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5 days ago
in How to reach “normal” users with PR and with TechCrunch/GigaOm et al on Scobleizer
Maybe there are no rules and methods in PR as used to be 20 years ago when a PR supported by an advertising campaign could launch any product.
Just luck and persistence will generate the interest one day.
Getting interest from geeks to getting interest from journalists to getting 'normal' users actually using your solution is a long way with plenty of hurdles.
Just luck and persistence will generate the interest one day.
Getting interest from geeks to getting interest from journalists to getting 'normal' users actually using your solution is a long way with plenty of hurdles.
2 months ago
in Vodafone blitzes Europe with second Android phone, HTC Magic on VentureBeat
"Apple is just killing the market these days with its iPhone " We doubt Apple is making a killing in Europe.
2 months ago
in The great Google exodus continues: Priti Choksi goes to Facebook on VentureBeat
Wondering who helped her into such a position at Google, seen her degree at that time BA Marketing.
2 months ago
in “Alley Cat” venture capitalist may shun investing, run for SF mayor on VentureBeat
Important world news for local bay area.
Please note the world is slightly bigger.
Please note the world is slightly bigger.
2 months ago
in Microsoft earnings see first ever year-over-year drop on VentureBeat
Balmer should do what Microsoft has always done: copy what's good then marketing, copy what's good then marketing, ...
2 months ago
in Apple’s Tim Cook: Why don’t we make netbooks? Because they suck on VentureBeat
According to Apple the market is buying products that suck.
Products that are in demand and suck don't last long.
Netbooks are now in demand since more than one year. Thus probably they don't suck.
Maybe Product Management at Apple sucks as they made a big mistake?
Products that are in demand and suck don't last long.
Netbooks are now in demand since more than one year. Thus probably they don't suck.
Maybe Product Management at Apple sucks as they made a big mistake?
1 reply
Keoz
I dont like macs i think they suck but they are in demand and they have won respect because of the good decisions and products they make, i respect more apple for this decision because the netbooks are only a rush in the heads of people its not gonna last for long, or at least netbooks will be a 1/6 or 1/8 of market share
2 months ago
in The bit.ly Investment Makes Sense to Me (the Feedburner of Twitter) on Charles Hudson's Blog
As Bit.ly has started out completely free, how will they manage to impose a premium service?
They will need to build a lot of usefull features into Bit.ly before anyone is going to pay.
They will need to build a lot of usefull features into Bit.ly before anyone is going to pay.
1 reply
chudson
Yes, I agree - the road for any of the URL shortening services is a long one. There might be an interesting business here, but it's far from assured.
2 months ago
in Can Large Companies Help Small Companies Find Business Models (An Open M&A Question) on Charles Hudson's Blog
It is not about finding a business model:
Anyone who starts an enterprise should start with a demand or problem of a market segment that your solution solves at a certain price.
Problem gets Solution @ Price
Anyone who starts an enterprise should start with a demand or problem of a market segment that your solution solves at a certain price.
Problem gets Solution @ Price
1 reply
chudson
I think it's always easier to start with some sense of business model from day 1. And I remain skeptical that big companies can help small companies figure out business models in new areas. Each case is different, though.
2 months ago
in http://venturebeat.com/2009/04/21/study-finds-file-sharers-buy-ten-times-more-music/ on VentureBeat
Maybe the revenues of the music industry is declining as the content and quality is lower than ever before.
"Po-Po-Po-Poker face"
"Po-Po-Po-Poker face"
2 months ago
in Pay Close Attention- Oracle to Buy Sun on Chris Brogan
In times where cloud computing is emerging and winning the market for applications, a software/data base company buys a server company.
A company that has always charged for any software or service, buys a company that has been giving away software for free since a decade.
We are happy to have taken the decision run our web service on PostgreSQL a long time ago.
A company that has always charged for any software or service, buys a company that has been giving away software for free since a decade.
We are happy to have taken the decision run our web service on PostgreSQL a long time ago.
2 months ago
in Oracle agrees to buy Sun Microsystems on VentureBeat
When the world is turning to cloud computing (AWS with S3 and EC2), why buy a server company ("the network is the computer") as a software/data base company?
Is java still so powerful seen the ever increasing number of Ruby on Rails applications (Twitter, 37 Signals, ...)
Oracle has the policy of making you pay for any software.
SUN had the policy of giving away free a lot of software.
Is java still so powerful seen the ever increasing number of Ruby on Rails applications (Twitter, 37 Signals, ...)
Oracle has the policy of making you pay for any software.
SUN had the policy of giving away free a lot of software.
2 months ago
in Stock market tanks 2.5 percent. Was recovery a dead-cat bounce? on VentureBeat
Every big downturn requires a technology innovation to get out and going again.
No such thing in sight for the moment.
Financial powers in the world will change location, just like it happened after the depression of 1872 due to a mortgage lending boom in Europe: the change from Europe to US.
The real great depression of 1872 (took about 20 years to recover)
http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2008/10/03/ge...
http://chronicle.com/weekly/v55/i08/08b09801.htm
No such thing in sight for the moment.
Financial powers in the world will change location, just like it happened after the depression of 1872 due to a mortgage lending boom in Europe: the change from Europe to US.
The real great depression of 1872 (took about 20 years to recover)
http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2008/10/03/ge...
http://chronicle.com/weekly/v55/i08/08b09801.htm
2 months ago
in Madison Logic automates the process of generating sales leads on VentureBeat
"The only ad serving platform for lead generation" - Then we wonder what are all the other ad serving platforms for? Just to sponsor websites?
3 months ago
in Salesforce.com lets you answer customer complaints on Twitter on VentureBeat
Wondering if all companies would want to see their complaints or problems being exposed on a general available Twitter account.
1 reply
dianay
You have a point. There will be reluctancy out thr but if businesses don't engage in this open process, thinking that customers will shy away, they may be in for a rude awakening. With W2.0, didn't we see it coming? Traditionally, we paid millions to gather customer feedback, millions more to announce the "new and improved" version thanks to that feedback . Today, we have this open channel and apps like salesforce will offer daily customer data - not monthly, not quaterly like in more traditional organisations. It's up to us to cease the opportunity : converting concerns into repeat sales. Thumbs up salesforce.com
3 months ago
in Cisco buys Pure Digital for $590M, claims market leadership in video capture on VentureBeat
CISCO in consumer business?
That will be challenging for the company.
That will be challenging for the company.
3 months ago
in Sun joins clash of the titans in the cloud on VentureBeat
Amazon took the market by surprise with their AWS.
3 months ago
in IBM rumored to be in negotiations to buy Sun Microsystems for $6.5 billion on VentureBeat
@adam hartung: you're quite right
When the world moves to cloud computing, IBM wants to buy another server + operating system vendor.
Why not buy Amazon Web Services, as IBM has already embraced the platform as their solution?
When the world moves to cloud computing, IBM wants to buy another server + operating system vendor.
Why not buy Amazon Web Services, as IBM has already embraced the platform as their solution?
3 months ago
in The world’s most lucrative social network? China’s Tencent beats $1 billion revenue mark on VentureBeat
Change of times:
China surpasses the US.
China surpasses the US.
3 months ago
in iPhone 3.0 event: 30 million sold — now that’s a game platform on VentureBeat
Symbian on top - iPhone only 10%
Gartner says the Nokia-owned OS accounted for 47.1 per cent of the sector’s total sales in 4Q08.
Apple continues to redefine the definitions of what a mobile phone operating system, but Symbian remains by far the most popular smartphone OS on the market.
New research from Gartner shows that for the fourth quarter of 2008 Symbian based smartphones accounted for 47.1 per cent of the sector’s total sales, with 17.9m handsets sold.
BlackBerry-owning RIM was next in line with 19.5 per cent (7.4m units), followed by Microsoft Windows Mobile at 12.4 per cent (4.7m units). Apple trailed with a 10.7 per cent market share (4.1m units) and Linux 8.4 per cent (3.2m units).
Gartner says the Nokia-owned OS accounted for 47.1 per cent of the sector’s total sales in 4Q08.
Apple continues to redefine the definitions of what a mobile phone operating system, but Symbian remains by far the most popular smartphone OS on the market.
New research from Gartner shows that for the fourth quarter of 2008 Symbian based smartphones accounted for 47.1 per cent of the sector’s total sales, with 17.9m handsets sold.
BlackBerry-owning RIM was next in line with 19.5 per cent (7.4m units), followed by Microsoft Windows Mobile at 12.4 per cent (4.7m units). Apple trailed with a 10.7 per cent market share (4.1m units) and Linux 8.4 per cent (3.2m units).
3 months ago
in Robert and Rocky ride again at Rackspace on Scobleizer
Building 43 is a community - what's the business model? Or is the purpose to promote RackSpace?
Maybe RackSpace needs Scoble more than Scoble needs RackSpace.
Amazon Web Services is the challenger in the market.
All the best with your new venture.
Maybe RackSpace needs Scoble more than Scoble needs RackSpace.
Amazon Web Services is the challenger in the market.
All the best with your new venture.
4 months ago
in According to Twitter, Watchmen will be huge on VentureBeat
Any big-budget movie has to sell worldwide by appealing to a mass audience.
As Twitter users have a very specific demographic and have a tendency for tech and sales & marketing, as a movie production company I would start hoping the movie appeals to a wider public.
As Twitter users have a very specific demographic and have a tendency for tech and sales & marketing, as a movie production company I would start hoping the movie appeals to a wider public.
4 months ago
in The perfect advertisement on Digg on VentureBeat
"Digg users don’t click on ads" They are not Natural Born Clickers.
Digg users are too well educated and experienced to avoid ads.
Thus how will Digg ever make money?
Digg users are too well educated and experienced to avoid ads.
Thus how will Digg ever make money?
4 months ago
in Breaking down DEMO’s social footprint on VentureBeat
The main question remains: How much sales will these companies generate thanks to appearing on Demo?
