Jeff Nolan's take on innovation, entrepreneurship, tech and stuff that interests me
Google’s Gmail team really needs to get a handle on this whole naming thing, as in not naming a new feature something that it really doesn’t do. Zoli sums it up nicely. First of all, I love Gmail, it’s my one-and-only email system. And I’m certainly glad to see the ever accelerating rate of enhancements, [...]
With the merger of XM and Sirius complete, this might as just be about satellite radio as opposed to simply a company. It’s no secret that Sirius XM’s business has been hurting. Its recent brush with bankruptcy merely highlighted the huge obstacles the company faced from the beginning: massive capital outlay on satellite infrastructure, and [...]
You kinda have to wonder why this took so long given the obvious fit in terms of strategy. They have a huge audience, already offer a rich media experience, and owned by Amazon which gives them not only marketplace weight but also a streaming download service to deliver this service component through. Lastly, at some [...]
The Seattle P-I went web only today, ending a 146 year run as a print newspaper. What is the key lesson to learn today? If anything it is that the current newspaper business model is unsustainable and building an online presence with the goal of supporting the print business is a loser, it prolongs death [...]
I was told that when George Bush became president that this kind of stuff would happen, squashing of property rights and a Stalinist regime that would seek to invade and control our private lives… who knew it would actually happen in San Francisco. Building inspectors would receive police training and have new powers to inspect [...]
Alltop has a new version out with some pretty cool customization features, as well as the ability to claim a domain… the best way to see this in action is to go to Adobe’s Alltop news page. I setup my custom page but I couldn’t figure out how to get jnolan.alltop.com, it just keeps forwarding [...]
Fercristsakes I really think that monopoly concerns should be thrown off the checklist of things to review when looking at newspaper mergers. The fact that Pelosi thinks that pressing the DoJ to be more lenient with regard to antitrust concerns about newspaper mergers is important indicates that she is way over her head when reviewing [...]
Sony didn’t see this coming 4 years ago when they first announced the PS3. At that time the competitor was Microsoft and price points were footnotes on slides detailing world domination of the digital home, today the company has faltered so badly on the PS3 that not only are they are risk of continuing losses [...]
In an earlier post I wrote about TechFuga, which reminded me that I have been meaning to write about another site I am frequenting, Kosmix. First let me start by saying that Kosmix shows real promise but there are some aspects that quite frankly suck. The performance leaves a lot to be desired and while [...]
What do you think, can a twitter stream be monetized via subscription? Now comes the business experiment. I will be tweeting daily, and often, so I have decided to charge for the services I am offering via @AirCongress. My updates are protected, which means no one can see them unless I first give them access. [...]