2012-5
11
The Case for FOSS Adaptation
Free and open source software has been around since the 90s, and yet more than two decades later, mainstream society has yet to find creative and more profitable uses for such software.
Take a look at Microsoft’s Windows operating system. From Windows 3.1 all the way to the upcoming Windows 8, the series has always been the dominant OS of choice for nearly 90% of computers. All over the planet, every institut
2012-3
23
Neda: A Different Kind of Viral Heroine
While there is no doubt that Iran’s government is repressive, the nature of its unrest is similar with that seen last year in Thailand – an elite and middle class opposition (still vociferously anti-Israel and not particularly friendly to the West) and a loyalist working-class cadre willing to match protests tit for tat.
That’s not to downplay the brutality of Iran’s security forces. You donR
2012-1
30
Riding on the Chain Letter Phenomenon
For those of us who work in mobile marketing, it isn’t strange to come across one of those popular chain letters that constantly come across our screens as we work on the latest campaigns. Majority of these deal with love, tragedy, or some such sappy emotion designed to elicit a response. So predictably, most of the people who pass it along are females.
However, guys make lists, too. We just make lists for di
2012-1
10
Nielsen: Smartphones Outpace Regular Mobiles in US
Apple’s massively popular iPhone undeniably helped bring smartphones to the mass market. What used to be the realm of high-powered executives and avid tech geeks came into the mainstream consciousness, all the way to the iPhone’s 4th (or 5th, counting the 3gs) iteration.
Thanks to its success, Android jumped into the mobile phone OS market, fueling a new generation of countless smartphones vying for a s
2011-10
12
The Caveman and His Cellphone
I don’t quite get smart phones. Maybe that makes me a Caveman (more likely a dinosaur), and I know that I am likely doomed to extinction, but it seems like a lot of fuss and bother for features that I don’t really need or want.
While the world waits impatiently to see what wonders the iPhone 5 will bring, I get lonely for my Motorola StarTrac. I loved that phone, and I argued for a long time when I foun
2010-11
12
Being Organized as an Entrepreneur
Entrepreneurs have a tendency to be creative and a good portion of the time are not very organized when it comes to managing a business. There has been evidence of this in the corporate world when a truly creative genius finds himself or herself with a company that doesn’t do well because the entrepreneur is trying to run a large company instead of focusing on his or her core competencies. In many of these ca
2010-10
15
Marketing a Service vs. Marketing a Product
Businesses always need to market whatever it is they are selling. For many companies, this is easy enough at the conceptual stage. It all boils down to making sure the target market and the public in general know the product, know what it can do and what it can offer that makes it better than its competitors. This is a fairly simple and straightforward goal, even if the methods that lead to that goal can become ver
2010-8
15
Better Businessman-ship
Being successful is difficult, largely because of the competition. Everyone in the world wants to be a success in some way, which means that everyone is competing for the same opportunities. Granted, the road to success can be vastly different from person to person. Circumstances and specifics can all play a part in making it difficult, if not impossible, to truly determine the one true path to success. However, de
2010-5
15
Surviving Partnerships
When starting a business, success is hard to come by and there is never any real guarantee that anything will go the way “it’s supposed to.” In many cases, this can happen because the founder is swamped with work and unable to fully concentrate on any one task that is needed to get the business rolling. In some instances, the obvious solution is to get a partner. However, having an equal partner i