http://www.robibanerjee.com One thought behind P.T. Barnum Sun, 30 May 2010 21:53:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As I gain another year of wisdom and perspective, or accepted lack thereof, I continue to appreciate holidays and what they stand for.  Today, the day before Memorial Day I am cleaning up after the whirl wind visit of my two daughters and noticed the bathroom floor after their bath. ... http://www.robibanerjee.com/?p=563 The 1990s went to Microsoft. The 2000s went to Google. Could this be Facebook’s turn? Twenty years ago chat rooms were considered geeky. Ten years ago your friend with his own web page was a nerd (if the friend was female she was in adult entertainment). Now thanks to Facebook, I ... http://www.robibanerjee.com/?p=556 For those whom I have been conversing with for the past several years, you know my feelings on LBS. In real estate and retail, RFID was supposed to be the panacea. In mobile devices, GPS/Geo locating for directions is far from the killer app. And, I wish I could forget ... http://www.robibanerjee.com/?p=551 While enjoying the holiday season I stumbled upon this article in the Economist. http://bit.ly/658KhH. It is an enjoyable read that provides perspective on how technology has adjusted the tone and language we use to communicate. If you are a historian, linguist or interested in the evolving social behavior associated with new communication ... http://www.robibanerjee.com/?p=543 After another day of demystifying where the boundaries of technology lie I had the pleasure of reading the following article from Troy Carrol, CEO of Intava. In this article he discussed the impact of the goals and desired outcomes of technology as: Resuming investments in their store experiences Inspiring shoppers Compelling personalized experiences Cross selling ... http://www.robibanerjee.com/?p=537 As a mere mortal walking in the world of mental giants who can come up with new acronyms, revenue models and company names faster than a speeding locomotive, I wanted to shed some light on what I found to be an interesting take on yet another practical and potentially lucrative ... http://www.robibanerjee.com/?p=528 Are people beginning to stumble onto Search Engine Restriction (SER)? It seems to be the situation. Business models that capitalized so quickly on the principles of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) might need to back track a little bit and look at the new potential big picture opportunities. Another question, how does ... http://www.robibanerjee.com/?p=520 It is a painful reality that being shady in the online social media advertising world is very profitable. Thanks to a variety of posts kicked off by techcrunch and other online resources, several scamming business models and companies have been exposed.   As others have done, I am comparing this to professional ... http://www.robibanerjee.com/?p=510 With Halloween coming, I would like to pose the question "has any one ever said trick?" In my opinion this years best treat give away is the timeless Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (Reese's Pieces is an acceptable substitute).   From a taste perspective they are excellent on their own (room temperature or ... http://www.robibanerjee.com/?p=503 Verizon isn’t pulling any punches: it calls out basically every major weakness on the iPhone, from its inability to run background applications to the App Store’s walled garden. The site kicks off with a stream of things that the iPhone can’t do, mimicking the black text-on-white background commonly seen in ... http://www.robibanerjee.com/?p=500