If you don’t know www.klout.com you are probably not really into social media. Or advertising. Or influence measurement. It is meant to measure how much you influence people. And about a year ago they changed their algorithm. It was meant to get better. But it didn’t. But how do I know that it got… Continue reading Klout sucks. And I have the influence to persuade you that it does!
Category: Business
MotoX heralds a very quiet revolution
People talk about Google being increasingly being a “hardware company” but they are missing the point. It’s not about fancy gadgets, not about whether the Nexus has a better screen than an iPhone and definately not about the MotoX stealing market share. It’s not even about Google knowing the next worldwide development through some fancy… Continue reading MotoX heralds a very quiet revolution
Pimms, NewMediaAgencies and the Catch 22 in the world of advertising
There are two kinds of companies: the ones that do multiple long meetings and the ones that don’t. Advertising companies always specialized in the former. The inspired me to start writing a book entitled “The ‘who gives a s**t?’ management analysis manual.” I need a catchier title and the book is… Continue reading Pimms, NewMediaAgencies and the Catch 22 in the world of advertising
The so called tablet revolution is about my fridge
Some of you might remember the “smart fridge” idea. More than a decade ago some companies had made horribly expensive fridges which had built in computers and a touch screen. You could surf the net, watch movies and generally do most of the things you ended up doing with your laptop parked on the… Continue reading The so called tablet revolution is about my fridge
Facebook has a secret weapon: making money from politics
In Greece, the media has always depended heavily on politics in order to survive. Which is putting it very politely. Private TV is the playground of rich business tycoons. They pay money, to get eyeballs and influence and then use that influence in order to get big public sector projects. We also have… Continue reading Facebook has a secret weapon: making money from politics
Let’s make a website and hide the fact that we are Greek
It is a great website. The English is correct. The vibe is right. The concept isn’t ground breaking but on the right path. So why should it hide the fact that it is Greek? There is no “about us”. No physical adress. If you look hard, in the blog section, there is mention of a “name”… Continue reading Let’s make a website and hide the fact that we are Greek
Software features the industry forgot
Everyone in the software industry knows how fickle users can be. One wants it this way, one the other. Everyone thinks that the interface or the features they need at this moment are what is most important. Almost nobody really knows everything that the software can do, yet opinions are all over the place. … Continue reading Software features the industry forgot
Just how bad is Facebook at programming?
Cute picture of my son today. Huge smile as he looked through a Holy Crepe. He had eaten out some of it and looked to the camera; cute as ever. Gotta have this as my profile picture. Facebook profile, upload picture, wait….wait….wait some more. Finally it uploads. Sometimes it doesn’t of course. Go to… Continue reading Just how bad is Facebook at programming?
Does the stock market work better than journalism?
The bias of stock market movements and the psychological phenomenae that affect it have been pretty well documented. The purposeful ways of manipulating it less so, though with every new scandal we learn – usually retrospectively – something new. As a person with some history in technology, what never fails to impress me… Continue reading Does the stock market work better than journalism?
Apple won’t sue Google and Cook is a better manager than Jobs. Which is bad.
Of course Apple won’t sue Google! Getting a positive verdict when fighting a foreign company in a US court is one thing. Going up against Google is quite another. Even without the closet of Motorola patents, Google wouldn’t lose. It would be like going up against the water utility company; they just… Continue reading Apple won’t sue Google and Cook is a better manager than Jobs. Which is bad.