Is Facebook Unstoppable?
There is an aticle today on TechCrunch that asks the 35 billion-dollar question : “Can Anything Stop The Facebook Juggernaut?” The statistics about Facebook’s dominance are staggering indeed : 500 Million users, $35 billion in valuation, $836 million in funding, accounting for …. Read More
Are You Making “Milkshake Mistakes”?
Among the many great ideas and insights in Clay Shirky’s book “Cognitive Surplus“, I came across one that was particularly interesting. It has some valuable lessons for anyone involved in product development, market research or strategy. Shirky describes a market research …. Read More
From The Network Computer to Cloud Computing – The Long and Winding Road
“Everything old is new again”, is a popular expression that usually applies to trends and fashion. Surprisingly, it can also be an apt way to describe many current trends in computing. In particular, the emergence of cloud computing, is a classic example …. Read More
The Evolution of Paid Search and Why Google Won & Yahoo/Microsoft Lost
Google’s exponential growth and emergence as a technology juggernaut has been driven by one simple but incredibly successful business model : paid search or pay per click (PPC) advertising. Google appears invincible today because it dominates one of the largest and most …. Read More
Left Brain vs Right Brain: The Kindle vs the iPad
The Apple iPad vs the Amazon Kindle debate rages on in the media and the blogosphere – with no end in sight. The iPad fans proclaim that the Kindle is dead : it is no match for the rich, interactive, tactile …. Read More
Could this be iPad’s Killer Application ?
In an earlier post earlier post I countered the view held by many that the iPad will kill the Kindle. I believe these two devices target different and overlapping market segments and can coexist. However, I also believe that the iPad is …. Read More
Top 10 Reasons Why the iPad will NOT Kill the Kindle
There is a post on TechCrunch today about the Top 10 Reasons The Apple iPad Will Put Amazon’s Kindle Out of Business Certainly the iPad will give some competition to the Kindle – especially the $489 model – but put it out of …. Read More
Apple Introduces the iPad – Revolutionary or Evolutionary ?
The last time there was so much hype about a tablet, was possibly when Moses came down the mountain with one made of stone ! Steve Jobs – who has almost attained the same legendary status in the tech world – …. Read More
Education and Public Schools in America – What The US Can Learn From India
It is now widely acknowledged that America’s public school education system is broken and needs fixing. Numerous studies rank US school children well below other countries in science and math tests: “The average science score of U.S. students lagged behind those in …. Read More
15 Facts You May Not Know About the Google China Incident
After reviewing articles from many sources in the media, I have compiled a list of certain facts and figures regarding the recent cyber attacks from China and the subsequent stunning announcement from Google. Some of these are surprisingly under-reported in …. Read More
