Monthly Archives: February 2011

Apple vs. Amazon – [BUSINESS MODELS]

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

- Amazon sells books. It sells the Kindle as a means of selling more books. – Apple sells devices. It sells music/books/movies/apps as a means of selling more devices. Excellent.

Posted in Business, Business & Economic Models, Internet Marketing - Internet Commerce | Tagged Amazon, Apple, books, Business, business models, commerce, content, e-books, marketing | Leave a comment

Elon Musk on Tesla Motors – [VIDEO]

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

Posted in Business, Inventions & Innovations | Tagged batteries, cars, electric cars, electric vehicles, electricity, Elon Musk, energy, power, Tesla Motors, transportation, vehicles | Leave a comment

Brad Pitt bought the movie rights for Michael Lewis’s The Big Short. – [VIDEO]

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

Bloomberg Video.

Posted in Finance, Financial Markets, The Global Economy | Tagged banking, banks, economic crisis, economy, Finance, financial economic, Financial Markets, Iceland, Ireland, Michael Lewis, Money, The Big Short, US economy, world economy | Leave a comment

30% of transactions done via an app go to Apple. –> Is that too much? – [DEBUNKING]

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

- “Why then should Apple subsidize companies like Sony to park a free app in the App Store as a simple conduit to sell their own properties outside of the App Store?“ – “A Nielsen advertising effectiveness study commissioned by … Continue reading →

Posted in Information Technology, Inventions & Innovations | Tagged ads, advertising, app market, Apple, Apple AppStore, Apple iAds, Apple IPad, Apple iPhone, Apple iPod Touch, apps, AppStore, buying, digital marketing, iAds, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Money, native apps, purchases, transactions | Leave a comment

Why medical doctors LOVE Epocrates on their iPhone and iPad – [VIDEO]

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

Time for the Ruspinis of this world (who trade on Second Market) to reckon this: Epocrates.

Posted in Finance, Financial Markets, Information Technology, Inventions & Innovations | Tagged Apple, Apple IPad, Apple iPhone, applications, apps, diagnosis, diseases, doctors, Epocrates, health, health care professionals, iOS apps, iPad, iPhone, Medical Doctors, medical research, native apps, Science, Software, treatments | Leave a comment

The liberation of the Arab countries will ultimately lead to a war with Israel. – [PREDICTION]

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

Ron Brownstein: [...] Egyptian public opinion is overwhelmingly hostile toward both countries. In Pew’s 2010 global survey, just 17 percent of Egyptians expressed a favorable view of the United States; that tied with Pakistan and Turkey for the lowest rating … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Arabic countries, Arabs, Egypt, Israel, Muslims, Politics, United States Of America, USA | Leave a comment

Big trader furious at how InTrade settled the ‘Mubarak Departure’ prediction markets (even though the Egyptian dictator is still in power, at publication time) is suing their pants off using the German justice system as a springboard to get these Irish morons (namely John Delaney and Carl Wolfenden) to reckon their mistake. – [QUOTES]

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

Chris Van Niekerk: Well, I have come to the end of my wits here. This is very sad. The reputation of a business such as Intrade is the lifeblood of this type of operation. This sort of arbitrary expiry does … Continue reading →

Posted in All Best Posts Ever, Ethics, Exchange & Market Management, Exchanges & Markets, Market Contract Statements, Market Expiry | Tagged bets, Betting, betting markets, bettors, Carl Wolfenden, Chris Van Niekerk, court, Egypt, Ethics, event derivative markets, event derivatives, fraud, Germany, Hosni Mubarak, idiots, incapables, incompetents, InTrade, John Delaney, justice, morons, Mubarak, prediction markets, suing, suits | Leave a comment

My first impression of The Daily (on the iPad) is quite positive. – [VIDEO]

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

It’s the real McCoy, and the price is low enough. http://www.thedaily.com/ http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-daily/id411516732?mt=8 UPDATE: John Gruber and R&WW don’t buy the hype.

Posted in Information Technology, Internet Strategy, Internet Usability, Inventions & Innovations, Journalism, News | Tagged Apple, Apple IPad, apps, computers, computing, iPad, iPad Apps, Journalism, journalists, Media, native apps, News, News Corp., Rupert Murdoch, Steve Jobs, tablet computers, tablets, The Daily | Leave a comment

InTrade has just settled their ‘Mubarak Departure’ contracts (even though the Egyptian dictator is still at the helm of the country, at publication time). – #controversy – [CHARTS]

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

InTrade has just settled the February and June contracts. Read it here. – “Intrade Market on Mubarak to depart Settled.” – Al-Jazeera: “Mubarak vows to finish term.” UPDATE: Please read Mike Linksvayer’s comment, just below. And here’s the link to … Continue reading →

Posted in All Best Posts Ever, Analysis (Accuracy & Precision), Exchange & Market Management, Exchanges & Markets, Market Contract Statements, Market Expiry, Market Liquidity, Market Prices & Probabilities, Politics, Prediction Post-Mortem | Tagged bets, Betting, betting markets, bettors, diplomacy, Egypt, event derivative markets, event derivatives, Hosni Mubarak, Politics, prediction markets, President Mubarak, world politics | 2 Comments

Monthly Archives: February 2011

Apple vs. Amazon – [BUSINESS MODELS]

Elon Musk on Tesla Motors – [VIDEO]

Brad Pitt bought the movie rights for Michael Lewis’s The Big Short. – [VIDEO]

30% of transactions done via an app go to Apple. –> Is that too much? – [DEBUNKING]

Why medical doctors LOVE Epocrates on their iPhone and iPad – [VIDEO]

The liberation of the Arab countries will ultimately lead to a war with Israel. – [PREDICTION]

My first impression of The Daily (on the iPad) is quite positive. – [VIDEO]

InTrade has just settled their ‘Mubarak Departure’ contracts (even though the Egyptian dictator is still at the helm of the country, at publication time). – #controversy – [CHARTS]

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