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- Closing the loop: Howard Stern picks BlackBerry Bold over Pre
- Howard Stern got his Palm Pre demo and picked the BlackBerry Bold instead. As noted last week, Palm worked the word of mouth marketing for the Pre and received a lot of air time from Stern. That word of mouth turned into a commercial for RIM, however. ...
- Tags: Word Of Mouth, Howard Stern, RIM BlackBerry, BlackBerry Bold, Handhelds, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-04-06
- Firefox smashes funding target
- Firefox smashes funding targetI used the money I saved not paying the Microsoft TaxNot since "Win98SE updates for Win98".. $19.99That was the last time I gave Microsoft money for ANYTHING.Can someone explain..the point of advertising a free beer product?I don't find this to be a useful exercise.Note FUD campaignsJust before...
- Tags: Web browsers, word of mouth, advertisement, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2004-10-22
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- Apple Store fails the Nordstrom test
- Yet another Apple horror storyOnce again, an Apple horror story, trouble straight out of the box (forget "it just works").Most of the Apple afficionados I know have such horror stories. There's a massive one right now with the new iMacs. On the other hand, I know very little such stories...
- Tags: Desktops, UNIX, Apple Inc., Apple Store, Nordstrom Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-27
- East Anglia: anger and aggro
- One must live through it in order to fully understand itOnly in this case some will have to face huge collateral damage. Fortunately those who will suffer the most are living in already hard hit areas so they are quite used to a life of pain and suffering and as...
- Tags: E-mail, East Anglia
- Discussion threads 2009-11-26
- Ballmer: Windows 7 sales on a roll
- Oh boy... this should be a fun Talkback... ntntyeap...for sure we'll be hearing what everyone has already said "ad nauseum".BallSack is a MoronPlain and Simple.I'm sure Win7 sales are decent. After all, it's hard to get an OS-less computer.....It is easy enough to get linuxpre-installed.Or buy a MacHowever,...
- Tags: Sales strategy, Operating systems, Mac sale, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Linux, sales, Steve Ballmer, Windows 7 sale, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2009-11-20
- Politician wants Twitter banned from use by....wait for it -- politicians!
- I'd rather see them ban lobbyists...If there is anything that affects the quality of their service to the public, it's not Twitter. It's lobbyists. I say let them use Twitter all the time and ban lobbyists instead.Twitter abuseNot trying to put politicians and football players in the same category, but...
- Tags: Social networking, James 3, Twitter Inc., Twitter Banned
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- Cap and trade controversial in Australia
- This is what happened:An Australian researcher who was critical of mainstream theories got censored.The new Inquisition: dare to raise your voice against the enviro-whackos and they get all angry.CEC FAILs againCEC claims: [i]"An Australian researcher who was critical of mainstream theories got censored."[/i]He wasn't censored for disagreeing with the global...
- Tags: theory, CEC, global warming, Cap-and-Trade, carbon dioxide, tax
- Discussion threads 2009-11-17
- February 2013 - The date when Firefox could pass Internet Explorer
- RE: February 2013 - The date when Firefox could pass Internet ExplorerThat does assume that everything remains constant, which it won't. If someone creates a new browser that could disrupt it, or when either company releases a new version of their browser that is also going to throw things...
- Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Discussion threads 2009-11-06
- Finally, some answers to Windows 7 upgrade questions
- Except that most software is not 64-bitnor are most drivers. Also, you have a nasty Microsoft enforced warning screen if you are trying to use non-signed drivers each time you boot. Not a killer, but stupid and annoying.Also, as someone else pointed out, if you don't have at least 4...
- Tags: Network technology, Microsoft Windows, 64-bit, Windows 7 Upgrade, 32-bit, Microsoft Windows 7, software
- Discussion threads 2009-10-25
- Windows 7's latest fan: Linus Torvalds
- Linus Torvalds, pictured at an unidentified Yodobashi store in Tokyo, Japan. Source: Chris Schlaeger click to enlarge I was determined to not write about Windows 7 today, because any analysis I wrote would get buried in all the other news. I...
- Tags: Linus Torvalds, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-10-22
- Global warming promises more hunger, more innovation
- Hopefully not a repeatThe idea of GM foods is found most abhorrent in the nations with some of the worst food problems? Also, did anyone notice that the FPRI report indicates that more than 50% of the world's agricultural green house emissions are generated by the primitive natural agriculture...
- Tags: global warming, climate change, food
- Discussion threads 2009-10-22
- Ultrasone Edition 8
- We've reviewed a number of Ultrasone headphones over the years--everything from iPod-inspired iCans to the luxurious HFI-2200s. But the new Edition 8s are, in so many ways, a very different Ultrasone. First, the Edition 8s have, according to Ultrasone, a completely original design that doesn't share any parts with...
- Tags: Ultrasone, headphone
- Product reviews 2009-10-21
- PR Google Wave: When opportunity meets overkill
- Common Sense and Good MannersJennifer ? just as desktop publishing made it easy to produce really bad newsletters, social media enables lazy or inept PR people to pollute ?In? boxes and social sites. Technology evolves and methods change, but common sense and good manners never go out of style. Peter...
- Tags: Enthusiastic Employee, POM Wonderful, public relations, Google Inc., social media
- Discussion threads 2009-10-21
- B&N Nook beats Amazon Kindle & Sony Reader, here's why
- Thanks for double-checking on WiFintLooks good butNo international support. Like the Sony not available outside the US. Again Amazon Kindle is ahead of the curve even if the device is not as sophisticatedRE: B&N Nook beats Amazon Kindle & Sony Reader, here's whyI have a Kindle, the service for...
- Tags: Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless and Mobility, B&N Nook, B&N, Amazon Kindle, Sony Reader, Amazon.com Inc., Sony Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-21
- DROID aims to make Apple iAnnoyed
- i ilove itintWhat a dumb adAnybody who would think that this ad is a good way of advertising a product is a total idiot.So instead of hyping the features of your product, you advertise the don'ts for another product? If anything, you are telling people that the other product is...
- Tags: Smart phones, advertisement, Apple iPhone, Droid, Apple iAnnoyed, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-18
- How would you fix the browser ballot for European Windows users?
- Kill off Opera, or MS should pull out of Europe cause they can afford toMicrosoft should shut down all offices in the EU, pull out of the market entirely, and tell the EU to bugger off.Perhaps the commission will realize they were wrong.Seriously, over a browser, and the order of...
- Tags: Web browsers, Web browser, Opera Software ASA, Microsoft Internet Explorer, ballot, ballot screen, Mozilla Firefox
- Discussion threads 2009-10-15
- T-Mobile - All your Sidekick data are belong to ... well, no one ... it's gone!
- the clue was in the name "Microsoft/Danger" duh...Outrageous! It's true, you pay for what you get.Get an unlocked N900 and do what you want.Nokia rules. Server failureCan happen to anyone at any time.Wait... What?[i]We continue to advise customers to NOT reset their device by removing the battery or letting...
- Tags: Backups, Servers, T-Mobile, backup, server, Server failure, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-11
- The Windows 7 judge and jury: Your mom
- Testers seemed to like Windows Vista before it bombed. Windows 7 has also garnered positive reviews. The natural question: How much faith should we put in early tests of Windows? Mary Jo Foley raises the question and notes that even Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is wary of...
- Tags: Mossberg, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-08
- Enterprise investment in online communities continues to grow
- Sharpie Uncapped Community ExampleJennifer - Your story is correct. Enterprises like Newell Rubbermaid are increasing investment in online communities. Our first online community is Sharpie Uncapped (http://sharpieuncapped.com) that we launched earlier in 2009. We expect to launch more branded communities focused on specific consumer targets in 2010....
- Tags: Branding, online community
- Discussion threads 2009-10-07
- EU approves new browser ballot for Windows 7
- Cheeky...Bit cheeky that you choose which browser you want via a ballot screen displayed from inside internet explorer... subliminal message?Not enough!This ballot stiffles competition from smaller shops that would try to make their own browser.All available browsers shold be included, not justthe 'big guys'.The original ideea with no browser at...
- Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Discussion threads 2009-10-07
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