Insights on Technology

November 26, 2010December 3, 2019 wpadmin0 commentsFacebook Googlealtavists facebook Google Innovation lotus mediocre network effect social networking techcrunch wordperfect Yahoo

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

November 8, 2010 wpadmin0 commentsMarketing Product Designberstell Clay Shirky Cognitive Surplus consumer behavior market research Marketing mcdonalds milkshake mistake Product Design

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

November 8, 2010 wpadmin0 commentsChrome OS Cloud Computing Googleajax chrome os Cloud Computing gates Google ibm Larry ellison microsoft NC network computer oracle sun techcrunch

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

August 30, 2010December 3, 2019 wpadmin0 commentsAdwords General Google Pay Per Click YahooAdwords ali partova Google goto msn overture paul graham ppc techcrunch Yahoo

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

June 23, 2010 wpadmin0 commentsAmazon Kindle Apple Google Ipad The BrainAmazon Kindle Amazon.com Apple creative E Ink Google Ipad iPhone kindle left brain rational right brain Sony steve jobs

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

February 16, 2010December 3, 2019 wpadmin0 commentsApple Ipadbooks Ipad killer application kindle reading steve jobs vook

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

January 28, 2010 wpadmin0 commentsApple Generalamazon Apple Ipad kindle techcrunch top 10 reasons

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

January 27, 2010 wpadmin0 commentsAppleApple Ipad steve jobs tablet

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

January 23, 2010 wpadmin0 commentsGeneralamerican schools education geeks indian schools learning nerds obama public schools teachers writing.

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

January 14, 2010 wpadmin0 commentsGooglebaidu china china censorship chinese internet market.eric schmidt facts figures ghost rat ghostnet Google google.cn larry page sergey brin

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

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