When I’m really busy, I tend to forget things such as tasks. I used different calendars back when I was using Windows. Someone actually gave me a small cute widget for my desktop. It worked for a while, but then I turned on killing the notices. Pretty simple, ... Read more
Once upon a time, the Internet was an international network connecting universities. Then, it was used to connect other institutions. Finally, it hit homes and everything changed. I found this January 1994 recording from NBC’s Today Show over at Swiss Miss and it suddenly striked me: do you ... Read more
There’s a saying: “History repeats”. It’s kinda true. When it comes to apps, games and web, it appears user behaviour is cyclic and evolution seems obsolete. I know it sounds exaggerated, it might be, but some parts of the evolution actually become obsolete when you take a look ... Read more
My God, Facebook is great! I never understood exactly why, but it seems the social network has become the new Google-killer and, here they come, the horsemen of internet giant’s fall, hitting with their opinions. Now, why would they think that? I’m not a Facebook heavy user, but ... Read more
You probably remember the hell of a scandal between Apple and Adobe. So you probably know about Steve Jobs’ letter, “thoughts on Flash”, which became viral. If not, I have to remind you that Jobs tried to explain why Apple will not adopt Flash on iPhones – or ... Read more
I know great designers. They can make the world stare with their mouths open. They can send a message through colours like no one else. But then again, when it comes to designing for web, they make the life of a coder a miserable hell. These guys I’m ... Read more
I tried to leave a comment on Brian Solis’ blog, but I guess there’s a small problem with Disqus. Or there’s probably a problem with the length of my comment. Anyway, here’s his blog post and my answer below. Basically, it’s true what you’re saying, but as a ... Read more
About a year ago, a TV show was launched. Two guys were running down the streets to find clues to earn money. Other clues were delivered through text messages on Nokia phones. It was a first step of a Nokia campaign for one of their N series phones. ... Read more
One of the things I never could really understand was why people are so enthuziastic about geolocation. Yes, being enthuziastic is a good thing and it’s normal when you have a new toy to play with, but not when the toy has blades that might cut. If you ... Read more
You have a business and your business has a website. It’s probably something like mycompany.com. You have the usual “About Us” page, the usual “Our Mission” page and all that boring stuff no one is reading. Even you got to believe those are “dead pages” and no one ... Read more
Amanda Bobben rented an apartment from Horizon Realty. The apartment is… “moldy”. Or that’s what Amanda Bobben said in a tweet read by 20 followers. A tweet that Horizon Realty says it has damaged the company’s image and the tenant should pay $50.000. No one knows how Horizon ... Read more
Advertising Age breaks the news: According to news-monitoring service VMS, the media coverage Twitter got in the last 30 days worths 48 million dollars. That’s half Microsoft’s Bing.com launch advertising budget. AdAge asks just below the title: Can Twitter maintain its sizzle? I think the right question is: ... Read more
As you probably know, Wall Street Journal’s columnist James Altucher wrote an article about his perception of the Internet as a business medium and, most important, as an investment option. According to Altucher, the Internet is dead. And he gives examples like AOL, Microsoft, MySpace and even Google. ... Read more
Once in a while, in each industry, innovation has to come once again. The traditional methods get loose, the usual ways get boring or less effective. So there has to be someone to bring something new to the world. This is what I want to write about: innovation. ... Read more
So many agencies and much more clients! Look at the companies and see the trend: getting new media managers, having teams for online marketing, etc. But what happens if you’re an agency and they come to you and tell you what they want done? You know what they ... Read more
In terms of traffic, Twitter went up almost 2,700% in one year, from May 2008 to May 2009. That can only mean everyone is getting a Twitter account. And when I say everyone, I mean especially customers for companies that believe in using social media as a medium ... Read more
Sometimes, I think people either dream with their eyes wide open, or they’re just stupid. A Swedish firm, Global Gaming Factory, acquired The Pirate Bay for 4,6 million euros (about $6,4 million) “in a bid to legitimize the illegal file sharing service”. What does that mean? Because I ... Read more
Twitter’s slogan is “What are you doing?”. Lately, I understood what some people do in general and what they do on Twitter in particular: repost the same tweets, ignore everybody, pose as gurus though they’re not and other similar crap they probably enjoy. Twitter is a great marketing tool, but not used in excess. I think it’s time to compile a short list of what you shouldn’t use Twitter for. ... Read more
As you might have heard, Nikki Finke’s blog was sold to Mail.com Media Corporation for no less than 10 million dollars. That’s actually huge for such an ugly blog. I might say, that’s one of the ugliest websites I have ever seen in my 25 years lifetime. Still, DeadlineHollywoodDaily.com is ranked 455 by Technorati.com, which means it’s in Top 500. It probably worth the money ... Read more
I’ve just seen the news: Vodafone to pump money in MySpace. I don’t know the sum, but it’s going to be a eight months campaign targeting bands, artists and music fans. It’s about people remixing tunes and uploading them on MySpace using a new application called “Go Mix”. But why should Vodafone go for this extreme measure? It’s kind of hard for me to understand the strategy. ... Read more
I blog for almost six years now. I got myself this blog in English not because of some needs to comunicate the big intrinsec values of my personality or the get some consultancy contracts. No. I did it because I’m trying to find new people to inspire me. And if that’s going to happen, then that’s cool. I’m trying to respect my own rules of engagement while blogging and when speaking about blogging. A few small things that power you up to go where you want to be. ... Read more
Everyone talks about websites in terms of “beauty”, “interactivity” and other crappy terms no one cares about. Lots believe that Flash covers almost everything, lot others believe Java Script should do the tricks. I don’t really care about that. For me, the best websites are those with simple and elegant designs and really usable. And this is where the problem appears: cool websites with great design and hot content that don’t respect the simple necesities. ... Read more
Google Blogoscoped, one of the most famous blogs about Google, had this cool idea of making a list with all – I guess, though I’m not sure – the services Google has and, most important, that could bring real money to the company. It’s actually kind of strange that in period of crisis, everyone talk about other people’s money. But hey, it’s Google! ... Read more