PC World has compiled its thoughts on the 25 worst tech products of all time, a list that spans the publication’s quarter-century of existence. You’ll find some …More...
In 1949, when Mao Ze Dong and his followers established the People’s Republic of China, one of the major principles of the new regime was self-sufficiency. Not …More...
The most popular months for summer travel are here and the Web has a wealth of information to help you find a place to play. Google Maps …More...
Seth Godin’s experiment in using humans as content aggregators has been taking a few rough shots lately. Squidoo is a site that offers individuals the opportunity to …More...
Radio—or as some might argue, audio content—now comes in many flavors. By the way, the radio biggies already get the fact that they are really in the …More...
Steve Ballmer has announced again that Windows next generation operating system Vista might be delayed past the January 2007 date set the last time he announced it …More...
On this Friday-before-a-holiday (in the U.S., anyway), a few links on media convergence, “getting” the web 2.0 movement, and a tool for generating fake public relations results. …More...
The prediction from yesterday’s post proved correct. Of course, there was a 50 percent chance it would have been true regardless of the hypothesis to get there. …More...
I have been living in China for almost two years now. Although my studies in Chinese are progressing well, I still don’t have quite enough command of …More...
In what I think is one of the most interesting uses of the iPod yet comes the announcement that Apple and Nike are teaming up to turn …More...
Depending on the perspective and context, the term “Web 2.0” references a revolutionary business progression, the latest cool application, social media, rich media, new media, or any …More...
There is an interesting story on a Hitwise blog (via MIT Advertising Lab). If you believe that science can accurately predict the outcome, you may not want …More...
There was another interesting story this morning about the growth of online video. According to comScore, online video grew 18 percent in the last few months and …More...
There have been a number of reports released this past week that provide clear evidence online commerce is continuing to grow at a phenomenal pace. According to …More...
I talked to an acquaintance this week who told me how enamored he is with the show American Inventor. Then he said he has a great idea …More...
AOL launched its MySpace killer last week and after using it for just a short time — mostly because there wasn’t much of anything you can do …More...
In what is surely an odd and likely isolated occurence, I’ve recently come across two applications that take a Web-based application and create a desktop application out …More...
Think SUVs are inefficient when it comes to gas efficiency? Now comes word that car makers are losing traction on the marketing ROI efficiency slope. As reported …More...
Are you a professional writer? Before you answer, consider another question: What percentage of your day is spent writing? If it’s more than 50%, says writing consultant …More...
Traditional printed magazines have perhaps the toughest battle to wage against the competitive Web onslaught. Magazines have proliferated by offering highly targeted titles and content to specific …More...
The television environment is undergoing profound change. Even the word “television” is becoming ambiguous. Similar to its electronic broadcast counterpart—radio—it is difficult to define what the term …More...
The entrepreneurial spirit is very much alive in China! On Saturday, I went to a popular shopping area in Beijing called Xidan (pronounced “She-don”). It consisted of …More...
Over at MarketingProfs, Eric Frenchman has a good overview of RSS and its potential for marketers. Like all opt-in tactics, RSS represents tremendous opportunity and responsibility. Each …More...
The growth of new media has been sustained and impressive. By new media, I mean media that easily allows anybody with Internet access to add content to …More...
A new study by Yahoo and OMD reveals how profoundly the Internet and other digital technologies have changed the way people shop for products and ultimately make …More...
When I first ran across ShinyLetter I didn’t quite know what to think. ShinyLetter lets you compose a letter online and for two dollars they will print …More...
When you exit the baggage claim area at Capital International Airport in Beijing, the Chinese language characters immediately make you realize that you are in a foreign …More...
The last time I tried Jotspot was over a year ago and I wasn’t very impressed. It had just launched, didn’t work very well with a Mac …More...
Pre-Web it was simple distinguishing the producer from the consumer regarding electronic or digital media content. Producers developed movies, television shows, commercials, radio programming and music labels; …More...
It’s easy to forget that Google Maps has only been around for a little more than a year. Since it launched in 2005, the mapping service’s functions …More...
In 1999, the Chinese government established three “Golden Weeks” in China as a way to boost domestic demand, stimulate consumption, and restructure the economy. Since long holidays …More...
For years, many companies have had formal monitoring systems and policies for timecards, computer games, telephone use, e-mail correspondence and web surfing, and other activities. More recently, …More...
Before the Internet, it was easy to distinguish between the writer and the reader. Journalists gathered information and wrote news stories; readers absorbed what was relevant and/or …More...
The term “knowledge worker” is one of those phrases many would assume had its genesis in the digital age, but it was originally coined by prolific economics …More...
