Category: Business
Ireland and the US: Depth of Corporate Ties May Be Surprising
Market participants are rightfully focused on the contagion of Ireland within Europe. However, the depth of US corporate ties to Ireland may surprise many investors. The value-added of majority owned affiliates of US companies account for more than a fifth of Ireland’s GDP. This is the greatest share that American affiliates account for in any
The Beatles Invade iTunes
The guys at the Wall Street Journal figure this is a win-win for Apple because it is a great marketing tool just in time for Christmas, irrespective of whether one buys Beatles music. (video clip below) For the Citigroup-owned EMI, it will certainly be a good thing. Guy Hands is probably not that amused though.
Apple is still screwing it up
To my eyes, this is looking like a repeat of the Macintosh-PC Wars of the 1990s which Apple lost. On the one side, you have Apple, competing at the high end and very concerned about platform integrity and control, and preventing other manufacturers from building its hardware. On the other side, you have another operating
The Future of Facebook
by Vedran Vuk filling in for David Galland Facebook will certainly be talked about in business books for a long time, but will it be the endless growth story that many predict? With a possible IPO in a few years, I thought to myself, “Opportunity of a lifetime or just another good company.” I’m somewhere
Steve Jobs’ Epic 5-Minute Anti-Google Rant
Apple had a blowout quarter on sales of iPhones and iPads when they reported after the bell. Steve Jobs went absolutely ballistic on Google during the conference call. His message: "We think Android is very, very fragmented and becoming more fragmented by the day. And as you know, Apple strives for the integrated model so
Google CEO Schmidt: “The laws are written by lobbyists”
Of course they are. Watch this clip of Eric Schmidt to hear what he says in this regard. Is his experience in the telecom and technology space any different than what happens in the financial services space? The other quote that I found interesting was Schmidt’s declaration that "Washington is an incumbent protection machine." This
The Big Interview with Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt
Below is a video of Google CEO Eric Schmidt talking to the Wall Street Journal about a wide range of issues including Apple, Facebook, Search, Privacy, Competition, Anti-trust and Net Neutrality. In describing the video, the Wall Street Journal writes: In an interview with WSJ’s Alan Murray, Google Chairman and CEO Eric Schmidt stated that
Technology’s Cutting Edge: Virtual Keyboards
I acquired a Nexus One when it came out thanks to a kind friend. Up until that point, I had been using a Smartphone with a built in QWERTY/QWERTZ keyboard for several years. In fact, one reason I never got an iPhone was the virtual keyboard. But now I’ve switched and grown accustomed to the
Taiwanese Animation – Google: Just Be Evil
Another hilarious Taiwanese animation for your viewing pleasure on Google’s domination of the world and loss of mojo. Just Be Evil!
Taiwanese Animation: How JetBlue flight attendant made an emergency getaway
This is another hilarious animation mock-up from NMA World
How Advertisers Use Internet Cookies to Track You
Also see "Lawsuit Tackles Files That ‘Re-Spawn’ Tracking Cookies" and "The Web’s New Gold Mine: Your Secrets" at The Wall Street Journal
PBS: Scientist Shows How Corexit, Bacteria Disperse Oil
PBS has a great video and article on how dispersants are being used in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig blow-out. The video is below. The related article linked at the bottom has another video on using methane to measure the oil spill. The article starts: On Thursday’s NewsHour, Spencer Michels reported on