Stories from Blog Maverick
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Social Gaming Developers Wanted
Blog Maverick &bull Sep 2, 2010
Im looking for consumer and corporate applications. I'm not looking for knockoffs of existing games/apps. I'm also looking for physical products that have integrated social gaming components . My preference for all the above is that they run on or… Full Story »
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The Stock Market is still for Suckers and why you should put your money in the bank
Blog Maverick &bull Aug 21, 2010
I wrote a whole series of articles warning people about the stock market over the years. You can see them here. It's gotten worse. If you haven't noticed, individuals are avoiding the stock market in droves. There has been an enormous exodus from equity based mutual funds. Why ? Because people buy stocks for only one reason, they want them to go up in price. If you don't believe the market is going to go up. If you don't believe you can find a greater fool to buy your stock, or the stock your funds own, why would you buy… Full Story »
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The Future of the Facebook Like Button
Blog Maverick &bull Aug 7, 2010
I hit the like button on pages all the time.A I like your picture.A I like the fact you had fun on your vacation. It doesn't mean I want to get into a long involved conversation or see all your vacation pictures. I like the… Full Story »
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Chasing the Rangers
Blog Maverick &bull Aug 5, 2010
First of all, nothing but the best for Chuck and Nolan.A I want the Rangers to win the World Series as much as any fan does and I think they have the right people on the field and off to help them do it. FIrst some background. This wasn't a spur of the moment thing.A More than a year ago, before the current parties were involved (or at least I was told there weren't others involved), I was contacted by someoneA the team owed a lot of money to and asked if I would be interested in buying the team… Full Story »
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The End of Location Based Applications ?
Blog Maverick &bull Jul 18, 2010
I just invested in a company that takes video of an area and can tell you exactly how many people are in the capture area at any given time.A It's great for traffic patterns, security, and much more.A We are posting cameras in certain environments where anonymity is required, and we don't and won't capture faces or… Full Story »
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So Where is Lebron Going ?
Blog Maverick &bull Jul 8, 2010
I have no idea.A To his credit, this has been the best kept secret since the formula for Coca Cola.A Talking to owners, GM, players, friends of Lebrons' , no one knows. This afternoon I heard that a PR firm was telling some media outlets that Lebron was going to the Heat , but they could only be an off the record source.A When I put my PR and Media hat on, that approach made no sense at all. Why would a PR firm tell them the plan and ruin the impact of a 1 hour tv special ? Lebron… Full Story »
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Some Notes to Congress on the Economy
Blog Maverick &bull Jun 9, 2010
Of course it should be taxed at normal income rates because that is what it is. A But the bigger issue is the misrepresentation that it will negatively impact investment. That firms will not put as much capital to work because of the higher tax rates. To this I have one word, "nonsense". A What else do you think people who run Funds are going to do, work at Dairy Queen ? Get a job at a bank ? Fund managers get in the game… Full Story »
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What Newspapers Can Learn From Facebook and Mobile, how Google was the big loser in the FB Privacy Debate
Blog Maverick &bull Jun 3, 2010
I've written multiple times about the value of independence from Google to Newspapers. Of course, each generated responses from many who disagreed with me. A I just wanted to point out that Facebook, arguably A the largest and most important website in the… Full Story »
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The Future of Google TV is..
Blog Maverick &bull May 20, 2010
Google TV is going to be very interesting. It is far from a certainty that it will be more than Apple TV in terms of consumer sales. From a first glance the Marketplace is the most important and interesting element of the announcement. As a development platform, Android creates the potential for untold unique and interesting applications that could capture users imagination. Early on, I don't think TV oriented apps will have the most impact. If I understood the announcement, in the beginning of 2011, there will be an Android Marketplace. The money and the opportunity won't be in TV… Full Story »
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Facebook Privacy ? Who Cares?
Blog Maverick &bull May 19, 2010
Facebook Privacy ? What a great headline. We all care about privacy, right ? Wrong. Privacy is a boogie man for the media to play with. Unless you are in the internet business in some manner, where discussing privacy issues with other internet people makes everyone feel like they are part of… Full Story »
