TiVo On A Roll
TiVo is on a roll with results for its latest quarter showing revenue of $28.5 million. The number of subscribers continued to soar with the total now over 700,000. That was a growth of 79,000 in the quarter. The numbers are still small but as more and more people get TiVo and tell their friends […]
Airline Web Sites
Many of us have expressed frustration over airline web sites — they really have a lot of challenges. However, I would like to share a very positive experience with one of them. In order to enable the MileageManager service to provide a consolidated view of all my mileage with the various airline and hotel programs, […]
Friedman Billings Ramsey Technology and Growth Conference
It was a very interesting day at the FBR conference yesterday. At lunch just before my turn on stage, I had the privilege to sit with Manny Friedman (see his bio below). We share an optimism about the underlying strength of the market and of the technology industry. Manny gave a brief overview of how […]
How Big Blue Is Turning Geeks Into Gold
Fortune Magazine just ran an interesting story about IBM called How Big Blue Is Turning Geeks Into Gold. It is a good read. I have been privileged to work with many people in IBM Research over the years and have learned much from them. It is heartening to read about how customers are learning from them.
Travel Woes – Feedback
As expected, there has been much feedback about the American Airlines information updates and coordination. The tone of all of it was “I can top that one!”. Chris Herot told me about his experience at Boston’s Logan Airport waiting for an AA flight to London which was delayed due to weather. While he was waiting in the […]