A friend of mine forwarded a video clip on to me this evening. It is a "classic" Bo Jackson run from the Super Nintendo version of Tecmo Bowl. For those of you that didnt play Super Tecmo Bowl, Bo Jackson was almost unstoppable due to the speed that the video game designers gave him. Too…
Tonight I took three great pictures which I wanted to send to my friends. My Treo 650 would not let me send them though because I was "out of memory". I havent downloaded a single program on my machine with the exception of Avantgo 14 months ago and I still ran out of space. …
The fact that NBC is creating online content for consumers to view when they cant get access to it on the TV will definitely be a differentiator for NBC. NBC is taking advantage of its network and core competencies to create a diffentiated value proposition for consumers and advertisers. In addition, they charge money for the premium service. MONEY. …
Two of my friends went to Malawi this summer as part of a volunteer program. The program was focused on treating Malawian people for various dental problems as well as promote proper hygiene and give out free samples. I just got a cool card from them thanking me for my support. The card was…
The following article talks about how behavioral targeting works to capture consumer attention as they are casually surfing the internet. Over the past three years I have been talking about the benefits of behavioral targeting and it is great to see that people are finally seeing and writing about the results! From my past experience,…
I just saw a commercial for two cars that I think look great based off TV commercials. The Dodge Caliber and the Toyota FJ http://www.dodge.com/en/caliber/gallery.html The Dodge caliber has features like the ability to plug your ipod into the car stereo using a stereo cord. While this seems likea no-brainer feature, most car manufacturers are…
I just read this article about Microsoft’s new FlexGo program aimed at providing "pay as you go" access to computers. It appears to be a way to combat the irregularity of income streams in emerging markets. http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/271040_msftflex22.html?source=mypi It is an interesting departure from the Open Source initiative that MIT’s Nicholas Negroponte has started. His…
All I hear from other business school students in my classes is that Google is amazing at developing products and coming up with innovative new products. However, I have disagreed since I first saw their attempts to launch "Yahoo-like" copycat products a few years ago. Dont get me wrong, I do believe that their…
I have spent the last few months reading about the home buying process, studying the market in Seattle, and getting everything in order to buy a house/apartment. However, after creating a Buy vs. Rent model which takes into account all of the tax breaks, loan repayment, etc…., it is sort of clear that the…
All i want to do is watch some funny videos to further procrastinate from studying for my exam tomorrow and I got a little annoyed when I was trying to watch a short video. Thus, I am spouting my thoughts on how online video advertising should work from a consumer perspective. <soapbox> I am…