Why is it so hard for me to keep this site updated, when I blog and Twitter at work all day long? A brief sampling, more of which can be found on my clips page: ViddyHo, Yelp, Facebook, Pirate Bay, Apple, Twittering advertisers during the Super Bowl, Caribou’s jab at Starbucks, Yahoo and Google earnings, [...]
Wed, February 25 2009 » Wall Street Journal » No Comments
From “A Second Look at Citywide Wi-Fi,” in today’s Technology Report:
The idea of setting up networks to beam wireless Internet access across entire cities and towns has been touted for years as a spur to economic development. It also has been promoted as a way to help bridge the so-called digital divide — the gap [...]
Mon, December 8 2008 » Wall Street Journal » No Comments
Internet shopping peaks in mid-December, and Susquehanna analyst Marianne Wolk said in a research note that the biggest day will likely be Dec. 15, or Green Monday.
Why that day? It’s about as late as you can go and still get free shipping, she says. She estimates that Green Monday will grab 3.2% of holiday sales, [...]
Fri, November 28 2008 » Wall Street Journal » No Comments
Crazy widget. iPhone factoids. Obama’s tech-czar search. Ad agency spats.
Thu, November 13 2008 » Wall Street Journal » No Comments
Earnings (AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, Qwest, Vonage), merger chatter, new CEOs and computing in the clouds.
Sun, August 10 2008 » Wall Street Journal » No Comments
Other stuff I recently wrote or chipped in on:
iPhone pricing details
Verizon acquiring Alltel
Virgin Mobile acquiring Helio
Philadelphia’s last-minute Wi-Fi rescue
News on RIM, CenturyTel and “in-call media“
Fri, July 4 2008 » Wall Street Journal » No Comments
Google Inc. crossed $700, IAC/InterActiveCorp split itself into five pieces, and Apple sold more than one million iPhones. Here’s a look at some of the numbers behind the year’s tech happenings.
Read Ones and Zeros
Fri, December 28 2007 » Wall Street Journal » Comments Off
Many Apple retail stores are madhouses on ordinary weekends, so it’s no surprise they were crowded on Black Friday. But according to analysts, some of whom are studying the company’s holiday traffic for the first time, Apple’s performance is worth paying attention to.
According to Piper Jaffray, Apple stores exert “what can best be described as [...]
Mon, November 26 2007 » Wall Street Journal » Comments Off
