Kiwi RobThe Trillion Dollar Screw-upGoogle is worth (Nov 6 2024) $2.2 Trillion, so presumably the product that everything they have is built on — Google Ads - is worth $1B…Nov 8Nov 8
Kiwi RobGoogle: A Trillion Dollars' worth of ApathyGoogle is not the only example, just the worst. Amazon sends me “you might also like” emails about a book I just added to my wish list, and…Feb 26Feb 26
Kiwi RobZuckerberg’s Metaverse: The End Game27:10 in his interview with Lex Fridman, Mark Zuckerberg hits on one of my ideas, which I believe will be a winner. People might be able to…Oct 6, 2023Oct 6, 2023
Kiwi RobGoogle Ads and their Evil TrickeryDon’t get me wrong — Google Ads wouldn’t be the success it is if most advertisers didn’t benefit from it. We aren’t collectively that…Apr 16, 2022Apr 16, 2022
Kiwi RobThe Metaverse Needs RealityThe major downside to Metaverse concepts is that there are no constraints or barriers to entry. Any sufficiently large corporation or…Apr 10, 2022Apr 10, 2022
Kiwi RobWhat is Evil Google Planning, with All That Cash?Google has around $130 billion in cash reserves. It isn’t giving it to shareholders. It isn’t acquiring much. And it has started cutting…Aug 17, 2021Aug 17, 2021
Kiwi RobThe Trillion Dollar Business on Auto PilotGoogle is a massive corporation with 135,000 employees (excluding contractors), so how on Earth could it be running on auto pilot?Mar 8, 20211Mar 8, 20211
Kiwi RobOutdoor Computing — The TruthMany of us can now (in theory) work from anywhere we choose, because we just need our laptop and an internet connection.Oct 4, 2020Oct 4, 2020
Kiwi RobinMac O’ClockWho Will Win Augmented Reality? Apple, Google or Facebook?Based on history, existing behemoths tend not to win brand new segments. They move too slowly and too safely. So let’s start with my…Mar 7, 2020Mar 7, 2020
Kiwi RobSolving Fakery, Crimes & Lies with Verified Accounts and DronesIf the current trends continue unchecked, society and lives are at risk from bad actors online. We have a president who says “fake news”…Nov 20, 2019Nov 20, 2019
