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The Google Apps Marketplace

March 9, 2010

Google announced the Google Apps Marketplace today.
It offers web applications that integrate directly with Google Apps.
The new platform makes a number of new data integrations possible.
The Google blog has an official announcement and an introductory video:

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Not All Are Keynesians!

February 25, 2010

I am preparing to take the Macroeconomics CLEP test.
Two figures that dominate the literature of economics are Adam Smith and John Maynard Keynes.
While this is an oversimplification, it is generally accurate to describe Smith as a proponent of free market economics and Keynes a proponent of governmental economic interventionism.
Keynes believed free markets incapable of self [...]

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Jason Fried at Gel 2006

February 23, 2010

Jason Fried spoke at the Good Experience Live conference in 2006:
“Less” is a competitive advantage, explains Jason Fried, especially in software development. Fried’s company 37signals, which authored the book Getting Real and has created several popularWeb applications, lives this philosophy and has enjoyed great success as a result.
While I would have selected different language at times, [...]

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Is Twitter a Fad?

February 20, 2010

Twitter is a popular microblogging platform at the moment.
Many users (or potential users) of the service are confused as to how to use it.
Twitter is presented as a means for answering the question “what are you doing?” but is really primarily a tool for real-time communication and search.
The most effective users of Twitter are doing [...]

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Why Apple’s iPhone is Good for Innovation

February 12, 2010

It popularized multi-touch technology on mobile phones.
It introduced a new level of usability on handsets.
It forced many competitors to introduce improved products.
It has introduced and is introducing the mobile web to many people.
It increases the pressure on AT&T to improve its service.
It provides, in certain markets, competition for Research in Motion’s Blackberry.
It brings out the [...]

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Why Apple’s iPhone is Bad for Innovation

February 11, 2010
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An Interview with Seth Godin

February 6, 2010

Seth Godin’s books are usually interesting, but his comments on public schools are particularly noteworthy.

David Meerman Scott interviews Seth Godin from David Meerman Scott on Vimeo.

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Announcing Computer Services in Tulsa, Oklahoma

February 5, 2010

I am expanding my involvement in the provision of computer services.

My skills are primarily in the areas of computer consulting and web development.
For more information on my services, please visit proithelp.com.

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