I’m sure that the 411 business has taken a hit since the adoption of the internet in consumer’s homes came along and enabled a self-service model for free. Since then there’s been an advance in 411 – enhanced 411, which gives interested parties more information (for a greater fee of course) for things like directions, … Read moreA Simple Idea for 411
Planning on doing more than just watching the fireworks this weekend? If you’d like to try and photograph some of the action, you might want to check out the links at PhotographyBlog first… It might not be a simple point and shoot exercise, but can certainly be done well if you are careful with your … Read moreReady for the 4th?
MotionApps recently released mNews, a new RSS reader for Palm – actually Treo Only – devices. It seems to be quite nice, keeps things simple and is well integrated with the system (5-way and Blazer browser). The main missing feature at the moment is import of OPML – either from an online source or your … Read moremNews
Tiger might be a year away, but here’s a new “Gadget” for Dashboard I’ll be looking forward to playing with when does…Main feature? Searches Google, Google Images, Google Groups, Google News, Froogle, and even gmail. Having a decent HTML and CSS background, and some antiquated recollection of Javascript, I decided to code what is the … Read moreGooGa 1.0 – A Multi-Google Search Gadget
A report from Information Resources and Deutsche Bank claims television advertising doesn’t work for most mature CPG brands. Will the Internet? [eMarketer] A new report released by Deutsche Bank, which examined 23 major household, personal-care, food and beverage brands, found only 18% of the brands studied generated a positive return on investment (ROI) from TV … Read moreWhat’s TV Good For?
I’ll give Sony credit for the industrial design on this one before saying that once again Sony decides to seriously limit their own potential. This beauty only plays ATRAC3, so you can bet no one will buy it other than good little Sony Employees. I guess if Sony could stop their own internal conflicts (no … Read moreSony Debuts 20 Gigabyte Walkman to Silence iPod
From Today’s New York Times… Target is taking more than 23,000 square feet of ad space on nine signs on the exterior of the lower floors of the skyscraper at 7 Times Square, also known as Times Square Tower, which opened in April. The deal, to be formally announced today, is estimated to be costing … Read moreTarget Aims at Times Square