Juxtaposition
In one window I have ustream.tv going with the carnival down at the Apple store in Palo Alto:
While on the television in my office I have Fox News running nonstop coverage of two (so far) car bombs discovered in downtown London.
Quite an odd moment really, one event large and overblown but destined to not be [...]
Push vs. Pull Gradient
This is an interesting concept, but what caught my attention is the observation on how as technology evolves the individuals items on the gradient move along the axis as a consequence.
"Often technology helps us to organize the priorization, or to move a medium along the push/ pull axis… for instance, a [...]
Companion Discussion Group on Facebook
I created a group on Facebook to be the companion to this blog… it’s an experiment and I’m not sure what to expect or where it’s going. We will figure it out together, so please join.
As an aside, this is what is missing from MyBlogLog, I have 898 members in my community on that service [...]
ZooomrTV Covers the iPhone Queue
People are lining up at the University Ave. Apple store for the iPhone launch tomorrow, Zooomr TV is there live.
UPDATE: Google’s Street View doesn’t show any line forming up? WTF?
Tags: Zooomr
Bear Stearns Meltdown
Anyone been following the mess at Bear Stearns? The FT has a good article on the risks of collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) that is worth reading if you are interested in understanding one reason why our housing market has been so robust this last decade.
About a year ago I wrote an investment policy for [...]
A Personal Note About the Failed Immigration Bill
Although I have written on several occasions that our immigration and visa system is broken and in need of urgent repair, I have not been a fan of the current legislation running through the Senate, which was pronounced by all interested groups dead after the vote today:
“The most dramatic overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws [...]
Personal Web and Personal MOBILE Web
Webwag introduced a collection of mobile widgets and synchronization engine that gives mobile users a seamless experience with Webwag’s start page service.
"Synchronize your personal web with a mobile phone, enjoy your graphical attractive widget on your personal device, this helps users to keep in touch with their upmost important data and [...]
The Social Dimension
"What’s most exciting, though, about Blizzard is that it takes the first step towards turning Pageflakes into a social network. For the first time, members will be able to establish a public profile and there will be a "People" tab added to the site. Members will be able to subscribe to [...]
It’s All About the Widgets
and Apple’s wisdom in making mobile app development AJAX-based.
Etelos has differentiated itself by integrating its modular, on demand CRM platform with Google Apps, Netvibes, Pageflakes, Windows Live, Blackberries…and now the iPhone.
Tags: iPhone, Etelos, Widgets
Creative iPhone Economics
A friend, who shall remain anonymous, said to me today via IM:
"I am assuming my Apple stock gain (recently) will pay for this (the iPhone)."
Tags: iphone
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My name is Jeff Nolan and I write Venture Chronicles. These are my thoughts on technology, innovation, management, public policy and pretty much anything else that I find interesting.
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