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Wednesday, November 03, 2010

Mark Zuckerberg: "The iPad Isn’t Mobile"

I explain that why the iPad is NOT a "game changer" about 23 times a week.
Once in a while, I get thinking that I may be wrong... maybe Apple will live up to the hype and we'll all be talking about another category they dominate soon.
At least Zuck is on my side.
The iPad is a great piece of hardware. One of the MANY MANY coming that will put computer and connections everywhere.. but when the flood of other tablets, giant phones, small computers and tablets of all sizes come out, it will not be a "new category"
Get an iPad, use it for anything. No problem.. just not a "game changer"
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Mark Zuckerberg: The iPad Isn’t Mobile
The real hint to Facebook’s iPad plans, though, is that Tseng focused on the form factor and not iOS. This could mean that Facebook’s looking to build an HTML5 version of its website optimized for tablets. At the very least, Facebook seems intent on keeping a consistent experience across all tablet devices.
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010

MySpace: What's Up With Our Favorite Punching Bag?

MySpace is a favorite whipping boy for social media pundits and users.
"It's yesterday's news. No one uses MySpace.. don't waste your time"
Tens of millions of users. That's a few more than my blog gets.
MySpace is not hot or hip.. but neither am I. Lately, I've found nothing in particular working in marketing their (I don't have a band), but each time I see a piece like this, I think "millions of users.. I should be able to sell them something"
Do you still have a MySpace page?
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Users began noticing the new MySpace profiles today. Sean Percival, MySpace’s vice president of online marketing, tweeted about his updated MySpace profile earlier today.
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