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Why In-Game Ads Won’t Kill Video Games… They Already Exist

Saturday, June 7th, 2008 Posted in Web 2.0 | No Comments »

This is becoming a habit: I write a post and a couple days later, after more thinking and discussions, I get an urge to follow it up. So here's my ... Read more..

Relax: In-game Advertising Will NOT Kill The Video Game Industry

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 Posted in Web 2.0 | 1 Comment »

Today, Sony officially announced an in-video-game advertising deal with IGA Worldwide - leading to numerous negative blog reactions. The boldest was by Don Reisinger at CNet with his "In-game advertising ... Read more..

Iron Man’s Opening Weekend Box Office? $201mm Worldwide

Monday, May 5th, 2008 Posted in Web 2.0 | 2 Comments »

Much of the talk over the weekend was about how Yahoo's stock would react now that Microsoft's offer was retracted (down 15% and ~$24)... but it was a magnificent weekend ... Read more..

Consumer Spending Data Suggests Television Purchases Equal to Computers

Monday, March 10th, 2008 Posted in Web 2.0 | 4 Comments »

Though I moved to San Francisco, I still read the San Jose Mercury News (which has a good business section despite little else). Today's featured article was about the impact ... Read more..

Another Reason to Love Amazon - Pre-Orders Arrive on Time

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008 Posted in Web 2.0 | 1 Comment »

I've pre-ordered products on Amazon before - but they used to ship on the release date rather than arrive... Apparently that has now changed. I ordered MLB The Show 2008 ... Read more..

Netflix Chooses Blu-Ray… Exclusively. Yet Another Indication that HD-DVD is Dead

Monday, February 11th, 2008 Posted in Pop Culture, Web 2.0 | 3 Comments »

I've written about Blu-Ray's domination over HD-DVD and this latest development is even more telling. When I purchased my Sony PS3 for Blu-Ray movies, I immediately signed up with Netflix as ... Read more..

Amazed by my Sony PS3 and Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune

Saturday, February 9th, 2008 Posted in Pop Culture | 1 Comment »

I purchased a Playstation 3 to go along with my new 1080p-capable television specifically to play Blu-Ray movies. In fact, I've had the system for a couple months now and ... Read more..