Saturday, April 11th, 2009

Apple Approaching 1 Billion Apps Sold

Check out the counter on Apple.com that is keeping running total of the number of applications downloaded from the Apple App Store.  Wow.
Pandora Internet Radio, a “cool site” I posted about yesterday is on the Top 20 App list.  I am telling you Pandora is great on the PC…but very cool for the iPhone.
Not surprising [...]

Friday, April 10th, 2009

Pandora Internet Radio Is Cool

I have tried all sorts of Internet radios over the last several years.  Never had one grab me or monopolize my interest.
At the suggestion of a “tweet” on Twitter that said:  “With Pandora why does anyone download music to their iPhone…”  I got to thinking that maybe this is for me.
Internet radio is surely not [...]

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

Jeff Bennett Blog Top March 2009 Posts

Top Posts for March 2009 on Jeff Bennett.Org:
1. “Connect: Marketing In Social Web Era” Is Published
2.  JeffBennett.Org In Boston Globe On iPhone and Kindle Combination
3.  Nantucket Conference Agenda Set
4.  Apple iPhone More Than Game Now
5. Curt Shilling Social Media Man Retires
6.  JeffBennett.Org Adds “Marketing To Social Web, Second Edition” to Recommended Reading
7.  Evolution of [...]

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

iPhone + Kindle: Uniting Two Stars Today

Amazon has launched the Kindle application on the iPhone (and iTouch) today.  I know this for sure as I already downloaded it first thing this morning.  What a great way to start the day!
All 240,000-plus titles are available on the smaller devices which is nice.  What I think is really great though is that Amazon [...]

Saturday, February 7th, 2009

Kindle2 Coming…eBooks For Mobile Phones Too

Last week we blogged right here on JeffBennett.Org that Amazon was going to unveil the Kindle2 on February 9, 2009.  As we approach the big date chatter is escalating about Kindle2, but at the same time chatter has also started to escalate about bigger concepts for eBooks.
First, Amazon has has announced it will be releasing [...]

Sunday, February 1st, 2009

OpenTable.Com Files For IPO

Open Table the restaturant reservation and social media business filed for an initial public offering worth up to $40 million on Friday.  Open Table is a JeffBennett.Org “Cool Site.”
This is big news in an ipo market that has all but been slammed shut.  We have witnessed most of the companies that have been in the [...]

Friday, January 16th, 2009

First Pictures From Scene of US Airways Crash From Twitter

Janis Krums from Sarasota, Florida posts the first photo of U.S. Airways flight 1549 on Twitter from his iPhone.  He was on the Ferry that saw the incident and sped to the scene to help.  Citizen journalism at it’s best leverage the iPhone and Twitter.  Thank God for the quick response to help fellow citizens [...]

Saturday, January 10th, 2009

Kindle’s Value to Amazon

I am a tech junkie who has purchased most gadgets. I tire of most of these devices quickly. The two gadgets that have captured my attention have been Apple’s iPod Amazon’s Kindle.
Sure I have had my issues with iPod’s batteries but the product has elegant since day one and getting better all the time. [...]

Friday, January 9th, 2009

The Wii Is Moving Into The White House

President-elect Obama is a Blackberry addict. This has commanded lots of news during the campaign and transition. I understand the security issues but once you are hooked on being plugged in and connected it is very hard to revert back. I for one hope that the President-elect is not forced to change [...]

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

Year in review: Apple’s iPhone takes off

In 2008, Apple arrived as a full-fledged smartphone company, and the Mac gained share. Both put the company in great financial shape.
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