Archive for April, 2010

The young whippersnapper matching wits with two seasoned and weary veterans with a company’s future on the line. Am I thinking of The Bug Kahuna, In Good Company or Up In The Air? All three actually, but it is Up In The Air that has the widest and deepest approval by the cinerati, including an [...]

The City of Boston wants more money from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In a report released on April 21 the city argues that it should get more state aid because: 1) Its share of the state’s population (9.5%, according to the report) exceeds its share “net state aid” (8.4%). 2) Its share of the state’s [...]

“This changes everything.” That’s what one developer told me as he watched Apple’s Steve Jobs demonstrate iAds at a keynote speech introducing OS4 for iPhone. iAds are ads displayed inside apps that run on iPhones and iPads. The supposed value-add of iAd ads is that they combine the emotional impact of TV commercials with the [...]