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April 2007 - Posts
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10:12 AM Monday, April 30, 2007
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The web advertising business has gone wild. Google acquired DoubleClick and today Yahoo acquired RightMedia. Display ads are back, but with a new model ; Ad exchanges with auction style pricing. Google popularized (didn't invent) text ads instead of banner Read More...
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08:46 AM Monday, April 30, 2007
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Last week I spoke at the Sapient Executive Summit , where the theme was social networking and new ways to communicate with your customers, and engage them in a conversation. Top executives from Sapient's customers attended. Companies like Disney, Cingular, Read More...
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09:43 PM Friday, April 27, 2007
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Microsoft had a blow out quarter exceeding analysts expectations on both revenues $14.4B and profits $4.9B. Microsoft also provided guidance for Fiscal year 2008 of $57B in revenue and Operating Income of $22 Billion. This represents growth of more than Read More...
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10:15 PM Monday, April 23, 2007
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Jeff Sandquist asks " Should Wired Magazine writer Fred Vogelstein be invited to MIX07 ?" You might remember that Fred Vogelstein at Wired Magazine did a cover story last month called Get Naked and Rule the World Jeff Sandquist is proposing another experiment Read More...
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02:06 PM Thursday, April 19, 2007
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Microsoft today announced the Microsoft Unlimited Potential program to bring computers to the next 5 billion people. Microsoft will work with the governments of countries to supply low cost PCs to students. Microsoft will provide Windows XP, Microsoft Read More...
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12:03 PM Monday, April 16, 2007
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Microsoft today announced Silverlight, a new cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering the next generation of media experiences and Rich Interactive Applications (RIAs) for the Web. Early supporters of the new platform include Akamai Technologies Read More...
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07:29 AM Thursday, April 12, 2007
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MySpace has blocked Photobucket content again. Robert Scoble reminds us when you host your content on free services nasty crap can happen. TechMeme is flooded with blogs angrily protesting MySpace's actions. The lesson is this; Free services always come Read More...
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10:36 AM Monday, April 09, 2007
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David Hornik of August Capital wrote a fascinating blog " The Softwareless Software Company " which contends that the software business is moving to services, or software delivered as a service. I absolutely agree. The evidence is clear. Salesforce.com Read More...
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09:08 AM Thursday, April 05, 2007
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Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO, and Ray Ozzie Microsoft's CTO and Chief Software Architect, are from opposite ends of the spectrum , but complement each other perfectly. Steve is the animated, excitable, charismatic, and a salesman at heart. Ray is quiet, Read More...
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