The Business of Technology

Paul Thurrott and his Supersite for Windows

Dan Brodie — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:56:36 +0000

It’s not often I get irked by some technical pundit who professes to be the law when discussing new technology. However, the latest blog post of self-professed Apple hater Paul Thurrott is disturbing in and of itself. I don’t mind people challenging Google, Apple, RIM or any other technology company with well thought out and [...]

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Apple to Reveal More than a Tablet?

Dan Brodie — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:40:00 +0000

People all over are excited about the possibilities that Apple’s new tablet is expected to open up. People have already heralded the device as the iKiller of all iKillers. The gadget of all gadgets. The one gadget to rule them all. Pretty lofty expectations for a device that Apple hasn’t even publicly acknowledged. For years people [...]

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My First (Real) Blog Post

Rob Woods — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:15:20 +0000

Hi all, I just wanted to introduce myself. I’m Rob Woods, currently Director of Marketing for BuildDirect, and Dan has graciously offered to share his blog with me. I’ll keep this post pretty short and sweet… I’ll be blogging periodically on my experiences in SEO, PPC, link building, and other online marketing topics. I may also throw [...]

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A Couple of New Features in Snow Leopard for Preview and Screen Shots

Dan Brodie — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:53:08 +0000

Playing around with the new Snow Leopard OS for the Mac has been fun. While few features are advertised from Apple, I have found two items that make some simple tasks much easier. First, Apple now names the screen shot image files as screen shots and included the date and time. For example, the new file [...]

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Watch Us Wreck a Floor Live Feed!

Dan Brodie — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 01:33:49 +0000

Below is a live feed of the Laminate Flooring installed on the 19th floor balcony at BuildDirect’s Vancouver, BC, headquarters. For more check out http://watchuswreckafloor.com Live Videos by Ustream Watch Us Wreck a Floor Live Feed! is a post from: The Business of Technology - Tech and SEO Blog Bookmark It

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Long Time Coming

Dan Brodie — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:57:23 +0000

Hi All, It has been a couple of months since my last post. Sorry for the delay. A lot has changed since then. The mobile community has grown and some interesting developments are occurring in the world of tech. On the personal side I am now co-coaching my son’s soccer team and spent last Sunday through a [...]

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Wave of Change

Dan Brodie — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:06:26 +0000

I came across a press release this morning from Nokia announcing their acquisition of the remaining 52 per cent of Symbian that it does not already own estimated to be about $410 million. Without question, recent changes in the cell phone market initiated by Apple and further pushed by Research in Motion and Google, have [...]

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The iPhone 3G Coming to Canada

Dan Brodie — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 05:03:22 +0000

Mark July 11th on your calendar. The iPhone is coming to Canada and 22 initial countries on its roll out to more than 70 countries worldwide. Rogers in Canada will require a 3 year commitment but pricing will be the same as the US: $199 for the 8GB version and $299 for the 16GB version. [...]

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A New Era in Mobile

Dan Brodie — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 04:28:23 +0000

A new era in the mobile world is expected to begin on Monday with news from Apple of the next version of the iPhone. The importance of this cannot be underscored enough. On the heels of the iPhone announcement, BlackBerry is poised to release the oft rumored BlackBerry Thunder - their first release of a [...]

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Google’s Android Mobile Platform

Dan Brodie — Sat, 31 May 2008 17:51:43 +0000

A new player will be entering the mobile market space to help other phone manufacturers compete with Apple and BlackBerry. Google’s mobile platform, called Android, is building upon some of the strength’s of Apple’s iPhone. Some features such as the ’slide to unlock’ capabilities have been copied and enhanced allowing users to unlock their screen [...]

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Microsoft: A Multi-Touching Moment!

Dan Brodie — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:56:09 +0000

Microsoft today demoed the new multi-touch portion of their next gen operating system Windows 7 yesterday at the All Things Digital conference. For those not familiar with multi-touch, it was brought into the main stream by Apple’s iPhone in June of last year and lets users concurrently use multiple touches on their device’s screen to perform commands [...]

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Apple 3G iPhone Heading to Canadian Shores

Dan Brodie — Fri, 23 May 2008 22:55:26 +0000

After much anticipation and a significant amount of patience, it appears Canadian shipments for the next-generation 3G iPhone have arrived in Vancouver. A report from ImportGenius indicates Schenker had a number of shipments that had an arrival notification address in Vancouver, Canada. Combined with confirmation from both Apple and Rogers, these shipments appear to coincide with [...]

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Mobile Subscriber Usage - US & Europe

Dan Brodie — Thu, 22 May 2008 15:09:12 +0000

For those trying to determine whether to plan for mobile technologies, M:Metrics has come out with some interesting stats on mobile subscribers in the US and major European markets. With rapid adoption in the next two years of converged devices such as the BlackBerry Thunder and the Apple iPhone, growth in Internet usage (social network [...]

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OLPC: The Next One!

Dan Brodie — Wed, 21 May 2008 14:27:20 +0000

Came across an exciting article today from Joanna Stern at the “The Pulse of Mobile Tech” blog. One of the things you don’t get from Apple (which is why their marketing is so effective) but do get from other tech companies, is a peek into the development queue. While the first OLPC (One-Laptop-Per-Child) XO model was, [...]

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The Age of Internet TV

Dan Brodie — Tue, 20 May 2008 18:49:13 +0000

I was reading an article on CrunchGear today that sparked further thought on the future of marketing and technology. It is no secret that both Apple and LG Electronics/Netflix have competing Internet TV products. Now, Sharp will be including limited Internet access through TVs as well: The most interesting point by far about the new TVs [...]

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Microsoft and Yahoo! On Again or Off Again?

Dan Brodie — Mon, 19 May 2008 03:09:25 +0000

Well, the saga continues. Looks like Microsoft is re-strategizing and making another play to gain some of Yahoo!’s assets to help compete better with Google. Looks like they want to purchase a significant piece of Yahoo! but still allow a portion of Yahoo! to exist independently. REDMOND, Wash. — May 18, 2008 — Microsoft Corp. today issued [...]

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What is going on with the OLPC Initiative?

Dan Brodie — Sun, 18 May 2008 14:59:52 +0000

What a love/hate relationship! Nicholas Negroponte, One Laptop Per Child’s chairman, and Microsoft Corp. announced on Thursday that Microsoft would be offering Windows XP at a $3 license fee to be installed on the XO laptop. Targeted at $100, the XO laptop currently costs just under $200 and needs to meet critical mass to drop the [...]

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Internet versus Cell Phone Usage

Dan Brodie — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:53:55 +0000

Just to add to my comment on mobile users versus internet users there are a few key things to keep in mind. First, mobile adoption has occurred much faster than Internet adoption in the last 5 years. Second, mobile penetration occurs to a much greater extent in underdeveloped countries where Internet access isn’t available or is [...]

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A New View on Mobile Tech

Dan Brodie — Fri, 16 May 2008 05:11:56 +0000

I am sure many people were wondering how long it would take for me to include Apple in one of my posts. I have admired Apple ever since I purchased an iMac for my wife back in 1999. After spending a weekend configuring and setting up a brand new Pentium PC and uninstalling all the [...]

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The IT Alignment Initiative

Dan Brodie — Thu, 15 May 2008 22:46:09 +0000

Our management team at BuildDirect was at a recent 2-day leadership conference called “Mastering the Rockefeller Habits“. I must admit, I was a little skeptical going to that conference. After finishing the conference I can’t say it was anything less that amazing. Our company will definitely be looking back on this as a catalyst that [...]

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Why this and why now?

Dan Brodie — Wed, 14 May 2008 19:21:22 +0000

I first thought about writing a blog several months ago. I feel that the experiences learned from being immersed in a growing, thriving company such as ours can give others an insight that is hard to find elsewhere. At our company, we are trying to change an industry while creating a company that will survive [...]

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