Sirius Stuff

Regal Cinemas is testing giving somebody a wireless device that summons an usher.  In exchange for being the eyes and ears, you get a free bucket of popcorn.  Seems like a reasonable deal to me.  Thanks to: Techdirt: Ever Wished You Could Push A Button To Remove A Disruptive Movie Watcher?

I’ve dealt with my local phone company for many years.   From the roll-up of Pacific Northwest Bell into US West and then the merger with Qwest, prices have gotten higher and higher and the reliability has gotten a little worse.   At some point my wife or I will decide that we don’t really need the […]

Nisan Gabbay has an excellent analysis of the site at HOTorNOT.com Case Study: Mixing free and premium services
My wife and I celebrated our fifth wedding anniversary a few months
ago.  I’m happily married, so I haven’t visited HotOrNot in years.   I was fascinated by the description of the dating service, which I don’t think they offered […]

There’s an excellent summary of how FaceBook came to be and what its possible valuation might be at: » Facebook Case Study: Offline behavior drives online usage - Startup Review Blog

I just finished reading The Wal-Mart Effect by Charles Fishman. It talks about the effect that Wal-Mart’s continual drive to lower prices is also lowering the quality of goods - to be cheaper, metal is replaced by plastic. Repairable items are replaced by disposable. And the quality of life for employees - […]