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Some Thoughts on Google Buzz
Albert Wenger – Feb 10, 2010
I got Google Buzz last night in my gmail account and have started to play around with it a bit. Here are some initial thoughts. First off, I agree with Andrew that the integration of Buzz with Gmail will turn [...] Read more
Email Killer Feature: Reply Processing
Albert Wenger – Feb 9, 2010
If you needed yet another reason to switch from operating your own MTA for transactional email to using a service provider, SendGrid recently introduced a killer feature: reply processing. No more need to send emails from “no-reply@thatsoundsrude.com." Instead, let people [...] Read more
Twilio
Albert Wenger – Feb 8, 2010
One of the great promises of cloud computing is to make things that were previously difficult easy. Complexity is hidden and a service can be accessed through a simple API and purchased with a credit card. When that can be [...] Read more
The EBook Wars
Albert Wenger – Feb 8, 2010
I was away last week and so am late to the party when it comes to commenting on the fight between Amazon and book publishers. Here are a couple of observations. First, I was surprised it took so long for [...] Read more
What Do AAPL and AMZN Have, that GOOG, Twitter and FB Need?
Albert Wenger – Jan 29, 2010
Each has more than 100 Million credit cards on file to enable 1-click purchases of content, apps, and virtual goods. When I compare doing anything involving payment on other platforms the experience is cumbersome to the point of being useless. [...] Read more
iPad: First Overhyped, Now Underestimated
Albert Wenger – Jan 28, 2010
Yesterday’s “reveal” of the iPad was predictably anti-climactic. With the hype that had built up, anything short of a mind-reading, teleporting device had to be a bit of a letdown. But we are now likely to enter the phase of [...] Read more
DLD10
Albert Wenger – Jan 26, 2010
Heading to the Munich airport after 2 days at DLD - a thoroughly enjoyable and productive conference. Here is my report from last year: http://continuations.com/post/73536016/dld - I was happy to see that the biggest nuisance from last year had been [...] Read more
Minimizing Jet Lag (for Trips to Europe)
Albert Wenger – Jan 25, 2010
With family (parents) in Germany, two investments in London, and conferences (eg DLD) and vacations, I wind up flying to Europe at least half a dozen times a year. Here is the system I have come up with for minimizing [...] Read more
An Ongoing Lack of Imagination in Pricing (of Digital Content)
Albert Wenger – Jan 21, 2010
Yesterday brought two announcements and one rumor that all relate to the pricing of digital content: the New York Times announced that it plans to add a paywall in 2011, Amazon announced that it will offer authors a 70% royalty [...] Read more