Nice piece in Rick Telberg’s blog today, in which he summarizes the results of his annual survey of the profession. He identifies leaders in the profession and notes that they say increases in:
Revenue, by 25% of to 9%;
Net Profit, by 22% to 9%;
Revenue per Client, 10% to 3%; and
Profit per Client, 11% to 5%.
And what, [...]
The new “fixer-upper” is not a house, it’s a web site. Some tech-savvy entrepreneurs are finding web sites that have gone into disrepair, giving them a face lift to drive more traffic, and then “flipping” them to new owners for a profit.
In the beginning (the 90’s), firms felt they needed a “web presence,” so they [...]
Nice write up by David Pogue. The take-away
It’s not so much better that it turns all those original iPhones into has-beens. Indeed, the really big deal is the iPhone 2.0 software and the App Store, neither of which requires buying a new iPhone. That twist may come as a refreshing surprise to planned-obsolescence conspiracy theorists [...]
It’s shocking how far behind we as a country are in broadband internet access and technology. 15th in the world in broadband penetration (well behind Luxembourg); and 14th in broadband speed (Japan’s average broadband speed is 10x as fast as ours.
It’s easy to take stats out of context and make a big deal out of [...]
I get a lot of e-mails from people that are really short and ask one question and/or make one point. This is the kind of stuff that can and (imo) should be handled with IM.
Are you around for a call?
Not now. Try me this afternoon.
For me, this is the stuff that IM was made for. [...]
Introducing the Chumby. As described in today’s NYT:
The Chumby looks endearing, too: it’s small, cute and — to use the technical term — squishy. Except for the 3.5-inch touch screen on the front, the Chumby’s vinyl skin (in black, gray or tan) is padded like a bean bag.
The Chumby sits on your desk, bedside table [...]