http://www.west-info.com Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:59:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en (Credit: Seth Rosenblatt/CNET Networks) The knock against Web 2.0 is that it's chockablock with me-two, doodad makers, companies fated to blow away like prairie grass at the first sign of a storm. Some of that is true. But when you walk the floor at Web 2.0, you see that this year's ... http://www.west-info.com/?p=320 This year's Stevenote liveblog fiasco reminded me of the 2004 DARPA Grand Challenge, in which the majority of the robot car contenders drove into walls or otherwise failed. Of course, in the second competition, in 2005, several cars finished, some spectacularly. Liveblogging is like that. The idea is great, the ... http://www.west-info.com/?p=318 Organizationally, Microsoft moved the Live Mesh effort into the Windows Live unit at the beginning of the year. "The Live Framework will be integrated into the next release of Windows Live. Stay tuned to Dev.live.com for more details in the future," Microsoft said in its blog. "If you are a ... http://www.west-info.com/?p=316 You've read the blog, now see the video. Starring Phil and Canon's new consumer dSLR, the EOS Rebel XSi. http://www.west-info.com/?p=314 Shares of Nintendo, which trades on the Osaka Securities Exchange, closed at 51,800 yen--up 8.368 percent and marking its largest one-day gain in nine months, according to a Bloomberg report. Nintendo's increased outlook is driven by stronger-than-expected sales of its Wii console, which are expected to increase 42 percent for ... http://www.west-info.com/?p=312 The online services are provided by Innuity, whose Web site looks a lot smarter than Sam's Club's does. The services are part of its Online Services business, as spotted by Valleywag. For $25 a month, Sam's Club will work to improve the ranking of a Web site on ... http://www.west-info.com/?p=310 Had a great time on TWiT once again this week. Check it out here. I was on the show with (obviously) Leo Laporte, John C. Dvorak, Molly Wood and Jason Calacanis. http://www.west-info.com/?p=308 On the business model front, Treadwell insisted that Microsoft is itself still figuring that out. He did add that there is a financial benefit to Microsoft just in making the prospect of making it simpler and more attractive for people to own more devices and multiple PCs. Trying to make sense ... http://www.west-info.com/?p=306 What lessons can you pass on to others from how your organization has changed to make itself more innovation driven? Anyone who reads a newspaper knows that Disney has had some major changes in the past few years with a new CEO--Bob Iger--and the acquisition of Pixar. We are getting ... http://www.west-info.com/?p=304 Which also failed. This year's Stevenote liveblog fiasco reminded me of the 2004 DARPA Grand Challenge, in which the majority of the robot car contenders drove into walls or otherwise failed. Of course, in the second competition, in 2005, several cars finished, some spectacularly. Liveblogging is like that. The ... http://www.west-info.com/?p=302