10 Ways To Go Viral
Jesse Chan | November 1st, 2007 | 3 Comments
We’ve all seen it before, a small company comes out of nowhere and takes the world by storm. Within days everyone seems to know about them. How is this possible? Many times this happens by accident, but other times, it has been carefully planned out to go viral — spreading the news […]
Apple’s Stock 28x in 4.5 years!
Jesse Chan | October 23rd, 2007 | 2 Comments
On April 17, 2003, Apple’s split-adjusted stock price opened at $6.60 a share. Today, October 23, 2007, Apple stock opened at $188.56. That’s over 28 times your initial investment in just a 4.5 years! Incredible. In fact, Apple just passed IBM and Intel in market capitalization! Who would have […]
The Platform Is What Matters
Jesse Chan | October 17th, 2007 | 12 Comments
Today, Steve Jobs mentioned that the Apple iPhone will finally opening up for third-party application development in February 2008. Apple will provide a iPhone Software Development Kit (SDK) for developers to create applications for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
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I Thought the Customer was Always Right
Jesse Chan | October 3rd, 2007 | 4 Comments
“The customer is always right.”
A bit of a rant . . . This morning I was sent through the run-around with Washington Mutual (WaMu) Bank. I had converted one of my accounts to another type of account about a year ago, in-person, when I went to one of their local banking sites. […]
iTunes Movie Rentals and Old Media
Jesse Chan | September 23rd, 2007 | 3 Comments
Word on the street is that Apple is about to unleash iTunes Movie Rentals. If this turns out to be true, what will be the socio-economic impact of Apple’s latest move? Will iTunes dominate the movie industry as much as it has the music industry?
Obviously, Hollywood is wary of this recent development. The […]
Interview with BinaryNights
Jesse Chan | September 17th, 2007 | No Comments
Ever since I discovered BinaryNights Forklift application I have been a lot happier with my Mac. This was the best $29.95 I have spent on Mac software in quite some time. While Mac OS X is amazing, the Finder is difficult to use at best. But now, with Forklift, I happily go […]
White Earbuds
Jesse Chan | September 16th, 2007 | 3 Comments
For a product to be a market differentiator it needs to set itself apart from the rest of the competition. There needs to be a maverick quality about it. One of the Apple iPod’s key differentiators, which is often overlooked, are the included white earbuds. While competitors often use dark-colored headphones, the […]
Apple Applies Pricing Pressure
Jesse Chan | September 6th, 2007 | 5 Comments
At the Apple Event, yesterday, and in continuation of Steve Jobs’ Master Plan, Apple extended its pricing strategy to its mobile devices. This is a preemptive strike against would-be competitors and leaves Apple ahead at each and every price point. Let’s take a look at what happened.
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iPod Shuffle - $79 for 1 […]
Brands can last forever
Bimin Chan | August 17th, 2007 | 1 Comment
Many brands have demonstrated that they can last forever. Examples are Sony, Xerox, American Express, Mercedes-Benz, Kellogg, Colgate, Ford, Goodyear, Gillette, Kleenex, Disney, Nokia, IBM, Wal-Mart, Microsoft, Pepsi, Rolex, BMW, Hewlett-Packard, Caterpillar, Apple, Harley-Davidson, Volkswagen, Coca-Cola, Budweiser, Kraft, Hertz, IKEA, and so on. The reason they survive and thrive is […]
Steve Jobs’ Master Plan
Jesse Chan | August 15th, 2007 | 8 Comments
“Digital convergence” is a word that has been thrown around since the early-90’s. It seems every company has tried its hand at it, but none have really succeeded. Now, however, digital convergence is starting to become a reality in the mobile space and the living room. There is no company better positioned […]