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Macmillan vs Amazon, Round One
According to Huffington Post, after the iPad launch Walter Mossberg cornered Steve Jobs to ask a pertinent question: Mossberg asks why users would want to shell out $14.99 for an ebook on the iPad, when they can buy ebooks for … Continue reading
Why people pirate music
The Beatles have released the original mono mixes of 11 of their albums on CD (plus a compilation of singles) for the first time. The mono mixes were the only ones actually supervised by The Beatles and George Martin, and … Continue reading
How to be a CEO
In case you haven’t been paying attention to the Chrysler saga, here’s a brief summary of some recent events. March 17: Chrysler Chief Executive Bob Nardelli today called for a second round of funding for the company’s financial arm that … Continue reading
Coffee business
A gourmet coffee company that roasts in the Austin area is seeking info about businesses in Austin that can bottle their delicious iced toddy drinks. If you have any suggestions or contacts, e-mail me or post a comment and I … Continue reading
Mike Murray, master of irony
Mike Murray donated $100,000 to the campaign to pass Proposition 8 in California . How did he make that money? Why, he was Microsoft’s HR Director, in charge of their diversity training program . Just because you do a job, … Continue reading
Hell hath no fury like a phone company scorned
When I moved to the USA, one of the first things I did was get a cell phone. I was going to be living in a big city, rothko was working in a different part of town, we needed to … Continue reading
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Tagged AT&T, Austin, BlackBerry, Bluetooth, business, cellular telephone, Cingular, e-mail, GSM, IBM, Internet access, mobile phones, Omnipoint, online fax service, phones, retail price, SMS, T-Mobile, T-Mobile store, VoiceStream
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Public service announcement
Are you a concerned parent wondering where you can buy toys that aren’t made in China, and are guaranteed not to be tainted with lead? Buy LEGO. It’s all still made in a factory in Denmark, not China. It will … Continue reading
Staggering hypocrisy from Google
Google press release: We recognize the impact that our operations have on the Earth’s climate, and are taking steps to ensure that we are carbon neutral by the end of 2007. Solving climate change won’t be simple, and there won’t … Continue reading
Tagged America, Boeing, business, carbon neutral, evil, Google, hypocrisy, Larry, Larry Page, NASA airport, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Sergey Brin, The New York Times
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Carbon offsetting
British Airways gave us the option of paying extra for carbon credits to make up for our air travel. We didn’t take them up on the offer. There are a number of reasons why I feel carbon offsetting is a … Continue reading
Sure to be appearing in lists of marketing disasters for years to come
German company TrekStore make MP3 players. For several years, they’ve had a series called the i.Beat series. Which was fine, until they decided to name the new model “blaxx”. Resulting in: The TrekStore i.Beat blaxx.