Tag Archives: Spotify

How Spotify looks like Amazon once did

Posted on June 19, 2017 by markkolier

As I thought about writing this post Amazon.com announced last Friday morning that it was making an offer to buy Whole Foods for more than $13B. I am thinking a lot about as to what kinds of changes Amazon might … Continue reading →

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Sirius XM – Are they serious?

Posted on February 18, 2016 by markkolier

Having recently completed a 3,650-mile drive (that’s nearly 5,900 kilometers for my non-U.S. readers) over a three-week period, I was thankful for the ‘free’ trial offered by Sirius XM Satellite radio. It’s the second free trial for the car I … Continue reading →

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5 Technology Gifts for 2016 I’d like to see

Posted on December 10, 2015 by markkolier

Reading an article in today’s Wall Street Journal entitled ‘Auto Makers Losing Battle for Dashboard Apps’ reminded me that there are a number of technology-based changes that would be wonderful to use in 2016. What must be kept in mind … Continue reading →

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Monthly subscription music services – WINNER!

Posted on January 16, 2014 by markkolier

I am not necessarily proud to admit this but although I have had an iPod for many years, I have never purchased any music in the iTunes library.   I just had the feeling that it was not something that I … Continue reading →

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At all costs avoid the ‘endless feedback loop of you’

Posted on December 10, 2012 by markkolier

I wrote a post recently about serial cookie deleters in relation to online tracking http://wp.me/pn6jX-Iw. One of the sources I cited was Jeffrey Rosen’s Sunday NY Times article “Who do they think you are”  . I also noted a line in … Continue reading →

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Having both a digital AND print subscription is best for readers

Posted on April 13, 2012 by markkolier

Enjoy it while you still can since the days of offering a print and digital subscription for the same price are numbered. The main reason is of course that the print subscription is so much more costly to print and … Continue reading →

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