Comments for The Idea Merchant http://theideamerchant.com Musings of a Futurist Fri, 16 Jul 2010 01:06:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 Comment on You’re holding it the wrong way by Rusty Kocian http://theideamerchant.com/rants/youre-holding-it-the-wrong-way/#comment-10 Rusty Kocian Fri, 16 Jul 2010 01:06:01 +0000 http://theideamerchant.com/?p=63#comment-10 What Apple should have done: http://holykaw.alltop.com/what-i-would-do-if-i-were-apple What Apple should have done:

http://holykaw.alltop.com/what-i-would-do-if-i-were-apple

]]> Comment on You’re holding it the wrong way by Rusty Kocian http://theideamerchant.com/rants/youre-holding-it-the-wrong-way/#comment-9 Rusty Kocian Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:19:34 +0000 http://theideamerchant.com/?p=63#comment-9 Apple was warned: http://www.tuaw.com/2010/07/15/uh-oh-apple-engineer-reportedly-warned-company-about-iphone-ant/ Apple was warned:

http://www.tuaw.com/2010/07/15/uh-oh-apple-engineer-reportedly-warned-company-about-iphone-ant/

]]> Comment on You’re your own worst enemy by Rusty Kocian http://theideamerchant.com/rants/you-are-your-own-worst-enemy/#comment-8 Rusty Kocian Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:44:49 +0000 http://theideamerchant.com/?p=88#comment-8 Vindication - http://techcrunch.com/2010/07/14/paramount-iphone-evo-videos/ Vindication – http://techcrunch.com/2010/07/14/paramount-iphone-evo-videos/

]]> Comment on You’re holding it the wrong way by Rusty Kocian http://theideamerchant.com/rants/youre-holding-it-the-wrong-way/#comment-6 Rusty Kocian Sun, 04 Jul 2010 05:17:24 +0000 http://theideamerchant.com/?p=63#comment-6 http://thenextweb.com/apple/2010/07/02/apples-apology-misses-the-mark/ sums up my reaction. http://thenextweb.com/apple/2010/07/02/apples-apology-misses-the-mark/ sums up my reaction.

]]> Comment on 14 friends like this. by Rusty Kocian http://theideamerchant.com/kudos/14-friends-like-this/#comment-4 Rusty Kocian Fri, 02 Jul 2010 19:30:25 +0000 http://theideamerchant.com/?p=91#comment-4 Sometimes increasing relevancy means increasing resistance. When resistance is decreased below a certain limit, everything becomes disposable and therefore worthless and irrelevant. Just because everything is on the same playing field with Facebook's "Like" button doesn't mean everything I "Like" has the same importance to me. There is a challenge in measuring relevancy when upvoting a clever comment carries the same weight as supporting a brand I love. Sometimes increasing relevancy means increasing resistance. When resistance is decreased below a certain limit, everything becomes disposable and therefore worthless and irrelevant.

Just because everything is on the same playing field with Facebook’s “Like” button doesn’t mean everything I “Like” has the same importance to me. There is a challenge in measuring relevancy when upvoting a clever comment carries the same weight as supporting a brand I love.

]]> Comment on You’re holding it the wrong way by Rusty Kocian http://theideamerchant.com/rants/youre-holding-it-the-wrong-way/#comment-3 Rusty Kocian Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:03:14 +0000 http://theideamerchant.com/?p=63#comment-3 Apple admits a problem, but a rather unexpected one: http://daringfireball.net/2010/07/translation_iphone_4 Apple admits a problem, but a rather unexpected one:

http://daringfireball.net/2010/07/translation_iphone_4

]]> Comment on You’re holding it the wrong way by Rusty Kocian http://theideamerchant.com/rants/youre-holding-it-the-wrong-way/#comment-2 Rusty Kocian Wed, 30 Jun 2010 18:47:04 +0000 http://theideamerchant.com/?p=63#comment-2 http://techcrunch.com/2010/06/30/droid-x-ad-iphone-4/ Kudos to Droid for jumping on the opportunity, but if you're going to ride the wave of publicity you should be more deliberate, and make the line stand out. http://techcrunch.com/2010/06/30/droid-x-ad-iphone-4/

Kudos to Droid for jumping on the opportunity, but if you’re going to ride the wave of publicity you should be more deliberate, and make the line stand out.

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