Author Archives: markkolier

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About markkolier

Futurist, entrepreneur, left lane driver, baseball lover

Why Foursquare will win and Groupon will lose

Posted on June 24, 2011 by markkolier

I read Wednesday morning that 75% of all Foursquare activity is performed by 5% of its members. So it’s safe to say that Foursquare has a long way to go to attain the type of regular usage it desires. Since … Continue reading →

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A first hand report on the new M-8 MTA rail cars

Posted on June 22, 2011 by markkolier

I had read about the long overdue M8 rail cars and heard about them from some NY area commuters but until last night on the 9:37 New Haven line train I had only been able to wonder what the fancy … Continue reading →

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Do clothes still make the man? Is today’s attire too casual?

Posted on June 20, 2011 by markkolier

My mother used to tell me that you could always tell a well dressed man by his watch and his shoes. That left a big impression on me and I still think about that frequently. For many years earlier in … Continue reading →

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Now that hockey and basketball are done the NFL is moving back to sanity

Posted on June 17, 2011 by markkolier

Somehow this year in the U.S. the National Hockey League (NHL) season outlasted the National Basketball Association season (NBA). The Boston Bruins of the NHL won their first Stanley Cup Championship in nearly 40 years on Wednesday night. This came … Continue reading →

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It’s high time for a digital wallet to be in my pocket

Posted on June 15, 2011 by markkolier

When I travel I always wear a sport coat as it is a good place to put my wallet, keys, passport, sunglasses and mobile phone. However when I am not traveling and the weather outside is akin to a steam … Continue reading →

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Not having a contingency plan is a bad idea

Posted on June 13, 2011 by markkolier

It was nearly 100 degrees on much of the east coast of the United States this past week and Thursday evening the New York City area was hit hard by thunderstorms. The Black Eyed Peas concert was delayed and then … Continue reading →

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When you think as a leader you are above the law – think again

Posted on June 9, 2011 by markkolier

Dominique Strauss-Khan, Elliot Spitzer, Mark Sanford, and more recently Anthony Weiner. My guess is those four names conjure up a pretty clear idea in your mind of what they have in common. All of them are ‘leaders’ who somehow believed … Continue reading →

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A great example of how a website can get it right and then get it wrong

Posted on June 8, 2011 by markkolier

Since I am a busy person and am not much of a shopper (more the type of buyer that walks into a store to buy what he came for and then walks out), shopping on the web is a great … Continue reading →

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Are you ready for the imminent demise of incandescent light bulbs?

Posted on June 6, 2011 by markkolier

If you had not yet heard starting in January of 2012, light bulbs have to be at least 25% more efficient than the ones we’ve been using for years invented by Thomas Edison way back in 1879. Bulbs that have … Continue reading →

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What if I wanted a tablet that wasn’t an iPad?

Posted on June 2, 2011 by markkolier

They’re everywhere – iPads. On the train to New York City, on planes, all over the globe I see people using them more and more. As yet I have not succumbed to Apple or any other tablet maker. Part of … Continue reading →

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