Text and Video are The Same Thing Now
not so complicated… This morning, Omtalk.com published a fascinating article entitled “How & Why Facebook video can overtake Youtube”. And they had the stats to back it up: Facebook only started getting serious about video a year ago, but...
Read moreWhat Would Facebook Look Like on Oculus?
It seems to be over here…. I just got my Oculus Developer’s Kit… Between this and Google Glass, I am having a busy time with the new and explosive world of ‘wearable tech’. Clearly this is going to happen.....
Read moreDesperate Days @Facebook
Do I have any interest in any of this? Â Nope…. This week Facebook annnounced that it was going to start changing up to $100 per message for people who want to email someone who is not one of their...
Read moreIs Facebook the next Irish Real Estate Bubble? Is Ireland a better bet?
Ah Ireland. The Celtic Tiger Now the Celtic basket case – along wth Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Iceland.. you name it… Borrow vast sums of money to build houses. Â How could this go wrong? Real estate prices always go...
Read moreFacebook – The Emperor Apparently Has No Clothes – or not so many
I like it… but I don’t pay any attention to the ads... The New York Times today reported that General Motors will stop running ads on Facebook. While GM only spends $10 million a year on its Facebook ads,...
Read moreFacebook IPO – Is The Social Network The Next Bubble?
FACEBOOK IPO – IS THE BUBBLE ABOUT TO BURST? Megasite Facebook is preparing for its IPO. The valuations have been in the range of $100 billion. But now, at the precipice of the IPO, Facebook has amended its offering...
Read moreIs Facebook Total Bullshit?
At last, something real I have spent the past few days taking long walks in the Cotswolds, in England. The nice thing about England (one of many) is the ‘right of passage’ laws that allows you to cross otherwise...
Read moreHenry VIII, Hans Holbein, Facebook and Gilligan
“in a relationship” The painting above is of Anne of Cleves, done by Hans Holbein the Younger in 1539. Holbein had been dispatched to Germany by Henry VIII, who was contemplating marrying Anne, sight unseen. Henry sent Holbein to...
Read moreInto Thin Air
What happened? Next month, assuming nothing else goes wrong, The 2010 Commonwealth Games will kick off in Delhi. The Commonwealth Games are sort of the Olympics for the members of the British Commonwealth, which is what is left of...
Read morePutting Social Media To Work
Ft. Peck Dam, the first cover of LIFE Magazine, by Margaret Bourke White In 1936, when Henry R. Luce launched LIFE Magazine, the world’s first ‘picture’ magazine, it was the depths of the Great Depression. Luce imagined that he...
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