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Sep 16, 2010
As I wrote last week, I created Preditter as a project to use some of the technologies that we have invested in. I blogged on Monday about how amazingly easy it is to use the Twilio API. Up today: MongoDB [...]
Sep 15, 2010
Last week, I participated in a panel on the implications of SaaS/Cloud for SMEs. One point that was made by several of the panelists is that a big advantage over on-premise software is that you are always on the latest [...]
Sep 14, 2010
So the results are in on the first week of NFL predictions on Preditter: 10 correct calls, 5 incorrect and 1 inconclusive (tweets were 50:50). Not much to write home about, but kind of fun. Especially since Preditter now shows [...]
Sep 13, 2010
I have previously written about non-linearity and how it messes with our reasoning. In business non-linearity abounds. One example that has been discussed a lot is the change between going from a price of 2 cents to 1 cent compared [...]
Sep 10, 2010
It doesn’t really matter whether it is Android’s growth or the FTC’s investigation, but Apple has officially rescinded some of the most onerous restrictions on developers for iOS by allowing third party tools. This is an important change from a [...]
Sep 8, 2010
This morning at 8am I will participate in a discussion around the costs and benefits for small to mid-size enterprises (SMEs) from using Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). Here are some of my key thoughts: If there are any great insights that come [...]
Sep 7, 2010
Craigslist has self-censored its Adult Services section in the US (instead of its usual location the word “Censored” appears and the section is no longer accessible). There has been a lot of discussion of this move already. Two pieces in [...]
Aug 19, 2010
The Wired cover story on “The Web is Dead? A Debate” has in fact caused an intense debate of the question, taking place – of course – on the web. It may be seen as somewhat ironic that on just [...]