Tag Archives: Google

The Hole in Android and Google’s Double Pony Problem

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Charles Fitzgerald

Android is on fire and Gartner predicts it will be the number two mobile operating system worldwide this year, surpassing Apple and RIMM, but behind the seemingly immortal Symbian.  Google embraced the ubiquity strategy and it is working.  But they’re … Continue reading →

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Senator Blowhard – Still At It

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Charles Fitzgerald

It takes an exceptional act of shamelessness to rise above the general level of shamelessness in Washington DC and merit comment, but noted antennae expert and Senate Finance Committee member Charles Schumer’s decision to weigh in on iPhone 4 reception … Continue reading →

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Must Have Software: Google Analytics Opt-Out

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Charles Fitzgerald

Google Analytics can track individual Internet users across millions and millions of web sites.  Google has quietly rolled out a browser add-on for Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer and Safari that prevents information about an individual web site visit from being … Continue reading →

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Notes from the Super Heavyweight Bout

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Charles Fitzgerald

A few observations on the super heavyweight, no-holds-barred, ultimate cage match between Google and Microsoft.  Some of these have been rattling around in my head for a while so please excuse my inability to embrace the real-time “what are you … Continue reading →

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Fixations

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Charles Fitzgerald

Microsoft (market cap $182 billion) is fixated on Google. Google (market cap $122 billion) is fixated on Facebook. Facebook (market cap ~$3 billon) is fixated on Twitter. Who or what is Twitter fixated on?  Revenue?  Uptime?  Oprah?  Rolling up the … Continue reading →

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Feedburner Under Google: “Dreck”

Posted on October 28, 2008 by Charles Fitzgerald

Another ding for Google’s acquisition track record: I used to see a decent amount of ad dollar revenue via Feedburner… Then Google took them over, and its been a total clusterf*&k ever since… Utterly embarrassingly dreck. How worthless it is? … Continue reading →

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