iPad, the Kindle Killer? Max Effgen, January 29, 2010 Lots of chatter about iPad as the Kindle killer. The chatter is bunk. Kindle has a specific target audience, a niche. That niche loves the Kindle. Niche is the new critical mass. Look at some of the advantages Kindle has: Battery Life. Kindle can last up to 7 days without… Continue Reading
The Futility Of Price Controls Max Effgen, January 19, 2010 For many years I have found the notion of price controls interesting mainly because there is vast amounts of historical evidence that state they do not work. Time after time, price controls are put forward as a solution, most recently in Venezuela. Interesting read at Forbes that tracts price controls… Continue Reading
Denis O’Brien & Haiti Max Effgen, January 16, 2010 All the incredible and horrible stories from the Haiti earthquake made me think of an article I awhile back in Forbes. Digicel CEO Denis O’Brien has brought mobile telecommunications to the world’s poorest countries. Digicel has been a large part of the surviving communications infrastructure in Haiti and has offered… Continue Reading
Google in China Max Effgen, January 14, 2010 What it’s not willing to compromise is the security of the cloud, on which its entire business rests. ~ Nicholas Carr Carr is spot on, again. Check the full article here: Nicholas Carr: Rough Type UPDATE 1/17 Another fine read on the topic from Forbes. Different take. Google has been… Continue Reading
Spot Instances Max Effgen, January 1, 2010 Amazon AWS announced Spot Instances of EC2 a few weeks back. I have been very interested in this concept. Auction pricing should be natural for the cloud computing utility model. They will be selling spare capacity from moment to moment. The cloud is attractive since servers often site idle. Sharing… Continue Reading
WSJ: Seeking Coffee’s Health Benefits Max Effgen, December 29, 2009 Nice read on recent findings on my favorite beverage. WSJ: Good News in the Daily Grind Continue Reading
Finding recruiters and stalking them like a pro Max Effgen, December 10, 2009 Great post from Microsoft Staffing Manager and Employee Evangelist Heather Hamilton for those 4 of you looking for a job these days… One Louder: Finding recruiters and stalking them like a pro Continue Reading
WSJ: How Saatchi CEO Makes Hires Max Effgen, December 1, 2009 Not your typical interview. Cool ideas. Continue Reading
Cloud Computing Debate @ Economist.com Max Effgen, November 17, 2009 Interesting reading. Worth checking this out. Some “real” posts coming soon. Economist.com: Cloud Computing Debate Continue Reading
Let’s Move Away From Social Media and Get Down… Max Effgen, November 13, 2009 Solid read. Worth taking the time. Read Write Web: Let’s Move Away From Social Media and Get Down to Business Continue Reading