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Prices are always relative…
Be it for a commodity (like gas) or for something new like Apple iPhone or Amazon Kindle. In case of a commodity offering, the baseline is always the price for a period in history. So if the price of the gas was hovering around $2 for a while and touches $5 and then goes back… Continue reading
Google Chrome: Focus moving to capturing "Real Estate"
“Real Estate” is precious Take Retail – The competitive advantage is in owning real estate Take Transportation – The competitive advantage is in owning the Oil “Real Estate” Take Web 1.0 – The competitive advantage was in Operating System “Real Estate” Take SaaS and Web 2.0 – The competitive advantage is in Browser “Real Estate”…. Continue reading
2008 Quought for the Day #17 – Mike Kanazawa
Background: This is part of the Quought for the Day – 2008 Series. Quought = Question that provokes thought! The question I asked thought leaders and my very smart friends is: What is ONE question that you wish someone had asked you when you were young? And, Why? I will be posting answers (which will… Continue reading
2008 Quought for the Day #16 – Liz Strauss
Background: This is part of the Quought for the Day – 2008 Series. Quought = Question that provokes thought! The question I asked thought leaders and my very smart friends is: What is ONE question that you wish someone had asked you when you were young? And, Why? I will be posting answers (which will… Continue reading
2008 Quought for the Day #15 – Dave Taylor
Background: This is part of the Quought for the Day – 2008 Series. Quought = Question that provokes thought! The question I asked thought leaders and my very smart friends is: What is ONE question that you wish someone had asked you when you were young? And, Why? I will be posting answers (which will… Continue reading
2008 Quought for the Day #14 – Steve Shapiro
Background: This is part of the Quought for the Day – 2008 Series. Quought = Question that provokes thought! The question I asked thought leaders and my very smart friends is: What is ONE question that you wish someone had asked you when you were young? And, Why? I will be posting answers (which will… Continue reading
2008 Quoght for the Day #13 – Jack Hayhow
Background: This is part of the Quought for the Day – 2008 Series. Quought = Question that provokes thought! The question I asked thought leaders and my very smart friends is: What is ONE question that you wish someone had asked you when you were young? And, Why? I will be posting answers (which will… Continue reading
DVD Rental Battle Zone – Netflix vs Blockbuster+RedBox+Hulu+Cable Networks…
It is interesting to note that long ago Netflix ignited the change in the way DVD rental market worked. Netflix model was simple and the core still continues to be the same. For a flat monthly fee, you can rent as many DVDs as possible and you can keep them for as long as you… Continue reading
Doing Good Via Spam Protection: The Art of Leverage
Chris Albrecht at GigaOm writes a story about a Luis von Ahn (Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University) who is one of guys who developed Captcha technology. The story is about how NY Times is using CAPTCHA technology to fix errors that crop up in their effort to digitize old issues. I… Continue reading