Twenty years ago, I proclaimed that Advertising would be the Killer App of the Internet. Now I am pronouncing the end of Advertising. What will replace it as a source of revenue for media companies. It will be the First Bank of Amazon. Read more! Continue reading
Category Archives: about business
Will the Killer App of the Internet Get Killed
Sometime around 1993, I gave a keynote speech about the Internet to the National Association of Broadcasters in Las Vegas (where else?). There I stated that the killer App for the Internet would be Advertising. I guess I was right. The internet has not only been fueled by advertising revenues but it has challenged the … Continue reading
I guess I lost my ability to create great sound bites or did I?
Last week I was interviewed by a reporter at the New York Times, Nick Wingfield, for an article on the decline of the PC Industry. In the past, I was pretty good at coming up with sound bites and was often quoted by newspapers like the New York Times and magazines like Forbes. I must … Continue reading
The Mouse that Roared: Doug Engelbart
A lot of people are writing about Doug Engelbart one of the true pioneers of computer technology. Many of them are recounting their interactions and friendships. I only met him once. It was about 1967 or 1968 and I was around 22 years old and working with Joe Kamiya at the Langley Porter Institute (UC Medical Center) doing the first work in brain wave bio feedback. Continue reading
Alta Vista RIP
Evidently, Yahoo will close down Alta Vista on July 8th, the Internet search company it acquired in 2003. This is the second time Yahoo has killed Alta Vista. Let me explain.
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The Resurrection of Wintel Part 2
Unfortunately, I have to announce that this blog post will have more than two parts. This part will deal with some important concepts that will inform some of the conclusions I will make later. First a recap of Part 1. Part 1 mostly dealt with the departure of Paul Otellini, the former CEO. I thought … Continue reading
The Resurrection of Wintel Part 1.
I never imagined I would be writing this post. I was planing on writing what I thought would be my last post about Intel. It was to deal with the departure of Paul Otellini the former CEO and a recent article about him published by the Atlantic. I will do an abbreviated comment on that and then begin to get into the meat of the Wintel Resurrection.
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Midas List: The class of 2013
Forbes just published their Midas List of the Top 100 Venture Capital Investors. I was listed in the top ten (number eight) ten years ago. That was the last time I appeared on the list. It was interesting to me to see the top ten of 2013 and to realize that not one person … Continue reading
To my subscribers
I started this blog almost eight years ago when I turned sixty years old. My average number of visits per day has gone from ten to fourty during that time. The total number of views is now over 45,000. This does not count those that subscribe to this blog. Since the way I set up … Continue reading
Time to Channel Steve
As a reader of this blog, you probably know that Apple stock has lost almost 40% of it value from a high of $705 to low of $409, as of this morning. In just seven short months Apple has gone from the “wonder company” which might have become the first company with a trillion dollar … Continue reading
Two Thirds Done 