A historical collection of our writing.
The big news of course isn’t multitasking, or unified inbox, but iAds and GameCenter. These are aimed squarely at making the iPhone (and iPad) a monetizable and viral platform to rival Facebook. Still this strategy seems flawed by being tied entirely to Apple Hardware. What percentage penetration […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
I have blogged in the past about threats to the open web and what to do about them. It is easy to be dismissive of concerns about Apple’s philosophy of control which necessitates a partially closed system. But there is a real danger in being so seduced by the sleekness of a device and its […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
We were on family vacation through Sunday, so when our iPad arrived via UPS on Saturday nobody was home, which meant that we had to wait until Monday for it to be re-delivered. I wish I could share first impressions this morning, such as Bijan did this morning, but we frankly didn’t get that far. […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
Yesterday I saw a tweet from Josh Kopelman and then this morning a post from Bijan about Senator Dodd’s financial reform bill suggesting that it would impose a 120 day review period on angel investing (which would be crazy). They are based on an article on the Huffington Post by Robert Litan from […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
Yesterday Heyzap announced the launch of their platform for taking social games from Facebook to the rest of the web (coverage by Venturebeat and Techcrunch). This represents not only a terrific opportunity for both Heyzap and social game developers, but is also a perfect illustration of the lean […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
Yesterday I tweeted the following quick thought about healthcare reform: Just wanted to quickly expand on the idea behind this, which comes from sailing (one of my favorite hobbies). With a sailboat you can find yourself “in locks” which happens when you get stuck with the wind coming directly from […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
