Apple – Another Successful Keynote
As usual, the Apple Keynote to introduce the Apple Watch and two new iPhones, was done with great marketing aplomb. Tell them what you are going to tell them, tell them, and then tell them what you told them works every time. Apple has it down pat. Dan Frommer over at Quartz, believes that Apple Keynotes, made […]
Reflections on Bitcoin – 3
This week on CNBC, Warren Buffett said that Bitcoin is a joke. Once again, this reminds me of 1995 when many pundits said the World Wide Web was a joke. Needless to say, many of them had a stake in the status quo. I remain bullish about the future of Bitcoin as a transaction platform. […]
Texting
The telco operators charge up to $.25 for a text message. The cost to the operators is a few cents at most. That huge profit margin is going to decrease. WhatsApp handles 50 billions text messages every day, which is believed to be more than all the telcos in the world handle. The first year […]
Doctor Shortage or Surplus
One of the issues confronting the health care system in America is the impending addition of tens of millions of uninsured people. Medscape Today has a very interesting three-minute video by Dr. Eric Topol, author of The Creative Destruction of Medicine, about whether our nation is on the verge of a healthcare provider shortage, or whether […]
Wallets
Paper currency was invented in Massachusetts in 1690 and the wallet was invented to have a place to store and carry the cash. Barney Garcia said that wallets today are more often used for carrying credit cards. In the near future, we may not need traditional leather wallets at all. The e-wallet or digital wallet is […]
