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Senator Blowhard – Still At It
It takes an exceptional act of shamelessness to rise above the general level of shamelessness in Washington DC and merit comment, but noted antennae expert and Senate Finance Committee member Charles Schumer’s decision to weigh in on iPhone 4 reception issues breaks through the noise. Clearly this takes precedence over less pressing issues like cleaning…
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Must Have Software: Google Analytics Opt-Out
Google Analytics can track individual Internet users across millions and millions of web sites. Google has quietly rolled out a browser add-on for Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer and Safari that prevents information about an individual web site visit from being sent to Google. Presumably this was done in response to regulatory scrutiny somewhere in the…
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Notes from the Super Heavyweight Bout
A few observations on the super heavyweight, no-holds-barred, ultimate cage match between Google and Microsoft. Some of these have been rattling around in my head for a while so please excuse my inability to embrace the real-time “what are you thinking (or eating) this instant” Twitter aesthetic. Google’s Soft Landing Google’s Q4 and Q1 performance…