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Skype and Facebook together – why didn’t I think of that?

Posted on September 29, 2010 by markkolier

In Kara Swisher’s (http://kara.allthingsd.com) excellent Boomtown blog today she offered an ‘exclusive’ that Skype and Facebook are close to a deal. Kara started out with ‘You didn’t think Facebook would integrate with Google (GOOG) Voice, did you?’ I love that! … Continue reading →

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I’ve Moved – New Blog Address

Posted on December 4, 2009 by markkolier

Please visit my blog at its new address: http://blog.cgsm.com You may also need to resubscribe – thanks!

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.Mobi websites are a must have for 2010

Posted on October 23, 2009 by markkolier

In a report, titled “Mobile Devices Market Sizing and Share,” market research firm ABI says that more than 171 million smart phones were shipped in 2008 compared to 116 million shipped in 2007. The report says that smart phones accounted … 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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Let’s all go out and howl at the full moon this Friday December 12th

Posted on December 11, 2008 by markkolier

As we are smack in the middle of the 2008 holiday selling season the bad news seems to be a constant.   Corruption scandals (can you believe the still Governor of Illinois’ audacity!) layoffs, workforce reductions, terrible sales and earnings reports … Continue reading →

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Twitter highlights Citizen Journalism in India

Posted on December 1, 2008 by markkolier

When the terrorists struck on November 26th in Mumbai news media feeds and reports were sketchy at best.  The tweets that came out first were real time and as it turns out accurate reports as to what was going on … Continue reading →

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Why would Facebook want to buy Twitter?

Posted on November 26, 2008 by markkolier

Twitter turned them down.  $ 500 million in stock was the price tag.  $ 15 billion was the valuation on Twitter.  Twitter has 6,000,000 registrations and did not want to sell on the first offer.  Marc Zuckerberg (Facebook’s founder) said … Continue reading →

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A different type of social media with TRUE engagement

Posted on November 15, 2008 by markkolier

I did not think if it this way until I read about the new expansion pack (Wrath of the Lich King) and the buzz it created for World of Warcraft (WOW). Thursday this week Blizzard Entertainment released the new expansion … Continue reading →

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A different type of social media with TRUE engagement

Posted on November 15, 2008 by markkolier

I did not think if it this way until I read about the new expansion pack (Wrath of the Lich King) and the buzz it created for World of Warcraft (WOW). Thursday this week Blizzard Entertainment released the new expansion … Continue reading →

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The sort of mail I receive

Posted on November 13, 2008 by markkolier

Have you noticed what’s in your mailbox since the election last week?  Or more properly what’s not?  There was a fair amount of candidate promotional mail up until Tuesday the 4th but aside from the few stragglers who came in … Continue reading →

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