Dilbert Gets SEO, He Hates It, and Why That Matters

PayPass/NFC and Google Wallet: A Solution Making a Problem

Apple, eBooks/iBooks, Evil Business Practices, Odds and Ends

Since Apple announced their plans for world domination of electronic books a couple of weeks ago, I’ve been busy telling you about a few other business change issues. The MegaUpload/Carpathia story is huge, of course, and the…

Justin Bieber! Joustin Beaver! Copyright! Trademark! Ouch!

Neil Young Joins Elvis Costello: “Pirate My Music”

Oh to live on Sugar Mountain, with the barkers, the colored balloons, and the music pirates replacing the music labels. You can’t be twenty on Sugar Mountain, unless you’re ready for business change.

Renegotiation Can Happen Any Time (Netflix/Redbox/Movies)

Every now and then, I talk about coopetition. It’s one of those words you might have to double-take, not sure if it’s a misspelling, and when you’re sure you’re read it right it can become a word that you think I’ve made up.

A New Story in Retail Business Change: Bring OnLine, Offline

I have a story for you. Or more specifically, STORY has a story they hope you’ll be interested in.

Story is a new retail concept, being told in oh-so-chic Chelsea, a neighborhood in New York City…

Search Engine Optimization Laid Bare: Look At These Numbers

A couple of years ago, Microsoft admitted that they didn’t understand long tail marketing. They also said that long tail marketing is important; it was an uncharacteristic admission of incompetence from the folks in Redmond.

Facebook Stores are Shutting Down — Were They Ever Open?

Bought anything on Facebook lately?

Last week I came across this story at Mashable, talking about the demise of several major brands’ e-commerce efforts on Facebook. And my immediate reaction was that I…

Perception, Reality, and When Google Thinks You’re Ugly

Perception, as we know, is reality. It’s true when penguins go marching, it’s true when musicians want you to pirate their music, it’s true when your File Host Gets Shut Down … truth is, it’s just always there. Perception is Reality.