Android Screen Capture Redux: Why It Can Be Done, But Hasn’t

I’m throwing down the gauntlet: if you’re an Android Developer, I challenge you to build a screen-capture App that will work on Android SmartPhones that aren’t rooted. Build it, and I’ll buy it from you.

The Smartest Tech Entrepreneur: Ashton Kutcher

Still smarting over that headline? Can’t imagine how I could believe even for a second that Ashton Kutcher is the smartest technology entrepreneur? It all starts with a story I remembered when I read about Ashton’s Kutcher’s appearance at this…

The Newest Edition of Monopoly: All Google, All the Time

Maybe it’s time for a Google version of Monopoly.

California and Amazon.Com All But Force a National Sales Tax

Anyone who either does business in multiple places, has customers in more than one state, or has ordered a product from a company in another state has dealt with this one: there’s no universal sales tax, and knowing who owes…

Perception, Reality, Racism, Arrogance

Intelligence and Arrogance, as I’ve pointed out before, aren’t mutually exclusive. And Perception is Reality.

In fact, the perception/reality thing is one of our recurring themes at Answer Guy Central, and anyone looking to implement…

Lower-Tech Communication Returns: Voice Supercedes Text!

Yesterday I came across a piece that made me smile. David Strom, an old friend who dates as a technology writer even further back that I do and has recently become an editor at ReadWriteWeb, said something that takes my occasional…

Journalism May Be Dead. Why You Should Hope NOT

I once pointed out, not exactly kidding, that some people get their news right here at Answer Guy Central. As I told you then — and like Jon Stewart — I’m sure grateful for the people who think enough of what I have to say and how I say it that…

Who’s Your Drummer? Who’s Your Singer?

I like Seth Godin. He’s smart, a marketing wizard, and a genuinely nice guy. And recently he pointed me at a story about Rolling Stones Mick Jagger and Charlie Watts that’s had me thinking.

Google: One From Column A, One From Column B, Fried Rice

Google has something for everyone.

Or, as one government after another gets in line to point out, Google has something from everyone, and we need to start thinking seriously about the repercussions of that…

Customer Service Done Right? Dos Caminos 3rd Ave NYC

People who know me well will tell you that I’m a positive, upbeat person. Oh, I see the negatives in situations, and I include them in discussions and analysis, but my demeanor, even in the face of bad things, is positive almost to the…

Google Buys Zagat. No Consensus On Whether It’s a Good Idea

Let’s say you’re the world’s largest restaurant-review-on-the-Internet company. Let’s say you’ve been rumored to have turned down acquisition offers from Google. Let’s say Google decides to buy another company instead; one with…

Facebook Quits Deals. Groupon Quits Reality. Consumers Win.

To say I’m disgusted at Facebook giving up on Groupon-like daily deals would be a huge understatement. But I have no better words. Sure, as Megan Casey points out in this terrific article, it’s consumers who win the most in the…

Texting: More Popular, More Useful … and More Rude

There wasn’t a doubt in your mind, right? Texting just keeps getting bigger and bigger.

I Hate Texting. And I do it, but the more I use text the more it frustrates me. Sure, texting has its place, but mostly it feels…

What Makes Google Think You’re Important (How SEO Works)

Statistics: The “Half-Life” of an Internet Link

I’ve just come across an absolutely fascinating piece of research by a scientist at Bit.ly, the link-shortening service. It discusses the length of life of links on the Internet. It makes for some seriously interesting reading.

See That Review? There’s (Almost) A Way To Know If It’s Fake

Something that started as both a great marketing tool and a great customer service tool has, over time, become a nuisance. Online reviews, a cool idea and a great way to crowd-source decisions, feel less and less useful.

Another Sip of Google’s Secret Sauce: PageRank is Finite!

While you can do your own SEO (and sometimes we train clients on Search Engine Optimization rather than doing it for them), one of the reasons to hire an SEO Consultant instead is that the sheer number of…

Want PROOF Journalism Has Changed? His Name is MG Siegler

MG Siegler is a boob. MG Siegler is a snot-nosed, know-nothing kid. MG Siegler is arrogant. MG Siegler doesn’t get it.

Actually, I don’t believe any of those statements. Except for the MG Siegler doesn’t…

Facebook, “The Timeline Version” Ends Privacy Permanently

Here’s what my Facebook profile looks like right now: