Tag Archives: Mark Zuckerberg

Do I want to buy a Facebook ‘Portal’ device?

Posted on November 28, 2018 by markkolier

Having a daughter that lives in a city located almost 1,000 miles away is sometimes frustrating. I miss her and wish I could see her and spend time with her more often. And I know I am in good company … Continue reading →

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Is Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg among the best CEO ‘s in the U.S. today?

Posted on February 25, 2016 by markkolier

A few years ago it would have been unthinkable to consider twenty-something and millennial Mark Zuckerberg in the same vein as Jack Welch. But there I just did it and I think it’s worth consideration. Jack Welch was a terrific … Continue reading →

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Gen Y has it tougher than it’s ever been before

Posted on April 16, 2012 by markkolier

It wasn’t supposed to be this way. Technology was supposed to make things easier and among other things aid in making twenty-something’s (i.e. Gen Y denizens) achieve more, make more money and contribute faster to society. It could be argued … Continue reading →

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Will Instagram be the new Napster?

Posted on April 11, 2012 by markkolier

This past Monday Facebook announced it will pay cash and stock totaling one billion dollars for a company that has no revenue model. Instagram has been around for less than 24 months. It has (reportedly) 30 million users who upload … Continue reading →

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Chinese version of Facebook – RenRen is and isn’t for everyone

Posted on May 6, 2011 by markkolier

One of the benefits to my studying Mandarin is recognizing some Chinese words and phrases. This week RenRen http://www.RenRen.com – a Chinese company raised $ 740 million in an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange. RenRen in Chinese means … Continue reading →

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Online couponing sites are working – but for whom?

Posted on January 14, 2011 by markkolier

Andrew Mason of Groupon http://www.Groupon.com has received admiring and quizzical looks from people when he turned down Google’s offer of $ 6 billion for Groupon last month. It was a bold move in the style of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s … Continue reading →

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‘The Social Network’ Movie is not a bad reflection on Mark Zuckerberg

Posted on October 4, 2010 by markkolier

One has to keep in mind that ‘The Social Network’ was only a dramatization. Based on the book – ‘The Accidental Billionaire’ by Ben Mezrich I was led to believe that the movie portrayed founder (or co-founder) Mark Zuckerberg in … Continue reading →

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