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June 30, 2007
Joe Dowdell was the first in line at the Mall of America Apple store, was first out of the store with his new iPhone, and was first to do an unboxing ceremony for iJustine right outside the store. I think...
WCCO, the Minneapolis CBS affiliate ran an iPhone story by their techno-geek, Jason DeRusha, which featured iJustine and the voice of Technology Evangelist's Cariann Higginbotham (off camera when Justine is explaining the awesomeness of the iPhone to the camera). It's...
June 29, 2007
Here is a quick look of the line forming outside the Apple store at the Mall of America. Only 6 minutes to go until launch....
Less than 15 minutes to go until the launch of the iPhone. Here is a shot of the line growing outside the Apple store at the Mall of America. It's not outgrown the three turns they thought they'd need to...
What are iPhones going for on Ebay? Find out for yourself by checking the "Competed Auctions" section of the iPhone cell phone page. Right now, it looks like Buy it Now auctions are closing in the $999 - $1299 range...
People came prepared for a long wait with their laptops, surfing the web for the latest updates on blogs, watching APPL stock, and talking about why they've taking time out of a beautiful Friday to spend it inside a mall,...
June 28, 2007
Masergy is a global network service provider created to deliver the strongest network experience for expanding mid-size to large enterprises. Howard Lichtman of the Human Productivity Lab sat down with Chris Carr to talk about their video specific solution that...
June 27, 2007
Apparently, there is a new phone coming out on Friday from Apple called the iPhone. We thought it would be fun to cover the launch at the epicenter of American retail: the Mall of America, which happens to be only...
There are literally thousands of websites in existence today that allow you to sign up and contribute information. But, how do you decide which sites are worthy of your time? This comes to mind after noticing tonight that I've rated...
Polycom has been one of the leaders in visual communication technology. Their products can be seen in boardrooms across the World. Howard Lichtman of the Human Productivity Lab, sat down with the President of Polycom, Bob Hagerty to talk...
June 26, 2007
After finishing dinner tonight, I hopped on Facebook. I could have just as easily watched some TV shows - on my computer, since I don't have one of those clunky wall units - but I found myself catching up with...
June 25, 2007
I explained the other day how you can claim your Twitter account on Technorati, giving you an easy way to track who's linking to your Tweets. It turns out the same thing can be done with your Flickr account, allowing...
June 24, 2007
I recently sold something on Ebay for $100 that could be purchased for $106.99 on Amazon. I was surprised by how much it went for. The product I sold was new in the box, so there was nothing wrong with...
June 23, 2007
Did you realize that Twitter is a blog? Yes it is, and if you don't believe me, just ask Technorati. It turns out that you can claim your Twitter blog on Technorati. Why would you want to do that? Because...
June 22, 2007
Is it a bad sign when John Battelle, the man who wrote the book on Google, the man who received unprecedented access to all things Google while writing his book, is now saying that he may have reached his, "Google...
June 21, 2007
When people first start blogging, they often choose to go with one of the popular and free blogging platforms, such as Blogger, LiveJournal, or even a MySpace blog. However, there is one very important thing to consider when choosing a...
June 20, 2007
Fake Steve Jobs is one of the funniest blogs in the Interwebs. The writer behind it consistently comes up with hilarious behind the scenes peaks at what the real Steve Jobs may or may not be thinking throughout the day,...
Long time listener JasonMac from jasonmac.us joins us to talk about NASA, Apple's Yellow Box technology and how to tick off the blogosphere.Make sure to join us every Sunday through Thursday live at 10:00pm EDT, 9:00pm CDT, 7:00pm PDT (that's...
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PC Pitstop put together an excellent video analyzing the amount of pre-installed software that ships on consumer laptops today. While pre-installed software isn't necessarily a bad thing - it's easier to activate than download/install/activate - the biggest problems come in...
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June 19, 2007
Brad from UStream.tv joins us to talk about how UStream.tv started, where they are now and where they are going.Make sure to join us every Sunday through Thursday live at 10:00pm EDT, 9:00pm CDT, 7:00pm PDT (that's -0600 GMT for...
DotSauce is reporting that the domain SEO.com sold June 15th for $5 million to Internet entrepreneur, Mike Mann: SEO.com Domain Purchased for $5 Million Yesterday Mann announced the purchase of SEO.com by WashingtonVC for $5 million as well as the...
June 18, 2007
NeoKast, the p2p video streaming service we showed to the world for the first time earlier this year, has a new service called QuicKast, which entered beta this morning. QuicKast is Internet broadcasting for the masses -- a way to...
While analyzing the stats for Technology Evangelist the other day, I came across this interesting graph reporting the average number of page views per visitor by month: It very common for a blog's page views per visitor to hover somewhere...
June 17, 2007
There has been a bit of a dust-up in the world of online privacy following the release of a report that smacked Google for not doing enough to protect the privacy of their users. While the report seems to have...
June 16, 2007
Nikf from nikfletcher.com joins us as a guest host. Topics today include Flickr censorship, Wis.dm and radio tags on jewelry.Make sure to join us every Sunday through Thursday live at 10:00pm EDT, 9:00pm CDT, 7:00pm PDT (that's -0600 GMT for...
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Google, I know you're doing pretty well right now, but I thought I'd let you in on a little tip that may help you increase your earnings by one millionth of 1%: If I click the back button, give me...
June 15, 2007
If you're shopping on Amazon.com and find a product you're interested in buying that's sold through a 3rd party, you have two choices: 1. Buy the product directly from Amazon. 2. Head over to the 3rd party's own ecommerce site...
June 14, 2007
I have a couple of friends working on different campaigns for different people. I have been asked what technologies they should be using on their site. This is a very interesting question and while the answer varies based on the campaign...
My commute was particularly horrendous on a morning earlier this week, so I broke up the trip with a stop into a Caribou Coffee coffee shop in Edina, MN where I figured I could wait things out while checking a...
BlueFox from BlueFoxTV joins us as a guest host. Topics today include YouTube's DRM for finding copyright material, foiling counterfeit wine and car to car networks.Make sure to join us every Sunday through Thursday live at 10:00pm EDT, 9:00pm CDT,...
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June 13, 2007
Benjamin and Cariann discuss the iLiad vs the Sony reader. Should the Alpha Geek get the super cool iRex iLiad or spend his money on the Apple iPhone? Google maps turning into Big Brother? Virtual Rome explored. Make sure to...
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Earlier this week, I wrote a post discussing the importance of authenticity on the web. Posing as someone you're not, or pretending you don't have a bias will only get you in trouble. Look no further than the comment we...
June 12, 2007
The following question was posed to me earlier today: "Is Google making a big recruiting push in Minneapolis?" That's an interesting question considering that Google doesn't have a Minneapolis office . . . yet. This isn't based on an isolated...
Apple's World Wide Developers Conference was yesterday and we focus on the Stevenote for this podcast.Make sure to join us every Sunday through Thursday live at 10:00pm EDT, 9:00pm CDT, 7:00pm PDT (that's -0600 GMT for those around the world)...
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It turns out that Steve Jobs can drive traffic. No surprise there. What's interesting about this is finding out that Ustream.tv was able to handle 75,000 concurrent streams of Steve Jobs on their streaming video platform (with some strain): Biggest…Day…Ever...
Why does Amazon make it so hard to figure out which products in your shopping cart are running up your shipping costs? Is it just me? Let me explain: Last night, I added a few things to my shopping cart...
June 11, 2007
I would like to take a moment and talk about air travel. I know we're 'technology' evangelists, but air travel is an active part of our lives and it directly impacts what technology we purchase for producing these HDTV shows. ...
June 10, 2007
Jeremy Toeman has put together a great post of seven do it yourself viral marketing strategies that's worth a read. Strategy #6's explanation of how employees of companies can contribute to product review or blog comments without coming across as...
June 8, 2007
One of the nice things about having a technology filled home is that you can always find something to entertain yourself when the weather outside isn't cooperating. Or, can you? Two teenagers in Connecticut found out that escaping an electrical...
June 7, 2007
Here is a quick look at which posts written in May 2007 had the most page views on Technology Evangelist: Killer App Expo - Ray Kurzweil MySpace.com and The Apple Store Experience - The other side of the coin Why...
June 5, 2007
DVE has been getting a lot of attention at Telepresence World with the launch of their new tele-immersion system. However, when DVE's co-founder and CEO, Steve McNelley, PhD took the stage to present his thoughts on the telepresence industry, he...
The CEO of Telanetix, Tom Szabo, delivered a presentation titled, "Driving Telepresence ROI with New Technology" which took at look at the driving forces behind growth in the Telepresence industry. Reflecting on the current growth in the telepresence market, Szabo...
While pretty much all of the telepresence solutions on display at Telepresence World are impressive and have the ability to improve business communications, the power of this is largely limited by the number of units deployed. It doesn't take a...
I would normally wait to post this information until after the Telepresence World conference, but I'm so excited I just couldn't wait! LogMeIn.com, our favorite and by far best remote desktop solutions provider now has a preview Macintosh client available! ...
One thing that is fairly ironic about the Telepresence conference is how many people are in attendence. As in, people have traveled to San Diego from all over the world where they're discussing how their technology solutions allow you to...
June 4, 2007
Chuck Stucki, VP and GM, Telepresence Systems, Cisco Systems, Inc gave us an update on Cisco's position in the world of telepresence. He started out by emphasizing that John Chambers, Cisco's CEO, is a huge believer in telepresence and is...
The following article was written by John Serrao of Human Productivity Lab. Technology Evangelist and Human Productivity Lab are co-covering the happenings at Telepresence World. TW2007 Speech: Mark Trachtenberg, CEO Teliris One of the first speeches at Telepresence World...
Aaron McCormack, CEO of BT Conferencing took the stage at Telepresence World to explain how telepresence is, "Turning the Corner on Productivity." Effective telepresence solutions, according to McCormack, are systems that act as "human middle-ware" and are extraordinarily intuitive for...
Bob Hagerty, CEO of Polycom, kicked off Telepresence World by explaining that leaders need to be connected more than ever in today's business environment, yet face ever increasing communications challenges due to increasingly complex corporate structures. Reflecting on his own...
June 2, 2007
I'm a big fan of using the keyboard rather than a mouse whenever possible. It's so much faster to keep my hands hovering over the keys rather than bouncing over to a mouse or touchpad to do something I can...
June 1, 2007
Recent University of Minnesota Computer Science graduate, Anthony Nemitz, decided that California was the place to be after finishing college this spring. So, he packed up his bags and made the move while Twittering about the transition. Here's a play...
Palm announced the future launch of a new computer earlier this week called the Foleo Mobile Companion that's designed to pair with Treo phones for cellular Internet access while providing a large screen and keyboard for a laptop style on...
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