Archive for April, 2008

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, NZ – Webcast – 4 cameras view

Posted on April 29, 2008. Filed under: Science, Technology, live |

If anyone wants to see a giant squid defrosting live on webcam, now is your chance.
 
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, NZ – Webcast – 4 cameras view

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GM’s Reportedly Road-Testing Lithium-Ion Batteries for the Volt | Autopia from Wired.com

Posted on April 28, 2008. Filed under: Business, Energy, Green, Innovation, Technology |

Hooray!  More electric car news.  Will we ever see it?  Somehow I think that GM will be beaten by a more nimble competitor, namely Toyota or Honda.
GM’s Reportedly Road-Testing Lithium-Ion Batteries for the Volt | Autopia from Wired.com

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Starbucks exits music biz, Pikes Place roast is getting bad press, and I went to Seattle

Posted on April 26, 2008. Filed under: Business, Coffee, Marketing, Starbucks |

 
What did I say?  Finally someone is using the old noggin at Starbucks, well sort of. 
After just one year, Starbucks pulls back from music label – Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:
I agree with this article.  I had the Pikes Place Roast and I think it’s very much like New Coke.  In fact, [...]

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do not track registry = Bad Idea

Posted on April 16, 2008. Filed under: Business, Marketing, media |

I know it is a knee-jerk reaction to be worried about privacy online, but no one is asking consumers to give up privacy.  BT (Behavior Tracking) gets people in a huff, but it shouldn’t.  BT is meant to help serve ads that are more relevant to the given consumer. 
There is a whole revolution [...]

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HP’s New Laptop aimed at students

Posted on April 9, 2008. Filed under: Business, Innovation, Marketing, New Product Development, Technology |

 
$499 for a laptop, with no CD, DVD, or hard drive, 512 Mb ram, under a 9″ screen. 
Great idea, but the price seems high.  HP is asking the consumer to chose between low functionality and light weight and high functionality and higher weight at the same price point.  I have a feeling the price [...]

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PR Starbucks Does not need

Posted on April 7, 2008. Filed under: Business, Management, Marketing |

Here is a story about Starbucks’ Bureaucracy, at a time it would rather us forget it has a corporate entity and just think of it as our neighborhood java joint. The Wall Street Journal finds that Starbucks is not the little coffee shop around the corner but big brother when it comes to [...]

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