Archive for May, 2009

How Microsoft Decided to Name Their New Search Engine – 2006 Style!

Posted by metroxing in Saturday, May 30th 2009   
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As Microsoft is anywhere from 2-5 years behind everyone else (Our next Zune will have a TOUCHSCREEN – this September!) … They just discovered this site on the internet (maybe they really have to upgrade their search) where you can watch videos: Bing! Marketing: Kids on the internet like the sound of BING! Coming in [...]

Microsoft Advertising: It’s Just For Ourselves So We Feel Better …

Posted by metroxing in Saturday, May 16th 2009   
Topics: Advertising, Apple, Computing, Design, Financial, Gadgets, Marketing, Media, Retail, iPhone    Tags: ,
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The latest Microsoft ad that tells everyone an iPod will really cost you $30,000 while a Zune will only cost you $15 a month is really aimed at NO ONE other than Microsoft employees. Apparently morale is so bad at MS they need a national campaign of $300 million to feel better about themselves. I’m [...]

CNN Reviews 10 New Search Engines – We Reviewed 300 Of Them 2 Years Ago

Posted by tizmanian in Saturday, May 16th 2009   
Topics: Apple Mac, Computing, Internet    
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So CNN thinks that they are on to something new by reviewing a handful of search engines other than Google? Bah! We reviewed over 300 of them, yes, 300 of them, over two years ago! Where you been, CNN? Just because there is some buzz around Wolfram Alfa?! http://www.acmeplex.com/2007/05/11/300-search-engines-reviewed-yes-300-yes-reviewed/ Naturally, two years in web-land is [...]

The Two-Seconds Google “Monopoly”

Posted by metroxing in Tuesday, May 12th 2009   
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While Google is thought of as this omnipotent being … The current status of Google is really the purest form of supply & demand that may EVER exist. You, as a consumer – can change from Google to ANY other search engine LITERALLY in 2-seconds or however long it takes you to type a new [...]

What Nintendo & Sony Has to Fear From the iPhone (& iTouch)

Posted by metroxing in Monday, May 4th 2009   
Topics: Advertising, Apple, Checklist, Computing, Design, Financial, Gadgets, Internet, Magazine, Marketing, Media, Mobile, Music, Retail, Video, Video Games, games, iPhone, videogames    Tags: , , , ,
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First, the iPhone is not a Nintendo DSi or Sony PSP “killer.” That word is misused like ‘awesome.’ But the iPhone does put a big crimp into the maximum market of the Nintendo DSi and the Sony PSP. As with any electronic device, the race is to the ‘mass market’ or around 100-million units sold. [...]