Monthly Archives: January 2013


I hope this deal doesn't go through! 1

+Waze is a very cool cross-platform, crowd-sourced navigation and alert app that currently works on iOS and Android. It's a safe bet that if Apple does buy Waze, they will the Android version and just roll this into their own maps app which would be a real shame

Rumors of Apple’s potential Waze acquisition heat up – $750 million said to be the magic number
Following multiple reports from Wednesday that suggested Apple (AAPL) has an interest in acquiring social navigation service Waze, a new report suggests that negotiations between the two companies ……

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To anyone that is even remotely tech savvy, release windows have long since ceased… 1

To anyone that is even remotely tech savvy, release windows have long since ceased to be even remotely relevant

If season 2 of Downton Abbey hadn't been such a disappointment, we likely would have already seen even before it's broadcast here in the US just as we did last year. As it is, we probably won't bother this time. Nonetheless we and tens of millions of others around the world have watched plenty of other programs when they were first broadcast rather than waiting for some arbitrary release schedule. Just consider how many people have downloaded Game of Thrones (which we did pay for with our HBO subscription).

Reshared post from +Alex Nunez

Brad is 100% correct. 

Editorial: Media ‘release windows’ are increasingly archaic, futile and hostileEditorial: Media ‘release windows’ are increasingly archaic, futile and hostile
Last week’s Downton Abbey broadcast debacle, while not representative of the world’s most acute problems, unnervingly illustrated one of the many ways

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There are no shortage of people in American politics that should be utterly disregarded…

There are no shortage of people in American politics that should be utterly disregarded in all respects, Vanity Fair picks out 13 of them

13 People to Ignore in Politics in 2013
From world affairs to entertainment, business to fashion, crime to society, Vanity Fair is a cultural catalyst that drives the popular dialogue globally.

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