Nicolai Pogrebnyakov

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My app store is bigger than your app store, or some lessons from mobility for choosing a cloud computing platform

November 1, 2009 - 12:59 pm

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The idea of building a technology platform and watching developers and customers flock in large numbers has been out there for a while. Microsoft, for one, is a paragon of platform-building. It got far ahead of its competition with Windows and has been enjoying life with no serious challengers for well over a decade.
These days [...]

Micropayments: the next big online revenue model?

September 23, 2009 - 4:10 pm

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When Google enters a new line of business, it’s a safe bet that this business will get a lot of attention from the technology ecosystem. Micropayments, an already hot trend this year, got a further boost when Google announced two weeks ago that it will offer micropayment services through its Checkout system.
Micropayments are transfers of [...]

The future of office printing

July 16, 2009 - 10:33 am

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As far as consumers are concerned, before Amazon’s Kindle arrived, the last time printing had been considered high technology had been around 15th century, the time of Johannes Gutenberg. Today people seem to be reading mostly from screens, be it mobile, desktop or Kindle screens. Declining newspaper sales are merely the most visible reflection of [...]

Decision-making assisted by a website

June 16, 2009 - 2:23 pm

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Hunch.com, a service that is supposed to aid in making decisions, was made public yesterday. With it, a question (”should I start my own business?”) will get a pleasantly definitive answer (yes/no) after you are guided through several questions (it also profiles you first to give better answers). The topics and guiding questions are added [...]

Mobility 2.0

April 19, 2009 - 6:32 pm

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These are tough times for many. Countries are struggling with debt, people get laid off and entire industries are being wiped out. So the news three days ago that Nokia’s profit last quarter slumped by 90% may not come as a particular surprise.
Nokia is suffering from a slump in consumer demand, not alleviated by a [...]