Internet Television about to be brought to you by Comcast
Looks like Comcast is on its way to obtaining controlling interest in NBC Universal, a merger-buyout that broke the news nearly a year ago and that we have reported on a few times since. WSJ…
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AutoConverse.com Offers Auto Shoppers a More Private Research Experience
2010 September 22 — AutoConversion, LLC. introduced AutoConverse.com, a new website meant to offer auto shoppers a more private way of obtaining purchase information from local auto dealers and retailers. The site also offers dealers…
Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros turns 25
For those of us that were kids in the 80’s, the name Mario has a particularly nostalgic meaning today as the game Super Marios Bros celebrates its 25th birthday today. For kicks, I did a…
The race for Internet TV programming is on
One of the hottest developing stories right now is the emergence of Internet TV as a competing product to cable and satellite television. In fact, last week, The Wall Street Journal dedicated three stories about…
Fools and geniuses and energy plans
The subject line of this post is actually a quote from T. Boone Pickens, Texas oil man gone activist who started PickensPlan during the 2008 Presidential campaign. PickensPlan, which we have written about on…
Comcast-NBCU deal breaks new ground for Internet TV
In December 2009 Comcast purchased 51% controlling interest in NBC Universal, which raised eyebrows in the cable subscription business and in the emerging Internet TV business. Specifically, the concern was based on NBCU’s 30% interest…
Ford Uses Explorer As Guinea Pig For Facebook Marketing Success
Ford made history on July 26, 2010 when it revealed the 2011 Ford Explorer exclusively on Facebook. The move scored big with online car shoppers in some astounding ways: There was a 104% increase…
Bill Gates behind funding for eco-friendly engines
EcoMotors recently received $23.5M in venture capital from software mogul Bill Gates and Khosla Ventures for a new kind of engine, one that is environmentally friendly. The engine is called Opposed Piston Opposed Cylinder (OPOC)….
Zuckerburg genuinely humble about the “big space” of local advertising
A lot of buzz is taking place between industry giants Faceboook and Google. You have the release of Facebook Places, and then you have the general effect Facebook has on brand sites such as Starbucks…
Car Town Provides Virtual Advertising For Real World Auto Makers
Honda’s jumped onto the social gaming bandwagon. Car Town is a Facebook game that allows players to drive around in their favorite rides and soup them up any way they please. (Source) “Car Town…