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The Man Behind Google’s Open Handset Alliance

If there’s one thing users want, it’s open use of the technology they buy. Hacked iPhones bear testimony to the desire for open cellphone use that is free of carrier restrictions.
Google’s November 5th announcement of their mobile phone software…

The Man Behind Google's Open Handset Alliance

If there’s one thing users want, it’s open use of the technology they buy. Hacked iPhones bear testimony to the desire for open cellphone use that is free of carrier restrictions.
Google’s November 5th announcement of their mobile phone software…

Taking web apps out of the browser: Does anybody care?

In late October the Mozilla Corporation announced Prism, the new version of its Webrunner technology that lets web applications run outside the browser. Mozilla positioned Prism as an open alternative to Adobe Air and Microsoft Silverlight, two other efforts to enrich web applications. Mozilla called Air and Silverlight “proprietary platforms” that seek to replace the Web. By contrast, Prism is supposed to be a “powerful and open platform” for innovation.

Week in Review: Spotlight on Key Ideas

Staying on top of some latest news, moves, thinking. Things worth paying attention to including FaceBook, Google, Landor Brand Study, & Amazon’s Strategy.

Whole Foods And Trust

Whole Foods learned the wrong lesson from its misuse of online forums.

Facebook enables Brand Affinity To Take place

Facebook now will give advertisers the ability to create their own profile pages on its system that will let users identify themselves as fans of a product. Let’s users (and the advocates amongst those users) show their beliefs, feelings, perhaps even needs. And with it, brand owners would choose to place their advertising dollars here as compared to the other companies.