Imagine my glee this morning when I came across two of my favourite bloggers agreeing on something where I totally disagree! [disclosure;  I have a vested interest in the subject matter – more on that later] James says: In fact, as far as I can tell, the difference between a web financial services company that is driven to get profits by shareholders and a bank that is driven to get profits by shareholders is practically nil. Source:  Bankervision And Ron picks up on the topic, bringing in the Credit Unions: Bottom line: CUs can’t rely on messaging and positioning statements … Continue reading Web 2.0 companies, versus poor old Banks

 Scoble continues to lead the charge, by adding all the twitter users to his list.  Twitter is one of those incredibly annoying things, yet, it is starting to originate comments about things that don’t show up in blogs. Well, I’m not overloaded enough, so today I’m adding all 719 of my Twitter followers as friends which means my home page is fast and furious. Why do that? So I can listen in on 719 of the world’s early adopters Source: Social media overload « Scobleizer – Tech Geek Blogger   Technorati tags: twitter Continue reading Social media overload – twitter.com

No commentary required.  Just page down, and select ‘watch’.  If you appreciate music you will appreciate this genius at work. On May 4th, 2006, Steve Ball invited Robert Fripp back to the Microsoft campus for a second full day of work on Windows Vista following up on his first visit in the Fall of 2005. This time we get an even deeper glimpse into the creative process as the Windows Product team continued to refine their search for melodies, rhythms, and orchestrations that could become the new Windows Vista startup sound. Source: Making Windows Vista Sing: Robert Fripp and the … Continue reading Making Windows Vista Sing: Robert Fripp and the Vista Melody

 Worth noting for the record .. this was a rough week on the stock market. Stocks slump Friday at the end of Wall Street’s worst stretch since 2003; blue-chip averages down more than 4 percent on week. By Rob Kelley and Alexandra Twin, CNNMoney.com staff writers March 2 2007: 5:54 PM EST NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Stocks slumped Friday, at the end of the worst week on Wall Street in four years, as worries about growth at home and abroad caused investors to stage a mass exodus. Source: CNNMoney.com Market Report – Mar. 2, 2007   Technorati tags: stock+market Continue reading Stocks: Worst week in 4 years

 We’ve talked about web based applications here before.  Well its now an official reality. Its free until April.  It appears to be based on the familiar docs and spreadsheets link from your Gmail page. Google Apps Premier Edition, to be unveiled Thursday, features online e-mail, calendaring, messaging and talk applications as well as a word processor and a spreadsheet. The launch follows Google’s introduction of a similar suite aimed at consumers last August. The new Premier Edition, however, offers enhancements aimed squarely at corporate environments. Source: Google Targets Microsoft With Launch Of Business Applications – News by InformationWeek   Technorati … Continue reading Google goes after Small Business with Office Application