Jeff Nolan's take on innovation, entrepreneurship, tech and stuff that interests me
Stating the obvious about SF and the proposed congestion pricing plan for downtown traffic. This plan is less about public transportation and more about generating revenue from a new tax on drivers coming into SF that then can be applied for general fund pet projects. Even when the money is committed to transportation it somehow [...]
Larry asks what happened to the bah humbug economy. The answer is really quite simple, consumers were bombarded with report after report featuring absurd discounts on every product imaginable and they consumed. However, anyone taking comfort in these numbers needs to go take a stiff drink and wait for the final seasonal retail numbers to [...]
Interested in a unique insight on why writing iPhone apps isn’t for the faint of heart or the novice? Brent Simmons is one of the most respected developers in this space for good reason, he knows his stuff and continually one ups what others are doing. I’ve been working heavily and steadily on iPhone code [...]
Applying analytics to twitter remains a challenge. I had breakfast with a senior executive from a fortune 50 (actually, a Dow 30) company today and this topic came up. There are a lot of point solutions that help you discover interesting things about what is happening on twitter, but none of these tools provides you [...]
Thanks to blogs, twitter, and online news sites I got all the Mumbai coverage I needed and probably with insight and accuracy that would escape any American TV or cable news operation. As terrorists descended on Mumbai last week, the staffs at American TV news organizations scrambled to mobilize resources and personnel, underscoring the effects [...]