July 2010
iPad, iPod, iPhone Killers
derekwebb:
joshtheoak:
Developing a Windows-based alternative to the iPad is a “job one urgency” at Microsoft, company chief Steve Ballmer said today during the annual Financial Analysts Meeting.
—from electronista
The problem with trying to develop a [Product] Killer is that you’ve already chosen to race your competition’s taillights.
This is particularly difficult if those taillights...
Old Spice Sales Double With YouTube Campaign →
unsolicitedanalysis:
evangotlib:
rafimama:
The campaign began with simple TV ads, which then went viral on YouTube. The follow-up program in which Mustafa recorded funny videos in response to fans, bloggers and Twitter influencers hit it out of the park.Adweek quotes Visible Measures’ Matt Cutler saying that the total web views for all Old Spice brand videos have reached 110 million,...
FEEDBACK: "radical" christianity →
i’m getting tired of being interviewed for or asked to endorse books that are about “radical christianity.” especially when those books typically use that term to describe what should be garden variety, everyday christianity. it shouldn’t be the work of the “radical” to reach out to those who are…
“At one point, an AT&T representative reportedly told one of Jobs’ deputies...”
– AppleInsider | Tense Apple-AT&T iPhone partnership nearly ended multiple times (via shaneguiter)
Tumblr Is On Fire. Now Over 6 Million Users, 1.5... →
mudwerks:
One year ago, in July 2009, Tumblr was going strong. They had 255 million pageviews that month. By November of last year, that was up to 420 million pageviews. But some new stats which Tumblr is releasing today show an explosion in growth since then. Tumblr is now at 1.5 billion pageviews a month — their Quantcast data confirms this.
For the first time, Tumblr is now a top 50 site...
UFO in China Closes Airport and Prompts... →
This thing looks crazy!
UFC champ St-Pierre would consider retirement... →
I’m ready to see that fight!!!
Chupacabra Sighting Times Two →
Looks like the creature they found last year here in Texas.
U.S. sends home Yemeni detained for 8 years at... →
This makes me so angry!!! We held an innocent 18 year old and did not allow him contact with his family. We should be ashamed!!!
'Voice Blind' Man Befuddled By Mysterious Callers... →
Shameless and Disturbing →
azspot:
If you believe that corporations would be willing to make a little less money in order not to put the nation — their nation — at risk, you should read Richard Clarke’s excellent, just-issued book, Cyber War.
As Clarke reports, prior to the 1990s, the Pentagon made extensive use of specialized software designed by in-house programmers and a few defense contractors. But under pressure...
“People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought...”
– Soren Kierkegaard (via azspot)
Fitness Fact or Fiction? →
I just deposited a check through my iPhone →
I’m loving the update to the Chase Bank app!!!
