Senses

I’m looking at the man in the middle… on Nov 5, 2009 in Software Australia and New Zealand Black Hat Briefings Jeff Moss Man in the browser Man in the middle attacks man-in-the-middle Ottaw internet security conference PC World Really Scary SafeOnline Reality…is it what you think is going on until a tragic moment of clarity, usually brought on by some trauma, shatters the comfortable blur that you’ve put over the imperfections of this world? Like a car crashing into a snow covered tr...

Handheld device launches that can only be used for Twitter on Nov 5, 2009 in Social Media Technology Thirdi Amazon Twitter TwitterPeek Do you love Twitter more than you love money? If so, I have the perfect product for you. It’s a gadget that can send tweets, receive tweets, search for tweets and…uh…absolutely nothing else. It’s called the TwitterPeek and it&...

If Oprah were a techie… on Nov 4, 2009 in Thirdi She would be into this book.  Upon reading Oprah’s twitter feed, I wonder how she finds the time to tweet so often and in such an articulate, Oprah-ish manner.  Maybe she doesn’t even write her own tweets?? If she does though, then she...

Booksellers blur the lines between eComm and offline on Nov 4, 2009 in Thirdi eCommerce Barnes and Noble Borders The world of retail book-selling is developing into one of the biggest front lines in the battle between offline and online commerce. Like with any product, eCommerce book retailers face some challenges and hold some advantages versus offline retaile...

Facebook sues again…Finally reports a profit year! on Nov 3, 2009 in Social Media Adam Guerbuez Atlantis Blue Capital Facebook and Sanford Wallace Facebook making a profit Phoenix Media Power.com social media platforms StudiVZ Sued by Facebook A few day ago a court battle between Facebook and Sanford Wallace concluded. The infamous Wallace, no stranger to being sued by social media platforms, is to pay Facebook $711 million dollars for “willfully violating the statutes in question w...

You call that communism!? China’s NASDAQ opens with a bang on Oct 31, 2009 in Technology APWR Behike cigars ChiNext dangerous asset bubble President Obama small Chinese technology firms technology supporting investment funds Texas wind farm US-China trade restrictions The  new NASDAQ styled stock exchange ChiNext, based in Shenzhen, had only been open for five minutes before the word “bubble”  could be heard murmured from the lips of skeptics.  At the end of the day the market capitalization of...

Bestseller Price War Backfires? on Oct 30, 2009 in Thirdi eCommerce Amazon eComm Wal-Mart It may be a little early for Christmas shopping, but if you’re into books by authors like Stephen King and Dean Koontz, you may be able to benefit from a price war by three of the biggest eCommerce book sellers on the planet. About two weeks ag...