Archive for the 'Technology' Category


It’s All About The Data

1. DIY is done. You need a partner who knows the game. 2. The game is trolling for fans on social media. Today it’s Facebook, Twitter gives few results, tomorrow it may be __________. 3. Established companies have ongoing relationships with Facebook and Spotify, all the data generators. And these entities share the data with […]

Is Apple Pay Bigger Than 1989?

It’s cool, disruptive and completely unexpected. Taylor Swift’s new album? No, APPLE PAY! And you wonder why musicians get no respect. That’s right, while Taylor Swift is busy cozying up to corporations, making sure her message gets out, Apple is competing with corporations and its users are up in arms complaining that CVS and Rite-Aid […]

You’re On Your Own

You either know how to research or you don’t, you either know how to find the answers or you don’t. My iPhone arrived. And despite a seamless backup from the cloud, in this case iCloud, I’ve got questions and the only place to find answers is online. That’s why I stay with a Mac, never […]

Netflix vs. Spotify

Once upon a time television was like radio, something you received over the air for free via an antenna. But in the eighties, TV moved to a subscription model, people paid for cable, for a better picture and more and better programming. So, customers became inured to paying a subscription fee, every month, in perpetuity. […]