Im Colin Nederkoorn. I left my cushy job in sales to become a web entrepreneur. more...
That isn’t Zuckerberg in the picture… yet. Facebook continues to establish itself and gain a foothold in the online identity aggregation market. By that, I mean facebook is the most comprehensive place I can learn about my friends. As facebookers get superpoked, nerds with lofty ideals are trying to unseat Zuckerberg and Facebook. Read the rest of this entry »
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Facebook has a gold mine of user information to do targeted advertising really well. They have an ad deal with microsoft to monetize their site. Who is dropping the ball? Why in god’s name is a 25 year old unmarried male being served up the following ad: Read the rest of this entry »
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They may have helped define it, but they don’t get it!
I was reading a review by Robby on Rails about Highrise. One of the responders, Will had this to say about 37 Signals:
It doesn’t make sense to me. On the web (2.0) the mantra is integration, and yet here we have a single company releases compartmentalized applications that are an ideal extension of one another.
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In general, it’s much better to rely on other people for anything outside of your core competency. This goes for your business and your life. Upon a recommendation from Vishen at Mind Valley, I was relying on Zookoda for this site’s email list. Rather than build and maintain the software myself, I relied on their skilled programmers and support staff to do it for me. Read the rest of this entry »
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Social: digg / del.icio.usIm in Doha Airport, Qatar after my flight from London. From what I understand, Qatar Airways is aggressively pursuing business and is one of the world’s fastest growing airlines. Later this month, they are adding flights from New York and Washington to Doha. Both my parents have started flying Qatar Airlines and have silver status on their frequent flyer program. It appears they are doing a lot right. Qatar’s rate from London to Denpasar, Bali was competetive at GBP 570 (USD 1140). It was actually cheaper when I tried to book it initially, but my credit card company cleverly stopped the transaction due to “suspicious activity”. When I tried again the price had gone up!
Well, here’s something interesting to keep in mind - there is no consistency in air travel. The rules and regulations change from airport to airport… I remember seeing people in Stockholm having to dump out duty free they had purchased in Newark while going through transit to Kuala Lumpur, but that is another story.
Read on to find out how I got screwed!
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