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Club Penguin Purchased By Disney for $350 MM.

Club Penguin, the online hangout for kids was purchased today by Disney for $350 MM. That price could rise to $700 MM based on growth targets and performance. The site was started and owned by Canada's New Horizon Interactive Ltd.... Read →

Gateway Swallowed Up - End of American Dominance?

Fortune's David Kirkpatrick wrote an interesting article that asked whether the acquisition of Gateway by the Taiwanese company Acer is a signal that American dominance of high tech has ended. Personally, I don’t think... Read →

First Graders Have Already Determined Internet Ad Winner

Google is dominant today but not as dominant as it might be in 10 years judging by a bunch of first graders.

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Facebook Hacked - So What?

The news is out in the nerd-isphere that Facebook was hacked. The majority of the world could care less.

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Facebook App Where I've Been Acquired for $3 Million

The markets my be volatile but the Internet is alive and well!

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Halo 3 A Big Hit for Microsoft but Where's the Money?

Halo 3 has racked up nearly $300 Million in sales in its first week and is a huge hit for Microsoft. But the success has hardly moved Microsoft's stock. Over the last five years, the company's stock has been flat. Video games... Read →

Facebook's Growth Premise is Wrong

I just listened to Facebook's VP talk about where the site is going and its opportunities. While I think Facebook is a nice app for sharing photos and other type of social media, I don't see these connections working well with... Read →

Can East Coast Compete in Web 2.0?

I just saw an article posted on this site that got me thinking. It linked to an article by the Boston Globe entitled Why Facebook Went West. The article made me realize that if Facebook had stayed in Boston, it would never have achieved... Read →

Apple Sells One Million iPhones

It's all over the media that Apple has sold a million iPhones. Good for them. Now they need to show that they can really sell them to people other than tech geeks and fend off stiff competition. The reality is that 1 milion phones... Read →

Is Cisco (CSCO) Going to Help Lead the Web 2.0 Charge?

Cisco is getting its hooks into the whole Web 2.0 software and hardware market. It's CEO claims that person-to-person connection and collaboration will fundamentally alter the world. Is this hype or true? And if it's true, will... Read →

American Pet Spending of $41 billion is Greater Than the GNP of All But 64 Countries

Americans spend a ridiculous amount on their Pets and that amount is only increasing. What does that say about us and our country?

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ABCs of a Market Correction

a) high grade is not necessarily high quality; b)what looks like a duck may not quack like one; c) don't swim in the deep end of the pool; d) losses can be viral; e); diversification is not a panacea; and every cloud has a... Read →

Tow to Runway -- Conserve Tons of Fuel Each Flight

It is hard to believe that there is a sure and simple way for airlines to save fuel and reduce emissions significantly and that almost no one is doing anything about it. All that needs to be done is to tow each airplane to the runway.... Read →

Damages - the New FX Show Starring Glenn Close and Ted Danson

I just saw the first episode of Damages, a corporate law/murder thriller from F/X. It starts Glenn Close and Ted Danson. Here's what I think.

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iPhone a Headache -- I Forgot the hackers

The one thing I forgot when I bought the iPhone was its susceptibility to hackers -- far more than other cells. This is because it is a bloody computer, not a phone and, all the hackers in the world are after getting into it. I have so much personal information on that phone that I am really worried. This is not just an idle concern; hackers have already demonstrated definitively that they can get into the phone and all the files.

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