I’ve been looking for a good holiday read and today Om Malik offered a book suggestion that’s right up my alley: “Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers is the New Way to be Smart“. In the post, he also cites a handful of what he calls “data-centric” companies – including Summize, Glassdoor and Panjiva – as examples continue…
A while back I posted on the opportunity presented by Google’s Android operating system to completely cut mobile carriers out of the equation for voice calling. Today UK-based Truphone released an application that does just that – but targeted (for the moment) at Apple Touch owners (props to TechCrunch for the tip). Service is limited continue…
I’ve always been a fan of Amazon.com as a shopper – their combination of comprehensive inventory, fair prices, free basic shipping and great customer service remain the best around – but I haven’t always been convinced that it’s a great business. Particularly in the early days, when they were shouldering the financial risk of carrying continue…