Archive for October, 2007

Last 10 Years: Apple’s Dell-ivered

Ten years ago, Dell was virtually the king of the computer Industry, and from that throne, Michael Dell made a brash remark at ITxpo97. He was asked what he would do if he were the CEO of Apple:
“What would I do? I’d shut it down and give the money back to the shareholders.” (link)
Obviously making […]

Hillary Clinton - The Most Powerful Person on this Planet?

Recent polls show Hilary Clinton leading the Democratic race by a whooping 33% as recently reported by Fox News/ABC. This coupled with a recent Post-ABC News poll indicates that 53 percent of Democrats surveyed would vote for Hilary Clinton with 57% of women clearly indicating that they will vote for her.
So, are those who are […]

Facebook the Next Skype?

I never really thought I would be coming up with a completely original idea when I started writing this post, but to see a near-identical article posted on the famed Valleywag site just yesterday (when the idea for the post actually planted its seed) was a bit deflating. However, having read that article, I will […]

Video Tech Support

I’m almost certain that long before the advent of the personal computer, the phone-in Technical Support team had been assembled - I can’t prove it, because I’m waiting on hold trying to confirm. Whether it’s the blue screen of death, a virus that’s taken over your system, or the darn thing just won’t start, we’ve […]

SEOMOZ SEO Boot Camp - Great SEO Tips Had By All!

Yesterday, some of the Marketing team, including yours truly, attended the very first Seomoz SEO Training Seminar, led by none other than Rand Fishkin, the Wizard of Moz. For those of you who may not know who Seomoz is (shame on you because it means you have not been reading our other posts on search […]

Kicking the Facebook Habit

Ok so you have been main-lining Facebook for months, maybe years. You have spent a significant portion of your life glued to your computer connecting with “friends.” You are becoming a Facebook shut-in.
I recently met a young lady on a plane flying back from a social marketing conference in Las Vegas, who stated, “I spend approximately […]

Understanding Traceroute (Part 4 of 4)

A uni-directional traceroute (run only in one direction) can be used to accurately spot a problem area in a route.
If one does see some issues in a traceroute – that start at one hop and carry on forward (e.g. packet loss, or latency past the expected given the distance traveled between the two hops3), then […]