This is the best tampon commercial ever made - Guyism

This is the best tampon commercial ever made - Guyism

Wow...I teared up watching this.  Very powerful.

The Evolution of Dad Dancing (Video) | Re/code

The Evolution of Dad Dancing (Video) | Re/code

Classic!!  Worth a watch...Happy Fathers Day to all the dads out there!

TEENS REACT TO 90s INTERNET - YouTube

TEENS REACT TO 90s INTERNET - YouTube

Frackin's hilarious!!  I can't wait to show this to my kids....

This gnarly aquatic hoverboard defies the laws of shredding | The Verge

This gnarly aquatic hoverboard defies the laws of shredding | The Verge

This video is a must watch...this is as close as we will ever get to a hoverboard in my life time.

The greatest show on earth |

The greatest show on earth |:

So this was the way I saw WWDC 2014. A cement conference cheered by cement enthusiasts but leaving Architectural Digest writers asking what the fuss was all about.

Flashback: David Bowie and Cher Duet on 'Young Americans' - Video | Rolling Stone

Flashback: David Bowie and Cher Duet on 'Young Americans' - Video | Rolling Stone

Incredible medley of songs...worth a listen.

The Industries Apple Could Disrupt Next - Scott Anthony, and Michael Putz - Harvard Business Review

The Industries Apple Could Disrupt Next - Scott Anthony, and Michael Putz - Harvard Business Review:

After an unprecedented decade of growth, analysts wrote off 2013 as a year to forget for Apple. Most pundits agreed on what was wrong — a lack of breakthrough innovation since the passing of founder Steve Jobs. But in our view, Apple faces a deeper problem: the industries most susceptible to its unique disruptive formula are just too small to meet its growth needs.

Teen ends relationship like he memes it, becomes Web hero - CNET

Teen ends relationship like he memes it, becomes Web hero - CNET

Beautiful!  If this is actually true, this is one of the smartest 17 year olds around.  Wish I had this sure fire wit when I was his age (or any age).

iOS 7 Changed iOS, But iOS 8 Changes Computing | TechCrunch

iOS 7 Changed iOS, But iOS 8 Changes Computing | TechCrunch

I am not sure if I completely agree with Etherington on all his assertions, but to be sure, the changes are huge and we will only see their true impact 6 months after the OS is released.

The Crazy Genius Behind Solar Roadways | TechCrunch

The Crazy Genius Behind Solar Roadways | TechCrunch

This is the kind of big thinking idea that changes the world!

World's Smallest Mobile Phone by Mats Horn — Kickstarter

World's Smallest Mobile Phone by Mats Horn — Kickstarter

I am honestly considering this for my kids.  Would be a great way for the them to contact us or for us to contact them.  However with this product not coming out until 2015, who knows what else will be available by then.

The Tyee – 'Poll Finds One in Four Americans Wrong about Something': Comedian Rips Climate Change Deniers

The Tyee – 'Poll Finds One in Four Americans Wrong about Something': Comedian Rips Climate Change Deniers:

In his new show, sampled above, comedian John Oliver attempts to illustrate the ridiculous way media show false balance in the climate change "debate."

The Tyee – IMF Pegs Canada's Fossil Fuel Subsidies at $34 Billion

The Tyee – IMF Pegs Canada's Fossil Fuel Subsidies at $34 Billion:

In comparison to other countries, Canada provides more subsidies to petroleum as a proportion of government revenue than any developed nation on Earth besides the United States and Luxembourg.

Code/red: Google Glass Expands Dorksplorer Program | Re/code

Code/red: Google Glass Expands Dorksplorer Program | Re/code

Danish parliament's cartoon using sex and violence to encourage voting in European elections – video animation | World news | theguardian.com

Danish parliament's cartoon using sex and violence to encourage voting in European elections – video animation | World news | theguardian.com

It is unbelievable that this was published on the Danish parliament's YouTube channel.  However, it is so crazy that it is strangely funny when contemplating what they think young people in Denmark would find appealing.

Researchers Teach A Robot To Catch Flying Objects Like Yogi Berra | TechCrunch

Researchers Teach A Robot To Catch Flying Objects Like Yogi Berra | TechCrunch

You have to watch this video to believe it!

The Magic Numbers: How Apple Beats The Demise of Music Downloads | JonMaples.com

The Magic Numbers: How Apple Beats The Demise of Music Downloads | JonMaples.com:

Best explanation so far as to why Apple will do this purchase: 

"There are two numbers that you need to pay attention to in order to make sense of Apple’s breathtaking acquisition of Beats Electronics. Neither of them is the rumored $3.2 billion price. They are 13.3 and 800 million."

Verbatim: What Is a Photocopier? | Op-Docs | The New York Times - YouTube

Verbatim: What Is a Photocopier? | Op-Docs | The New York Times - YouTube:

Vanhawks Connected Smart Bike - TC Gadgets | TechCrunch TV

Vanhawks Connected Smart Bike - TC Gadgets | TechCrunch TV

Super cool idea for a bike...the one with gears is the one to get!

'Star Wars: Episode VII': Meet the new cast ....! | Inside Movies | EW.com

'Star Wars: Episode VII': Meet the new cast ....! | Inside Movies | EW.com:

Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker — will all be returning for the�Dec. 18, 2015 film - can you see them in the photo below?

 

Yahoo and AOL Are Still on a Collision Course | Re/code

Yahoo and AOL Are Still on a Collision Course | Re/code:

AOL is really the only affordable purchase that would significantly boost Yahoo’s core business and fill in the gaps in Yahoo’s networks business.

Microsoft Is Technology’s Comeback Kid | TechCrunch

Microsoft Is Technology’s Comeback Kid | TechCrunch

Amara's 7th Birthday

It was a 'The Incredibles/Super Hero' Party - 24 Kids!!!!

How the internet is making us poor - Quartz

How the internet is making us poor - Quartz:

The hourglass represents an income distribution that has been more nearly the norm for most of the history of the US. That it’s coming back should worry anyone who believes that a healthy middle class is an inevitable outcome of economic progress, a mainstay of democracy and a healthy society, or a driver of further economic development.

Reboot: these stunning still-life photos will take you back to the future | The Verge

Reboot: these stunning still-life photos will take you back to the future | The Verge

Ahhh...photo's of my youth.... 

Larry Page: The Untold Story - Business Insider

Larry Page: The Untold Story - Business Insider

Very good insight on Larry Page...well worth the read!

Apple’s hit factory | Tech.pinions - Perspective, Insight, Analysis

Apple’s hit factory | Tech.pinions - Perspective, Insight, Analysis: Apple’s hit factory

Very interesting piece...the diagram of 1967 Disney is fascinating.

This 1981 Computer Magazine Cover Explains Why We’re So Bad at Tech Predictions | TIME.com

This 1981 Computer Magazine Cover Explains Why We’re So Bad at Tech Predictions | TIME.com:

This 1981 Computer Magazine Cover Explains Why We’re So Bad at Tech Predictions by Harry McCracken 

Robert Tinney's cover for the April 1981 issue of Byte magazine
Internet Archive
Thirty-three years later, artist Robert Tinney's concept smartwatch is worth at least a thousand words 

 

Memories of Steve

Memories of Steve

Some great reflections of a former Apple employee and his encounters with Steve Jobs.

Kids at Stanley Park beach

What an incredible day with the kids. We are in one of the most beautiful places in the world

Apple Buys iFixit, and Other 2014 April Fools' Jokes - Mac Rumors

Apple Buys iFixit, and Other 2014 April Fools' Jokes - Mac Rumors

These are best of the best April Fool's jokes for the Apple set...enjoy.

When parents limit screen time, kids behave, sleep, and test better - CNET

When parents limit screen time, kids behave, sleep, and test better - CNET

Over the past year we have limited our kids screen time to weekends only.  They are allowed to interact with screens during the week if it is educational (games or sites) and are allowed to play Just Dance on the Wii.  It has had a huge positive impact.  We used to limit them to just an hour a day but even that led to some bad habits.  This study just confirms the anecdotal evidence we are already witnessed.

Sony Walkman TPS-L2 — Minimally Minimal

Sony Walkman TPS-L2 — Minimally Minimal

I remember my cousins having a first gen model of the walkman and i was blown away.  My first walkman like product was actually built by Sanyo.  

Watercolour Pictures

I have been using a new app called Waterlogue which is just amazing.  I contacted the developer and he confirmed that he is working on a Macintosh version.  WOOT!!


Tell me what you think?

What I Learned Negotiating With Steve Jobs

Operating Partner, DFJ: What I Learned Negotiating With Steve Jobs

Great lesson from someone who did business with Steve Jobs.

Halfbike pedal-powered scooter resembles a low-tech Segway

Halfbike pedal-powered scooter resembles a low-tech Segway

This is very cool.  I am not sure how practical this would be for everyday use but I would like to give it a try.

The Tyee – Canadian Doctor Rationally Defends Single-Payer Health Care to U.S. Senators

The Tyee – Canadian Doctor Rationally Defends Single-Payer Health Care to U.S. Senators

Well worth the watch....

Free to Be You and Me - Spring Break Musical 2014

Free to Be You and Me - Spring Break Musical 2014, a set on Flickr.

What a wonderful two night performance. The kids had a blast and the church was almost filled both nights!

Cadboro Bay United Church | We're more than just Sundays!

Cadboro Bay United Church | We're more than just Sundays!

My girls are in this show tonight and tomorrow night.  If you live in Victoria, come on down and check it out!

 

Google Drive Cuts Prices Way Below Dropbox and OneDrive | Re/code

Google Drive Cuts Prices Way Below Dropbox and OneDrive | Re/code

This is huge news!  If only they had a mid-tier pricing between 100GB and 1 TB.

The Finish Line: Episode 1 | Steve Nash - YouTube

The Finish Line: Episode 1 | Steve Nash - YouTube

This is very compelling.  Gets you a front row seat on someone committed to the very best they can do.

Here is Part II.  Just as interesting if not more than the first one.  I can't wait for the next one:

Volvo Shows Apple CarPlay In New Video, Says Wi-Fi Connectivity Is “Coming Soon” | TechCrunch

Volvo Shows Apple CarPlay In New Video, Says Wi-Fi Connectivity Is “Coming Soon” | TechCrunch

This looks like it will be a huge hit.....my next car will definitely have to have this feature.

GoPro: Lions - The New Endangered Species? - YouTube

GoPro: Lions - The New Endangered Species? - YouTube:

Absolutely amazing video!!

Stephen Wolfram's Introduction to the Wolfram Language - YouTube

Stephen Wolfram's Introduction to the Wolfram Language - YouTube:

Take the time to watch this.  This could have far reaching impacts if widely adopted.

Daring Fireball: Working Backwards to the Technology

Daring Fireball: Working Backwards to the Technology:

At WWDC in 1997, Steve Jobs, having just returned to Apple, held a wide-open Q&A session. There’s video — albeit low-quality (VHS transfer?) — on YouTube. It’s a remarkable session, showing Jobs at his improvisational best.

Listen while you work: What music does to your brain - The Next Web

Listen while you work: What music does to your brain - The Next Web

Confirms everything I intuitively have found in my work experience with music...

Neither Microsoft, Nokia, nor anyone else should fork Android. It’s unforkable. | Ars Technica

Neither Microsoft, Nokia, nor anyone else should fork Android. It’s unforkable. | Ars Technica

Excellent explanation of why it no longer makes any sense to fork Android...you lose all the advantages, as Google is making more and more of the 'good bits' close sourced.

Explaining eBay's Turnaround - Business Insider

Explaining eBay's Turnaround - Business Insider

Fantastic story about taking risks at eBay.....

Tunnel vision: how an obsessed explorer found and lost the world's oldest subway | The Verge

Tunnel vision: how an obsessed explorer found and lost the world's oldest subway | The Verge

The video is well worth watching....what a find!

‘Pitch Perfect 2’ Slated for 2015 - The Daily Beast

‘Pitch Perfect 2’ Slated for 2015 - The Daily Beast

Looking forward to this!

Gates Spends Entire First Day Back in Office Trying to Install Windows 8.1 : The New Yorker

Gates Spends Entire First Day Back in Office Trying to Install Windows 8.1 : The New Yorker: REDMOND, WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Bill Gates’s first day at work in the newly created role of technology adviser got off to a rocky start yesterday as the Microsoft founder struggled for hours to install the Windows 8.1 upgrade.

Our Love Affair With the Tablet Is Over | Re/code

Our Love Affair With the Tablet Is Over | Re/code:

Tablets, I was convinced, were a third device category, a tweener that would fill the vacuum between a phone and a laptop.

I, Cringely The Secret of iOS 7 - I, Cringely

I, Cringely The Secret of iOS 7 - I, Cringely:

I see the iPhone 5S and whatever follows as logical desktop replacements. They, and phones like them, will be the death of the PC.

Share product roadmaps to grow account value, relationship and success | Totango Blog

Share product roadmaps to grow account value, relationship and success | Totango Blog:

Keeping customers informed and educated about the product roadmap is a core part of the customer success team’s role. But it’s often not as simple as it sounds.

Why Mr. Market Is Still Wrong About Apple | The Felder Report

Why Mr. Market Is Still Wrong About Apple | The Felder Report

Very interesting....i bought 4k of Apple stock today.

Check Out The Magic (And Technology) Behind Self-Balancing Electric Skateboard Onewheel | TechCrunch

Check Out The Magic (And Technology) Behind Self-Balancing Electric Skateboard Onewheel | TechCrunch

Why 2014 Is The Year You Change | TechCrunch

Why 2014 Is The Year You Change | TechCrunch

Another classic life lesson from James Altucher.  Read at your own risk......

Media Reacts: A Christmas Present Or Two Or Ten Edition - YouTube

Media Reacts: A Christmas Present Or Two Or Ten Edition - YouTube

This is unbelievable....and I thought our local news was not original......

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Schiedel-Foucher Family!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from

the Schiedel-Foucher Family!

Hoping you are surrounded by love and warmth this holiday season. Merry Christmas.

With love,

Trish, Michael, India and Amara

Mugshots from the 1920s are Significantly Cooler Than Mugshots from Today - The Phoblographer

Mugshots from the 1920s are Significantly Cooler Than Mugshots from Today - The Phoblographer

You need to see these shots...fascinating!

Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball (Chatroulette Version) - YouTube

Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball (Chatroulette Version) - YouTube

Potentially one of the funniest things you will see this Christmas.

At Cavalia in Vancouver

Amazing experience.....Cirque with horses!

Keacher.com � How I introduced a 27-year-old computer to the web

Keacher.com � How I introduced a 27-year-old computer to the web

For people who cut their teeth on the web in 1991 using gopher and then progressing to Mosiac in 1993/4, this is a great story....

Meet the concept iPhone Air and iPhone 6C | Apple - CNET News

Meet the concept iPhone Air and iPhone 6C | Apple - CNET News

This is quite the sweet mock...Apple would be served well if the 6 looked like this.

WestJet Christmas Surprise Will Make You Believe in Santa [VIDEO]

WestJet Christmas Surprise Will Make You Believe in Santa [VIDEO]

Wow....this is a real tear jerker!!

The siege of Sinatra - smh.com.au

The siege of Sinatra - smh.com.au: The siege of Sinatra - what a story!

April 22 2002
The Sun-Herald
On the run . . . Sinatra arrives at the Melbourne Festival Hall.
Frank Sinatra was in the wrong country at the wrong time. He arrived in Australia for concerts in July 1974, just three years after Germaine Greer had published The Female Eunuch and only 18 months after Melbourne singer Helen Reddy had a worldwide hit with I Am Woman, virtually the theme song for the then rapidly expanding women's liberation movement.
It was hardly the right moment for Sinatra to get up on stage at Melbourne's Festival Hall and describe Australia's female journalists as "buck-and-a-half hookers".

Microsoft’s Julie Larson-Green Hints At Further Windows Harmonization Across Device Classes | TechCrunch

Microsoft’s Julie Larson-Green Hints At Further Windows Harmonization Across Device Classes | TechCrunch:

But if Microsoft could blend the two (perhaps in a way that is exceptionally dichotomized on different screen sizes, which is what we currently see, etc), we could have a single ARM Windows build, and an x86 edition. The oddity would be user interface sameness between the ARM build and x86 build some of the time (tablets!) and not others (smartphones!).

Bob Dylan "Like A Rolling Stone" - Official Interactive Video!

Bob Dylan "Like A Rolling Stone" - Official Interactive Video!

Wow....be sure to check out all the channels as the song plays....

Dribbble - iWatch Mock-Up by Thomas Bogner

Dribbble - iWatch Mock-Up by Thomas Bogner: by Thomas Bogner Oct 21, 2013

 Want it now!!!

Decorophobia: Fear of failing at arts and crafts - Diggit Victoria

Decorophobia: Fear of failing at arts and crafts - Diggit Victoria

Check out the latest handiwork of our very creative (and funny) blogger at Diggit!!!

The Weekly Interview: Siegfried & Roy, 10 years later - Las Vegas Weekly

The Weekly Interview: Siegfried & Roy, 10 years later - Las Vegas Weekly:

Hip-high rails have been constructed along those winding sidewalks, so Roy Horn has something firm and steady on which to lean as he makes his way around, visiting Little Bavaria’s animal kingdom, which includes horses, mini-donkeys, black swans, exotic chickens, African cranes, royal turkeys, canines and assorted cats, big and small. Siegfried Fischbacher ordered those rails built, once more providing support to his friend, life companion, performing partner and co-founder of a Strip show that entertained more than 25 million fans for more than 35 years. Siegfried also enforced the construction of a new house outfitted to offset Roy’s physical limitations, suffered a decade ago when he was dragged offstage by a white tiger named Montecore during a performance at the Mirage.

The Tyee – The Finnish Education of Tim Walker

The Tyee – The Finnish Education of Tim Walker

We have so much to learn.  If only our government leaders would be brave enough to transform our education system to the Finnish model.

cloudpaint.com

cloudpaint.com

MacPaint shipped with the Macintosh in 1984 and is the mother of all modern graphics programs. If you miss those days, or never got a chance to experience MacPaint for yourself, developer Martin Braun has adapted it for the Web. Cloudpaint replicates both the features and interface of the original, which was developed by Bill Atkinson and Susan Kare, then later open-sourced in 2010.

TidBITS: FunBITS: Why Apple May Win the Gaming Market

TidBITS: FunBITS: Why Apple May Win the Gaming Market

I would love to buy a couple of controllers for the kids so they could play games on the apple tv......that would be a killer product in and of itself.

Meet The New Serfs, Same As The Old Serfs | TechCrunch

Until the US disabuses themselves to the falsehood of social and economic mobility in their country (ie. the American dream) this situation will only get worse.  Unless they implement a massive wealth transfer in the form of universal health care (Obama Care is barely that), universal and well funded education at both the primary, secondary and post secondary levels they will continue to fall behind in world metrics of competitiveness and overall social mobility.

Meet The New Serfs, Same As The Old Serfs | TechCrunch

Surprisingly simple scheme for self-assembling robots - MIT News Office

Known as M-Blocks, the robots are cubes with no external moving parts. Nonetheless, they’re able to climb over and around one another, leap through the air, roll across the ground, and even move while suspended upside down from metallic surfaces.�

Surprisingly simple scheme for self-assembling robots - MIT News Office: 

Visual effects studio stuns with three minute clip of sci-fi mech film | The Verge

This is very engaging.  I hope the studio gets the money to develop this into a full length feature:

Visual effects studio stuns with three minute clip of sci-fi mech film | The Verge

And Then Steve Said, ‘Let There Be an iPhone’ - NYTimes.com

Fantastic piece!  I can't wait to read the entire book....

And Then Steve Said, ‘Let There Be an iPhone’ - NYTimes.com

How the White House sees the shutdown (and debt ceiling!) fight

How the White House sees the shutdown (and debt ceiling!) fight

I, Cringely The Secret of iOS 7 - I, Cringely

I, Cringely The Secret of iOS 7 - I, Cringely: Jump forward in time to a year from today. Here’s what I expect we’ll see. Go to your desk at work and, using Bluetooth and AirPlay, the iPhone 5S or 6 in your pocket will automatically link to your keyboard, mouse, and display. Processing and storage will be in your pocket and, to some extent, in the cloud. Your desktop will require only a generic display, keyboard, mouse, and some sort of AirPlay device, possibly an Apple TV that looks a lot like a Google ChromeCast.

Serpentine Sackler Gallery by Zaha Hadid

This is uniquely compelling.....

Serpentine Sackler Gallery by Zaha Hadid

Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon mock #hashtagmania | Technically Incorrect - CNET News

Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon mock #hashtagmania | Technically Incorrect - CNET News

Pussy Riot's Nadezhda Tolokonnikova: Why I have gone on hunger strike | Music | theguardian.com

Pussy Riot's Nadezhda Tolokonnikova: Why I have gone on hunger strike | Music | theguardian.com

What Scale Means After Patch and Groupon | Street Fight

What Scale Means After Patch and Groupon | Street Fight: But it’s a quality game now, say Fain. Quality breeds engagement, and engagement, not reach, creates value in a local marketplace in which software can take a customer from impression to checkout. Scale, as it were, has a third dimension.

Playground - Victoria PGVIC#9 with The Chantrelles - YouTube

Playground - Victoria PGVIC#9 with The Chantrelles - YouTube

This was an amazing event.  Check out the video below if you want to see what happened:

Why Apple's 'indoor GPS' plan is brilliant - Computerworld

Why Apple's 'indoor GPS' plan is brilliant - Computerworld

Good analysis by Mike Elgan.

He’s Electric — Will A Revolutionary Black Box Turn Dale Vince Into Europe’s Elon Musk? | TechCrunch

He’s Electric — Will A Revolutionary Black Box Turn Dale Vince Into Europe’s Elon Musk? | TechCrunch

The iPhone 5S-Class | TechCrunch

Excellent analysis...this is exactly what Apple is doing...

The iPhone 5S-Class | TechCrunch

With iBeacon, Apple is going to dump on NFC and embrace the internet of things — Tech News and Analysis

With iBeacon, Apple is going to dump on NFC and embrace the internet of things — Tech News and Analysis

Game over | asymco

Game over | asymco

The contrast between mobile phone platforms and game consoles is striking, with an order of magnitude difference in consumption. The best performing console to date is the Wii with about 100 million units sold so far.

The Tyee – Why Climate Change Is Splitting Republicans

The Tyee – Why Climate Change Is Splitting Republicans

Startup Sunday at Cadboro Bay United Church

Great to start a new year with a such a caring community!

Exclusive: Amazon Wants To Offer Its Smartphone for Free. Who Will Follow? – jessica lessin

Exclusive: Amazon Wants To Offer Its Smartphone for Free. Who Will Follow? – jessica lessin

This Russian Software Is Taking Over the Internet | Wired Enterprise | Wired.com

This Russian Software Is Taking Over the Internet | Wired Enterprise | Wired.com: It now runs about 15 percent of all websites, including everyone from startups such as CloudFlare and Parse (bought by Facebook earlier this year) to web giants such as Automattic and Netflix. “We use it for everything,” says Automattic’s Abrahamson. “We run as much of our software stack as possible on top of Nginx.”

What Does the Fox Say: The anatomy of Ylvis’s instant viral hit — paidContent

What Does the Fox Say: The anatomy of Ylvis’s instant viral hit:

What Does the Fox Say? features adults in outlandish animal costumes reciting an Old McDonald’s-ish list of animal noises, before addressing the titular question in the chorus. There is thumping bass and a silly, easily imitatable dance: In short, it is the video internet hipsters and five-year-olds can finally agree on.

Redesigning 'Star Trek': the original series brought to life in 80 pulp posters | The Verge

Redesigning 'Star Trek': the original series brought to life in 80 pulp posters | The Verge:

The designs feature a vintage style, with some reminiscent of classic movie posters and others harking back to the covers of pulp sci-fi novels. According to Ortiz, what makes them work — and fun to work on — is the sheer diversity of the episodes he illustrated.

Microsoft Enters Into $7.2B Deal To Buy Nokia’s Devices And Services Business And License Its Patents | TechCrunch

Microsoft Enters Into $7.2B Deal To Buy Nokia’s Devices And Services Business And License Its Patents | TechCrunch: In a surprise move, Microsoft announced Monday evening that it has inked a deal with Nokia to acquire “substantially all of Nokia’s Devices & Services business, license Nokia’s patents, and license and use Nokia’s mapping services.”

Turning Apple TV Into Ouroboros | TechCrunch

Turning Apple TV Into Ouroboros | TechCrunch: Apple has been ‘pulling the string’ on the Apple TV for seven years now. Think about that one for a minute: it’s had a set-top box since before the iPhone.

Why Local is the Future of Commerce | Street Fight

Why Local is the Future of Commerce | Street Fight:  Local search revenues are skyrocketing, expected to increase annually 10% over the next five years. User-generated reviews and ratings have dramatically improved our ability to determine the quality of a businesses, altering, more than replicating, the consumer’s experience in the local marketplace.

What Will It Take to Bring All Businesses Online? | Street Fight

What Will It Take to Bring All Businesses Online? | Street Fight: Word of mouth reputation, geographic location, foot traffic, print advertising, and other traditional forms of getting the word out may do quite well for many businesses in small towns and big cities alike. As Louis Gagnon of Yodle noted, online marketing is complex and business owners are preoccupied with the day-to-day needs of serving customers, leaving little time to focus on activities with a less clear-cut reward for their energies. The Yodle study also notes that SMB proprietors see family and time off as important considerations. They are not necessarily concerned with being the biggest player in the market. Ranking sixth in a Google search result may not be a fate worse than death in their minds so much as we suppose it to be. The exceptions to this rule are the folks who come to us, perhaps skewing our sense of the SMB population as a whole.