Monthly Archives: February 2006

MySpace: Parents' Dilemma – the New "Sex Ed"

Posted on February 28, 2006 by Ken Hayes

If you’re age 14-24, you’re already on MySpace.com.  If you’re over 40, you have no idea what 50 million plus young people are doing on a site with more traffic than even giant Google.  For parents, teaching your children about … Continue reading →

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Jaywalking into Orwellian Hell

Posted on February 22, 2006 by Ken Hayes

I will admit I’m “guilty” of crossing an empty street devoid of traffic in Downtown LA.  The only witness was an LAPD motorcycle officer who I suspect was in a bad mood or trying to fill a quota.  Apparently all … Continue reading →

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Google: Monopolist in the Making?

Posted on February 10, 2006 by Ken Hayes

Google’s motto may be “make money without doing evil“, but they are assuming powerful market control over their AdWords marketplace, which I would argue has a value equal to their market cap, approx. $111 Billion(!).  Compare this to the value … Continue reading →

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Google's Ultimate Marketplace

Posted on February 7, 2006 by Ken Hayes

I haven’t heard it expressed this way before, but I would suggest that Google has inadvertantly hit upon the world’s ultimate marketplace, and I don’t think many non-Internet-savy people have realized this: “Google has created, owns and unilaterally controls the largest … Continue reading →

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Hello world!

Posted on February 1, 2006 by Ken Hayes

Why is new technology so frustrating?  Does it really improve our lives, or is it just making daily life more complicated?  Have I been too involved in all this (now for 25 years) that I am so cynical I cannot … Continue reading →

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