It’s Time for a Viable Business Model

Posted on 14 October 2008

During these days the latest articles by “top” US bloggers are all about how to survive from the huge financial crisis which is hitting the US market with all the evident consequences and impacts for the worldwide economy. When I read Robert Scoble’s blog, for instance, what I feel is FEAR.
I’m not really surprised since [...]

How to Make a Blog Post Successful (and Sticky)?

Posted on 13 October 2008

Sometimes I’m surprised on how a blog post can become suddenly successful while others, even if potentially more interesting, stay buried in the archive of my blog.
One example for all is my recent post about Apple iPhone vs Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. In a couple of days, it received more than 3000 uniques views mainly coming [...]

Subscribe to RSS, Much Better Than the Website!

Posted on 10 October 2008

Causal and not engaged one-shot readers or faithful subscribers? Well, no doubt, the latter.
I was noticing that while the number of pageviews of this blog is growing more and more (in the range of 1200-1500 / day) the number of RSS subscribers is quite frozen since I crossed 500 readers. Now it’s usually in the [...]

Best Company Booth… Ever!

Posted on 09 October 2008

I think this photo talks by itself.

Five Missing Features Facebook Should Add to Become an Operating System

Posted on 08 October 2008

In the last couple of weeks I received a lot of friend’s requests on Facebook from people I’d never have thought could have joined Facebook. Schoolmates as well as old friends, many of them finally discovered Facebook and joined it. Moreover, the driver who led them to join was to stay in touch with people, [...]

Facebook integrates Microsoft Live Search

Posted on 07 October 2008

Facebook released today a new feature (rumored some months ago) which lets users search the web through their Facebook global search box by integrating Microsoft Live Search.

This is a major feature which will leverage Microsoft Live Search engine and bring it to their enormous user base. Moreover, as AllFacebook.com highlights, the implications in terms of [...]

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Apple

Let’s face it: Apple is Not for Everyone

Posted on 14 October 2008

Today was the Apple day. All the main technology blogs are reporting the announcements made by Steve Jobs during today’s Apple event. New Macbook, bew Macbook Pro, an updated MacBook Air and the new 24” Apple Cinema Display.

Aside from the great innovations introduced with these new products, far ahead from the competition, it’s pretty clear [...]

Deals

Five Missing Features Facebook Should Add to Become an Operating System

Posted on 08 October 2008

In the last couple of weeks I received a lot of friend’s requests on Facebook from people I’d never have thought could have joined Facebook. Schoolmates as well as old friends, many of them finally discovered Facebook and joined it. Moreover, the driver who led them to join was to stay in touch with people, [...]

Humor

Is Scoble more addicted to Friendfeed than this guy to Tetris?

Posted on 18 July 2008

I think that addiction to games like Tetris can be much worse than addiction to social networks… Is Scoble more addicted to Friendfeed than this guy to Tetris?!?
Check this out and verify by yourself. My take? This guy wins the “addiction” game

IP TV

Now official: Natali Del Conte moves to CNET TV

Posted on 04 December 2007

She told me about this off the records a couple of days ago during our lunch, but since Arrington is officially telling the world about it, I presume it’s not a “secret” anymore. Well, she didn’t tell me it was, so I presume I could write about it already, but I’m not a journalist
Natali [...]

Mobile

BlackBerry Pearl Flip comes to Italy

Posted on 06 October 2008


It seems the largest italian mobile operator, TIM, will be the first to offer the new Blackberry Pearl Flip to their users (thanks Jim Courtney for the tip).

According to TIM’s website, the new blackberry will be offered to the consumer market segment and its priced accordingly (269 euros, about $380). The phone is unlocked and [...]

Nokia

Apple iPhone vs Nokia 5800 XpressMusic

Posted on 03 October 2008

Aside from my wedding anniversay (4th), yesterday was the Nokia “iPhone-killer” day. Nokia just announced in London the new and much awaited Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, the first Nokia phone provided with a touchscreen display.
Been labeled as 5800, it means that it’s a mass market phone and the price has been defined accordingly, that is $390 [...]

Photography

Photoblogging Corner: Some Shots of California

Posted on 29 September 2008

Some photos taken by myself in the last two weeks.
Sunset, Santa Cruz (CA)

The Painted Ladies, San Francisco (CA)

Foggy, B&W Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco (CA)

Pebble Beach, Monterey (CA)

You Have Mail!, Sausalito (CA)

Social Media

How to Make a Blog Post Successful (and Sticky)?

Posted on 13 October 2008

Sometimes I’m surprised on how a blog post can become suddenly successful while others, even if potentially more interesting, stay buried in the archive of my blog.
One example for all is my recent post about Apple iPhone vs Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. In a couple of days, it received more than 3000 uniques views mainly coming [...]

Video

eComm 2009 is approaching, mark March 3 to 5 on your calendar

Posted on 06 October 2008

eComm 2009, the leading conference about any form of emerging communication in the “post telecom” era, will take place on March 3-5 at the San Francisco Airport Marriot.

This year, in March, it has been one of the best conferences I ever attended (together with GigaOM’s Mobilize). Aside from the high level of the subjects which [...]

VoIP

Testing Blogo

Posted on 13 October 2008

This is just a test post of a new blog editor for Mac. I’ve been using Ecto, Marsedit and the standard Wordpress web editor, but now I decided to give this last one a try.
Here is an image:

It’s not bad so far, but I’ll need to test it out more to get a good idea [...]

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