Apps have become a common expression after the success of iPhone/iPod application system. Its become huge business on Apple devices and Google Android Marketplace. Recently Apple logged over 10 billion downloads through the App Store. Sure, lots of Apps are free, but the numbers are interesting. What I find more interesting is how the apps [...]
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Google’s Chrome Web Store is really happening!
In the US, the worlds biggest Search Engine have taken the step (outside the mobile platform) to start selling applications. And not just any applications, web browser applications (apps)! Throught the newly opened Google Chrome Web Store you have the ability to purchase web browser apps. At the moment its only available for in the [...]
OffiSync = Good for customers
The other day I read about a new free program available (for free) online called OffiSync. A nice little program which enable you to connect your Google Docs account with Microsofts Office. So basically you can work on your computer in Word, you can save it up in the cloud to your Google Docs account. [...]
Competitor GOG shuting down?
Big news this Sunday that Good Old Games. com , a competitor to us (GamersGate) have shut down. Everyone on Twitter and game websites are talking about it. This just came out of the blue. While the website (GOG.com) is claiming that the service is down now, it hints that it might not be permanent. [...]
Twitter business model-s
Twitter is really one of the fastest growing phenomenon on the web in recent year, along with Facebook. Becoming a communication standard within basically a year, its on almost every webpage. It have expanded with x millions accounts today. Couldn’t find any numbers but I can only guess. And making expressions like “I just Tweeted [...]
Unlearn your MBA
Think there really is some truth to this statement given by David Heinemeier Hansson, the creator of the Ruby on Rails Web development framework at the Entrepreneur Thought Leader Lecture at Stanford (complete lecture below). Schools and degrees are privilege many of us have to give us a boost for the success later in life, [...]
Flattr: Web Micropayment
From one of the founder of the world famous Pirate Bay comes a new venture, Flattr. What it does is literally making web clicks into a currency, were you click on the content you want to give money to. I have attached a video explaining the concept better. I really think this can be something. [...]
Importans of Pricing
We have had some really interesting releases the recent weeks on the site. Especially two games have stood out, Torchlight and Machinarium. Both games are developed by smaller studios and only released online. Both review and sales wise they have done really good! Just looking at the numbers on our site I see it. What [...]
Modern Warfare 2 controversy
This week one of this years biggest game is released, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, and the controversies have been quite many, as expected for a big title like this. But the issues have mostly been around the PC version, and its Multiplayer functionalities. The first was the lack of dedicated servers, which allow [...]
Never forget the basics
In recent weeks I have spent quite a lot of time watching my new favorites tv-shows The Apprentice (US) and Dragons Den (UK). “Its all about business”. Not only do I watch those cause they are entertaining, but I find them worthwhile. For the Apprentice a group of individuals is competing against each other for [...]