8 Reasons Why Google+ Could Beat Facebook in the Long Term
It has now been a little over a month since Google’s brand new social networking website – Google+ was launched in a limited field trial. During this time, over 25 million+ people have already joined Google+ making it the fastest growing social …. Read More
Circles – Google’s Big Idea (and Mine too)!
Google’s Big Idea: Google launched their brand new Social Network Google+ a couple of weeks back. I was lucky enough to get an early invite on the very first day it launched. I immediately signed in with my Google (gmail) account. …. Read More
Purple Cows and Free Prizes – Seth Godin’s Marketing Insights
A few years back I stumbled across a wonderful little book called Free Prize Inside by Seth Godin. The book introduced me to Seth Godin and his unique insights into the art and science of marketing and of spreading ideas. …. Read More
MindRank: Are You in the Top Ten Results in the Minds of Your Customers?
Today everyone knows that to be found online you have to be in the top ten search results in Google – the venerable first page – for any search terms related to your product or service. Why? A very small fraction of …. Read More
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
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
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
Google’s Stance Is Also a Warning about China
Google’s bombshell announcement yesterday about its “new approach” to China is still reverberating across the media and the blogosphere. Everyone is trying to put this in perspective, assessing its impact and figuring out Google’s true motivations and rationale for this drastic …. Read More
