Publictivity.com Blog Archives: January 2007
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22 January 2007
The Community Needs To Hold Software and Web Companies To a Higher Standard
I’m really really sick of piss poor applications being distributed and more importantly represented by corporations. I think the enterprise space is the largest culprit here. So many applications do the bare minimum. If Apple had not released the Macintosh, we would have been content with a non-gui interface. Innovation drives society, […]
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21 January 2007
Startup Tip Of The Week: Utilize Local University Resources
Don’t spend tons of money subscribing to expensive databases and market research lists. Most universities offer these databases to their students free of charge. Hoovers, LexisNexis, Factiva,etc. are all there and usually for free. If you’re a student-entrepreneur (student-athlete was so 20th century), take advantage of this. If you’re not a […]
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17 January 2007
Users of MS Paint Unite!
Within the company, I am known to dabble in Microsoft Paint in order to make a visual representation of how I envision a certain aspect of our software. I then pass on this crude — yet surprisingly effective — “sketch” to our developer so that he can then laugh at me and my artistic […]
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16 January 2007
Innovation Was Dead In 2006. 2007 Will Change That
Don’t get me wrong, 2006 was an amazing year for the Tech and Web community as a whole. Acquisitions were happening, startups were being created like wildfire, and a lot more. If you boil it down to the core though… Innovation was dead in 2006. Here’s a few reasons why:
Me-Too, Me-three, Me-TwentyFive!- That’s […]
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9 January 2007
Allow Myself to Introduce… Myself.
(For those that didn’t get the Austin Powers reference, please go rent the movie.) Hi. I’m Frank Astor, President of Publictivity, Inc. and Jason’s business partner. This is my introductory post where I will, for the first time, present myself to the blogging world. This is quite an exciting event for me. I have been […]
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7 January 2007
Open Source Everything Except For Facebook/MySpace
There are open source Diggs, Wikipedia (technically the foundation is open source, but you know what I mean), ECommerce, Forums,Photo sites, etc. Why has no one organized an open source version of facebook/ myspace that is clean, nice, and allow plugins? Seriously, this could be huge. Just a random idea that I’m throwing out […]
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7 January 2007
What a Big Week For Blogging- CES, Detroit AutoShow, and Macworld
Wow, it is going to be one hell of a week for the blogsphere. Seriously, the three largest industry conferences/ trade shows/ events are all happening this week. Every single one is huge, and provide some great announcements. Here are a few of the things I’m looking forward to from each of the conferences:
CES
XBox […]
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4 January 2007
This is The Conference Of The Year- WeMedia Miami PS- Discount Code Inside
Okay, so the Web 2.0 conference has lost its hype. I mean Summit, my bad. Miami has never had a conference like this, especially with so many big name players in town. Carlos and I are considering this the KickStart To 2007, The Year of Miami. Here’s the link to the information […]
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4 January 2007
Reason #993 To Start Your Company In Miami/ Florida
So, for the past few days and for the next couple of weeks, our schedule is packed with meetings and great people. I love meetings, since I feel people bring the most out when surrounded by great talent. Well, today was completely free of meetings. That’s right, nobody for lunch, dinner, or inbetween. So I […]
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3 January 2007
Laying Off The Kool Aid- XBox 360 Destroys Nintendo Wii
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Okay, so I’ve been a Wii advocate, and still am in many respects. Their PR campaign was unbelievable, and the system is truly innovative. Despite all of that I returned my Nintendo Wii for an XBox 360… and I could not be happier. That’s right, I could not be any happier. […]