Author Archives: markkolier

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About markkolier

Futurist, entrepreneur, left lane driver, baseball lover

Going back to the Land of the Rising Sun

Posted on March 5, 2009 by markkolier

I really like to travel.   It gives me great new perspectives on things.   In less than a week leave for Tokyo where I will spend a week with a great friend.   Getting there is not necessarily half the fun.  7:30AM … Continue reading →

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America is no longer the world’s melting pot

Posted on February 24, 2009 by markkolier

Having just spent a week in London with a quick day trip to Paris (via the Eurostar train which was a great experience) I was struck by the truly international flavor both cities exhibit.   And it all seems to work … Continue reading →

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Amazon hits and misses with Kindle 2

Posted on February 10, 2009 by markkolier

Out of stock since November Amazon was pretty slick in holding off would be buyers of the Kindle 1 by releasing the new Kindle February 9th and telling all those who ordered the new Kindle would ship to those that … Continue reading →

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Why I want to go global

Posted on February 6, 2009 by markkolier

I had lunch this week with a longtime client/associate who and unbeknownst to me his partner in Europe who somehow is also our client.  They have been operating a successful business in Europe for more than ten years.  We have … Continue reading →

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Help I’ve fallen into a serial text loop and I can’t get out!

Posted on January 29, 2009 by markkolier

It’s no secret that communication has undergone more change in the past 133 years than in the entirety of human history prior to that.  The telephone opened up one-to-one communication in a way that altered the relationship slate.    Fast … Continue reading →

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How magazines can remain relevant

Posted on January 21, 2009 by markkolier

Watching the inauguration of President Barack Obama was indeed an inspiring thing even if it was on television.   Sadly I did not receive an invitation.  Seeing my friends update their pages on Facebook such that photos taken at the inauguration … Continue reading →

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Below ground and unconnected

Posted on January 15, 2009 by markkolier

There are things we Americans put up with simply because most of us have not had occasion to sample the way things could be.   Yesterday  was a nice and bright 20 degree day (wind chills in the single digits) here … Continue reading →

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It’s time for faxes to become extinct

Posted on January 9, 2009 by markkolier

I went to a meeting yesterday and met an interesting guy who is an investment banker/venture capital funding specialist.    After he was done he offered to send us the deck from which he presented.  So like I do when I … Continue reading →

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What’s Howard Stern going to do when satellite radio crashes and burns?

Posted on January 5, 2009 by markkolier

Sirius paid Howard a SERIOUS amount of money to beat out XM for his ‘services’.    Of course Sirius ended up outbidding itself once the government approved the union of these two floundering companies.  I read the article in the 12/28 … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year – Will 2009 be the end of shared media experiences?

Posted on December 31, 2008 by markkolier

Maybe you will watch Ryan Seacrest this New Year’s Eve.  Maybe Dick Clark?  But hopefully you are not watching it alone.   Even if you alone at least you are sharing a media experience where if something interesting happens many people … Continue reading →

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