Author: JD Rucker
Is Yelp spending too much money?
May 3 by JD Rucker | add commentThey say you have to spend money in order to make money. The problem for Yelp is that they may be spending too much money compared to what they’re earning. This is common for publicly-traded companies, but in their case they may be spending too much compared to how much they have more »
Will Yahoo passing up on Microsoft's offer go down as the biggest business blunder in tech history?
May 1 by JD Rucker | 2 commentsThere’s a reason why mothers shouldn’t judge their children in beauty pageants, why chefs rarely run the business side of restaurants successfully, and why Steve Jobs had to be fired and rehired before making Apple the biggest tech company more »
Dark Knight Rises trailer: "This isn't a car"
May 1 by JD Rucker | add commentThere are two reasons to never watch trailers of movies that you already know you’re going to watch. You get to see things that make you worry that it won’t meet your expectations. In this case, it’s the last line of the trailer that acts as a stark more »
CISPA: Blurred for a reason
Apr 30 by JD Rucker | 1 commentThe internet was all abuzz about SOPA and PIPA and proved a worthy foe against government oppression by quashing the bills before they could get too much momentum. There is outrage now about CISPA, the latest aromaticity that Washington has put forth to more »
Happy birthday from the Daleks
Apr 27 by JD Rucker | add commentFor geeks, there aren’t very many things higher on the awesome list than Doctor Who. This original Dalek cake is a very epic representation of the ultimate in geek awesomeness. It’s almost too beautiful to eat. Here’s the entire image. Enjoy more »
The 6 keys to brand messaging through social media
Apr 26 by JD Rucker | 1 commentNearly every business in the world has considered using social media for their brand (or at least been told by someone to do so). It’s an important concept because social media has all of the characteristics of an excellent set of venues for getting more »
The history of business intelligence
Apr 25 by JD Rucker | add commentSince 1958, there has been an increase in the need for business intelligence. It’s nothing new, but in recent years it’s been much more important as the data is finally reaching the ability to display and track it. This graphic depicts the history as it has happened over more »
Microsoft has its cake and eats it too in deal with AOL, Facebook
Apr 23 by JD Rucker | add commentWhen Microsoft won the auction that brought over 925 US patents from AOL’s portfolio, there was clear indication that Facebook wanted in on the action. They got their wishes today and Microsoft was able to get what they wanted and have half of more »
Are we ready for enterprise tablets?
Apr 21 by JD Rucker | 1 commentSmall kids can use them just fine. They are more portable than a laptop, more powerful than a smartphone, and perform nearly every duty that a business person needs (especially when an external keyboard is added, which sort of defeats the purpose more »
Online empires fall. Will Facebook?
Apr 15 by JD Rucker | 2 commentsIt’s hard to imagine the world without Facebook right now. Even people who aren’t users are affected by it even if only because they are constantly bombarded with commercials, billboards, and other people telling them to follow this and like more »
Population poses problems technology can't fix
Apr 14 by JD Rucker | 1 commentMany of the problems that face the world currently have been solved through technology. Food can be grown, raised, processed, packaged, and shipped in efficient ways. Medicine has extended life and cured most diseases that once killed the more »
Posted May 10, 2012 in The invaluable social media custom graphics cheat sheet
Posted May 21, 2012 in Chrome overtakes IE to become world’s most popular browser
Posted May 21, 2012 in Chrome overtakes IE to become world’s most popular browser
Posted May 21, 2012 in Chrome overtakes IE to become world’s most popular browser
Posted May 19, 2012 in A bicycle built for the digital world