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Do We Need Innovation in Web Search?

Posted in advertising, data mining, search, web 2.0, tagged , , , , , , , on April 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

No. Not really.
This is the main reason most new search engines fail.  This is also why refreshes to existing search engines with radical features don’t work particularly well either.
It’s really a misconception that search engines could be made better.  Common discussion suggests one day the search engines will magically find what we need if only [...]

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JavaFX vs Adobe AIR vs WPF/XAML/Silverlight

Posted in microsoft, product development, software, web 2.0, tagged , , , , , , on December 7, 2008 | 8 Comments »

Another battle of platforms is upon us!  Unfortunately this platform battle suffers from the ills of the past battles like the OS wars, Browser wars, Web video wars, HighDef format wars and the brewing Mobile OS wars.
Here are some of the keys to longevity in a platform battle.

Developers/Content Creators are the engine that makes all [...]

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The Apple Experience

Posted in Computers, Hardware, apple, mac, tagged , , , , on April 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I’m now the owner of a fancy macbook.  Here are some notes on my apple buying and using experience.
Mac and Apple stores definitely have a distinct smell to them.  It’s been reported by many on the internet and as far as my last 5 or 6 apple products go, there’s something they do with the [...]

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Yahoo! and Microsoft – A Personal Connection

Posted in business strategy, data mining, mergers, tagged , , , , on February 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Yeah, yeah, by now you have the news. Microsoft wants to spend $44bn to buy Yahoo!
Personally, I want this to happen.  Professionally, I think it will drive search, online media, and social networking to new vistas (hahahaha, good pun!).
I’m not going to talk about the business case for this.  Everyone and their mother will do [...]

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Google, Microsoft, Yahoo and Everyone Else – How Fast Can You Go

Posted in business strategy, grid computing, tagged , , , , on December 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

There’s just more and more analysis and speculation about how critical it is to be fast.
Slashdot linked to this fairly decent NYtimes article about Google and Microsoft.  One of the key points, which I actually agree with, is that GRID COMPUTING IS AT THE CENTER OF ALL FAST INNOVATION IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE.
I have [...]

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