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"Coffee to Go" OR Free Wi-Fi in Coffee Shops?

by Josh Chandler, August 15, 2009 | Comments

As an "on the move, mobile society", which will we make greater use of in the future?

We are becoming mobile nomads, people who traverse from point to point, rarely staying in one place (home, work, social) for a long period of time. More and more online solutions such as LogMeIn (software to connect to your PC desktop remotely) and Youtube allow us to consume, communicate and work to the same standard as if we were sat ...

Is Apple's App Store mediation a good move?

by Josh Chandler, August 15, 2009 | Comments

According to reports Phil Schiller, Senior VP at Apple is helping to approve applications!

Phil Schiller, senior vice president of Apple has become the "go-to guy" for all application approvals for the iPhone App Store, according to reports from Techcrunch and TUAW. But just how much benefit does Apple gain from becoming the "mediating party" on application approval in the iPhone app store? It's certainly an interesting tale of one application called Rising Card ...

Catchup with Watunes

by Josh Chandler, June 23, 2009 | Comments

	Kevin Rivers of Watunes.com joined me in a LIVE ustream discussion to talk about Watunes For more information on Watunes: http://www.watunes.com Watch Josh Chandler Live on uStream.tv interviewing Web companies:
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Facebook data costs reportedly "$20-25 mil"

by Josh Chandler, May 25, 2009 | Comments

Of course, the question is, will Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook take the money?

"Facebook spends between $20 million to $25 million alone on the space that houses its servers"according to reports from a recent InsideFacebook.com article, this comes as reports today from Techcrunch.com wrote that Facebook.com, the world's most popular social network is receiving potential offer of a $200 million stake from Russian investment firm "Digital Sky Technologies". Now, it's hard to tell ...

Why Netbooks will fail, and mobile will win!

by Josh Chandler, May 23, 2009 | Comments

RIM, Apple both say no to netbooks, but increase commitment to mobile, a trend is emerging!

Mobile computing is the "in" thing to do (apparently), 13m units were sold in 2008 alone, according to Pyramid Research. Whether it be on your mobile device (Blackberry, iPhone, Windows Mobile) or your super compact netbook, everyone is tuning into the "future of computing", cheaper devices with less power intensive and smaller specifications are creating a lot of buzz in ...

New Logo Updates for Google Products

by Josh Chandler, May 22, 2009 | Comments

Company becoming less innovative, and more creative on the design side?

Reports from BusinessInsider.com today report that Google have made some new logos for Google Maps, Google Documents, and Google News, but has the design side of Google clouded the judgment of their once innovative and creatively forward thinking product team? It was back in 1999, a year after Google.com was formed, Google’s simple and innovative look on design was praised ...

Windows 7 and Social Media

by Josh Chandler, May 11, 2009 | Comments (1)

How will Microsoft handle the Social Media Discussion for Windows 7?

Gizmodo.com today confirmed that Windows 7, the next version of the Microsoft operating system is due to be released in December 2009, this comes after many mentioned that the beta had included “welcome innovations and much-needed polish“, and according to CNET.com “one of Microsoft’s greatest operating systems”. With all this positive praise, and all eyes on Microsoft and Windows 7 ...

Follow your dream, don't be led by others!

by Josh Chandler, May 4, 2009 | Comments

	No matter how young you may be, don't let others tell you you can't become an entrepreneur! Rob Diana calls it the "Reputation Economy", I disagree with him! Original Post made here: http://www.louisgray.com/live/2009/05/welcome-to-reputation-economy.htmlCheck out Rob Diana's site at: http://regulargeek.com/
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Twitter Developers incorrectly using API!

by Josh Chandler, May 1, 2009 | Comments

Why are Twitter developers making irrelevant applications?

The original Seesmic Update (@joshchandler) linked here: http://seesmic.com/threads/kYm9iCA9e2 Twitter Developers who are designing external third party applications around “when was my first tweet”, and “how long have I been on Twitter” are utlizing the API for a completly irrelevant manner, why do we need these services, I think they are a waste of space!

Watunes is more then the "local club"

by Josh Chandler, April 25, 2009 | Comments (1)

Just picking up on some commentary Meliza Solan of Vator.tv made about Watunes VS Myspace Music

Meliza Solan, star of the hit Vator.tv news podcast "What Am I Missy" released an episode talking all about Watunes.com, against the ever talked about (on Vator at least) Myspace Music, and how these two companies compare. Although Watunes is small, not new (founded in 2006), here is their first blog post on how Watunes would operate, as opposed to ...

How I look at Watunes VS Myspace Music

by Josh Chandler, April 24, 2009 | Comments (1)

	Based on an article I read here at Vator, I got thinking about Watunes VS Myspace Music Here is Chris's Article: http://vator.tv/news/show/2009-04-23-a-sneak-peak-at-watunes-new-features
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Josh's Vator Soundbite: Yowza VS OneKingsLane

by Josh Chandler, April 24, 2009 | Comments

An Audio Soundbite comparison between OneKingsLane.com and Yowza.com

One Kings Lane (Vator.tv Profile/ Twitter):One Kings Lane is an invitation-required, online shopping destination featuring world-renowned home decor brands at exclusive prices (up to 70% off retail). From furniture to flatware, linens to lamps, One Kings Lane offers members privileged access to home furnishings of the highest quality at incredible value. http://www.onekingslane.com/about.aspxYowza (Twitter)Yowza is basically an app that lets you ...

Posting Jobs on Twitter: Filtering

by Josh Chandler, April 24, 2009 | Comments

From picking up your local paper, to the realtime filtering of Twitter, job posting has changed!

So even with the evolution of picking up your local paper to look for a new job, into realtime "filtered" Twitter updates where companies such as TwitJobs.co.uk post Twitter updates with new job applications, it still gets me thinking largely about the relevancy and trust we put into the companies who post their job applications on services such as TwitJobs.co.uk

Should MySpace.com become music only?

by Josh Chandler, April 18, 2009 | Comments

Myspace.com's saving grace, becoming a music only social network?

Back in September 2006, an article released by the New York Times spoke about how MySpace was planning to challenge the perception of the digital music industry moguls, MySpace in fact were the first company to think about letting users download major record label content DRM free, of course the first major music download store to actually implement a widespread ...

Being a Part-Time Entrepreneur

by Josh Chandler, April 15, 2009 | Comments

	Update: Being a Part-Time Entrepreneur and College Student! For me on a personal level it’s always been a tough call to say if I would rather be in education right now or doing my own thing as an entrepreneur, I have always had a natural tendency to be perhaps a little less enthused by the set routine of college, the variance of authority, which has probably helped me ...
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