Not the first car company to embrace social media, but perhaps the most extreme, Ford has decided to begin promotion of its 2011 Fiesta (set to release in 2010) in a pretty ballsy way. In an attempt to garner favor with the Generation Y crowd they are going to give complete control over the car’s [...]

I hate to admit it, but it’s true. I have my favorites, some of them more justified than others. Secretly, and sometimes not so secretly… I want Google to get knocked down and Yahoo to rise again (even though I use Google for search). I want Apple to continue to awe and inspire while Microsoft [...]

Social search has been a concept that has been thrown around for years.  But what is it?  It is hard to define really as it can describe many things on a wide spectrum.  One common vision is most simply put as leveraging your social network to properly find, rank, and display search results on the [...]

Obopay, a mobile payment company, recently raised an additional $70MM in funding. Yep, that’s a lot of money, and that is on top of the nearly $70MM they had raised to date. Many other competitors are clawing their way into the market as well. However, no one has firmly staked a claim as the leader [...]

Let’s take a look at just a few of the companies that are defining the next generation of advertising. 1) Brickfish Brickfish offers unique, innovative ways for brands to engage with their customers. They help brands craft a message that then solicits consumer interaction.  Consumers create user generated content all around their brand and then [...]

I read a blog post about the concept of music ownership on Tech Crunch the other day and it inspired me to share my thoughts.  The topic thrown up for discussion was whether the concept of ownership of music (single purchase, locally stored) will be replaced by a lease model (monthly service fee for access [...]

The advertising industry is continually evolving.  Over the last decade an incredible shift has begun: power has been revoked from the old guard of media and put into the hands of the people; and the people have raised their expectations. Content is wanted on-demand, and is more and more available in this format. TV shows [...]

There is no point in giving the government your money sooner than you really have to, especially in these economic times.  It’s easy to file an extension and you can even do it online now – no need for a CPA.  A shout out to a friend (Founder & CEO, Ryan Thompson), FileLater.com is quick, [...]

This is the scary part of giving up control: story here. What do you think? Are you comfortable automatically backing up your computers hard drive to a service over the internet? Would you prefer backing up your machine to a second hard drive you own? If so, do you actually do it? Bottom line: nothing [...]

In the latest news, Microsoft and Yahoo talks are back on. But not for an acquisition this time. Microsoft officially states: Microsoft is considering and has raised with Yahoo! an alternative that would involve a transaction with Yahoo! but not an acquisition of all of Yahoo! This leaves us with a couple of options: An [...]