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The real reason for Google's free 411 service by Tim Marman

Tim O'Reilly speculated why Google is really doing a free 411 service . In short, I'm speculating that the 1-800-GOOG-411 service is designed to harvest voice data to build Google's own speech database, rather than licensing from Nuance or another player...

How Microsoft can crush Google by Tim Marman

Dare points to this insightful, if nefarious, post on how Microsoft could crush Google in one easy step . I've long made the argument that Google is not a technology company, but rather an advertising / media company. Clearly, the distinction between...

The UAC security flaw in Vista by Tim Marman

User Account Control (UAC) is one of the key security mechanisms introduced in Vista. In the past, the default account as an administrator. Following the principle of least privilege , the default Vista account runs with limited access, and Vista detects...

More innovative advertising in a TiVO world by Tim Marman

Honda previously launched 5-second ads to combat the effects of Tivo . Now Fox is embracing that model , "running a 30-second television spot with just one static image in an effort to reach viewers who fast forward through ads using digital video recorders...

Prescription Drug Advertising by Tim Marman

Ernie commented recently on the drug side effects in the commercials , and suggests that maybe this is a strategy to limit liability. At first blush it seems counter-productive. But, if you consider the inevitable litigation that will ensue, it's actually...
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