I was looking for an excuse to post a Red Hot Chili Peppers pic.
Business 2.0’s article, The Great Giveaway,
takes a look at the tactic being used by Amazon, eBay and Google:
giving developers access to their databases — for free. Such an idea
would be unthinkable a little while ago, but by following Clay Shirky’s
maxim of what makes workable P2P (“Centralize what makes you money and
distribute what costs you money”) these three powerhouses are not only
enabling other businesses, they’re also driving customers their way and
turning themselves into application platforms.
I’ve got a lot to do this week, but I’m fine with that. I intend…
It’s Sunday, and it’s time for another “picdump!” Here are the memes, pictures, and cartoons…
Last month, I wrote about a manufacturing mistake that became a hit for the Year…
It’s Sunday, and it’s time for another “picdump!” Here are the memes, pictures, and cartoons…
Once again, here’s another of my regular reminders to double-check your work (or better still,…
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Joey, darling, accordion buddy, realize I don�t want to be a miser... but that's my gimmick!
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Hey Joey! Thanks for the shout-out a couple of weeks ago ... I'm probably just being blind, but do you have an e-mail address listed somewhere around here?
Get back to me, and we'll arrange a reflective, and partially drunken get-together!
Ah, good ... *hic* ... times.
Anthony