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, enterprise software

Discussion threads 2009-08-12

Onkyo HT-S3200 (black)

To date, Onkyo has been the go-to manufacturer for component-based home-theater-in-a-box systems. For 2009, the company has introduced just two new products to the category: the $500 HT-S5200 and the $350 HT-S3200 reviewed here. The entry-level HT-S3200 may lack some of the niceties we're used to in pricier home...

Tags: center channel, Onkyo HT-S3200, speaker

Product reviews 2009-07-09

Facebook - Snatching Defeat From the Jaws of Victory?

What on earth are Facebook doing? Imagine going into a stationery store and buying a Filofax personal organizer and then over time filling it with personal contacts info, photos and notes. You come home one night and it's no longer...

Tags: Facebook, Security, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-07-02

Google trumps fossil fuel industry?

Google is searching for more than websites. They're searching for the holy grail of energy as well. Financially competitive alternative energy. Now their energy chief claims they are close. Here's the original interview with Google's energy guy. He told Reuters the federal government...

Tags: Fossil Fuel, Google Inc., Harry Fuller, Telecom & Utilities

Blog posts 2009-06-10

Sapphire 09 Live: Smart business plans, moral benchmarks

SAP is always a bit of a conundrum to me. They have extraordinarily talented people, an incredibly deep product portfolio that they are always extending, more often than not make good acquisitions that take some time but work out all in all, and seem to be actually dedicated to transforming...

Tags: Sustainability, SAP AG, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2009-05-13

Browser wars could improve productivity, but the enterprise still loves IE6

This news may come as a shocker to the tech savvy folks in the house, but 60 percent of companies use Internet Explorer 6 as their default browser, according to Forrester Research. Meanwhile, your IT department spends a decent amount of time erecting barriers to prevent browser upgrades. Bottom line:...

Tags: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Web Browser, Web Browsers, Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-30

Cloud computing: Resistance is futile

Cloud computing: Resistance is futileSecurity issues unresolved; resistance is futile = what a jokeAt an RSA conference no less.Here is a a news flash: Security has to be the PRIMARY concern. Not just some inconvenient speed bump on the way to making money.For someone to say this is quite revealing....

Tags: Virtualization, cloud computing, RESISTANCE IS FUTILE, security

Discussion threads 2009-04-28

Netgear, D-Link roll out coax-Ethernet adapter kits to network your home theater

For those of you skeptical of using powerline technology to connect your network-ready home theater devices to your home network when you don't have nearby Ethernet ports, there's another option: using a coaxial-cable-to-Ethernet solution like Netgear's new MoCA Coax-Ethernet Adapter Kit (MCAB1001) or D-Link's new HD MediaBridge Starter...

Tags: D-Link Systems, Home Theater, Network, Adapter, NetGear, Powerline, Home Entertainment, Home Networking, Cable, Network Technology, Personal Technology, Networking, Telecommunications, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-04-23

The immediacy of value â€" Where SaaS must go next

The issue isn't just SaaS vs. On-Premise - It's also about the speed that value is delivered Recently, I had a good conversation with Jan Arendtsz of Celigo. His firm makes connectors for NetSuite and Salesforce.com. The really interesting part of our...

Tags: Software-as-a-service, High-velocity SaaS, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-04-19

Microsoft pumps cloud, trumps Google with GSK

Microsoft pumps cloud, trumps Google with GSKOne thing he leaves out. Microsoft is ONLY doing this because ofcompetitive pressure. If not for Google, and others, you, the eager customer, would still be forced to buy servers and Exchange and run it all locally, and pay a small fortune for it....

Tags: Public relations, Microsoft Corp., GSK, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-03-02

Windows Mobile: it drove me to insanity

Windows Mobile: it drove me to insanityI stopped reading after this line[i]There?s no easy way to make phone calls either, a key feature I?m sure you will agree in a mobile device.Instead, you have go to to the Start menu and select the Phone applications.[/i]The Touch Pro can make calls...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Operating systems, Wireless and Mobility, phone, Microsoft Windows Mobile, insanity, mobile, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-01-26

Should Microsoft kick the Zune to the Island of the Misfit Toys?

Should Microsoft kick the Zune to the Island of the Misfit Toys?No real effortI don't understand MS on this issue, i see little effort on the advertising side. And they don't seem to want to support the community. I live in Canada, and i have had my Zune 8 since...

Tags: Media players, Digital music, Digital media, Word processors, Microsoft Office, Strategy, Market Place, Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Corp., media player

Discussion threads 2009-01-24

Does your cellphone baffle you?

Does your cellphone baffle you?Not enough thought in designsThere's so much that could be improved with an extra week's toil on careful initial design and studying usage. My graphics professor once pointed out how silly doors are designed throughout the older buildings on the university (push, or pull, or...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, phone, cell phone

Discussion threads 2009-01-19