by Tom | Mar 24, 2011 | Business, Reading
In the middle of some excellent chart unjunking comes some slightly surprising data: iPhones have a substantially higher market share than any competitor in the over 55s. The same is true for Android in the under 25s. Not earth shattering, but not what I would have...
by Tom | Mar 23, 2011 | Business, Reading
I find myself wondering what the NYT is playing at in its new pricing model (kudos for the Times reporting on it): it is cheaper to have hard copy delivered direct to a recycling plant and use your linked online subscription than it is to subscribe on multiple...
by Tom | Mar 23, 2011 | Business, Tech
Amazon revokes Lendle’s API access is a regularly updating summary of an Amazon spat with one of its “who’d have thought of that” ecosystem companies. Amazon allows you to lend Kindle books to other Kindle owners for 14 days. During that time...
by Tom | Mar 22, 2011 | Business
Seven steps to better brainstorming from two McK alumni has a similar approach to the one I’ve found myself using when trying to capture ideas from disparate groups. Their seven-point plan (with my comments) is as follows: Know your organization’s...
by Tom | Mar 22, 2011 | Business, Tech
Remember MySpace and Bebo? Most western people moved to Facebook, and there’s no reason why we might move again in the future. Yes, it seems unlikely, but that doesn’t mean it is forbidden. The Unfortunate Tale Of Two Twitters sums up how a single internet...
by Tom | Mar 11, 2011 | Business, Reading
More of the same discussion as earlier. Admittedly these aren’t $0.99 books, but still significantly cheaper than most mainstream books (which I guess is where 100k+ sales a month puts you). The killer phrase (based on a $300k+ income a month): no traditional...
