Internet Commentary » Economy http://www.phourd.com Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:49:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Google Droppng Jaiku? http://www.phourd.com/google-dropping-jaiku/ http://www.phourd.com/google-dropping-jaiku/#comments Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:48:04 +0000 David http://www.phourd.com/?p=125 If this rumor is true, looks like Twitter will emerge the victor in the Micro Blogging sector. And no I am not discounting Tumblr and a few others, but in the real sense of Micro Blogging there were only three sites, Twitter, Jaiku and Pownce.

The reason I said rumor is that I have yet to see an official release from Google stating that Jaiku is dead.

]]> http://www.phourd.com/google-dropping-jaiku/feed/ 0 AT&T Spams Their Own Customers for American Idol http://www.phourd.com/att-spams-their-own-customers-for-american-idol/ http://www.phourd.com/att-spams-their-own-customers-for-american-idol/#comments Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:11:21 +0000 David http://www.phourd.com/?p=123 In a very strange move, AT&T spammed their OWN network with an advertisement for the American Idol television show, for which AT&T is a sponsor.

What were they thinking?

In this tough economy it seems nothing will be beyond the attempt of a company to draw customers, and that in itself could lead to an even more downward spiral for some companies.

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Between Google, Yahoo, Amazon and eBay which one has the best defense against a bad economy?

Yes, Google is the #1 head and shoulders above the rest search leader and advertising expert, but when it comes crunch time is there another factor?

eBay is where you go to get the best deals. Why? Well, people sell off their own personal stuff priced out of need, not greed. 

So, does eBay have the best formula to fend off a bad economy?

]]> http://www.phourd.com/is-ebay-best-suited-for-bad-economy/feed/ 0 Even Google is Feeling The Bad Economy http://www.phourd.com/even-google-is-feeling-the-bad-economy/ http://www.phourd.com/even-google-is-feeling-the-bad-economy/#comments Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:41:06 +0000 David http://www.phourd.com/?p=92 We have been waiting for this signal to show just how bad the economy really is. It was like Google was immune for quite awhile, but even they can not dodge these tough times.

This the first time we can recall seeing Google talk about cost and program cutting?

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