Google goes shopping – May buy Valve

Google goes shopping – May buy Valve

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Interesting snippet of news today where it seems like Google is looking to acquire Valve, an entertainment software provider reknowned for gems like Half-life and Counter-strike boasting a portfolio with over 20 million retail units sold worldwide (Valve games account for over 80% of the PC online action market). Lots of folks seem to be curious as to why this Google may be pursuing this acquisition, but a source claims that Google is really after their content distribution network. There…

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Never underestimate the power of giving something away

Never underestimate the power of giving something away

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Interesting article in The Reg talking about how Electronic Arts (EA) decided to run a promotion giving away free fuel. The result: gridlock. From the article: Another great moment in the annals of computer game PR stunts today – Electronic Arts caused gridlock this morning by offering £40 of free petrol to punters in Finsbury Park, north London. In retrospect, it probably was to be expected, but do you think it really achieved their aims? Sure people are talking about…

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Online vs Bricks and Mortar

Online vs Bricks and Mortar

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A topic my friend Leo and I often talk about is how online businesses compare to bricks and mortar ones. Here is some insight he had about how you can start to compare the two: In hard times people get a little bit more creative about making money. As there is less money to go around one wants to insure that what one has can go a long way. One might be tempted to visit markets and a sell some products or…

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Five tips for success

Five tips for success

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Guy Kawasaki, a popular entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and blogger used to contribute, till recently, to a blog for Sun Microsystems. In his final post he outlines five important lessons he learnt along the way. Here are his recommendations: Focus on cashflow: Profit is important, but if you cannot keep your business afloat, then it really doesn’t matter. Make a little progress every day: It’s extremely rare that something comes along and blows everything away. Practically all successful businesses were built…

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Microsoft acquires Geenfield

Microsoft acquires Geenfield

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Speculation is rife as to why Microsoft has decided to purchase GreenField Online, on online research company. The answer seems to be it that it was really after Ciao, a leading European shopping comparison website that has a large community of follower who shop and leave reviews on the site. This is due to the fact that Microsoft is really planning on selling off the Online Survey division (which incidentally contributes pretty much most of the revenue Greenfield makes) while…

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Carpe Diem

Carpe Diem

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An interesting post on Whooah.biz recounts the story of Glenmorangie, a Whiskey maker in Scotland who managed to seize the day and make turn an unfortunate situation around. Here’s the story: Scotland Glenmorangie distilleries found that they had accidentally mixed the wrong sort of whisky. Faced with a dilemma they come up with a clever campaign; they used a direct mail marketing to ask for an official pardon and sold the whisky as a collectors item. The campaign generated a…

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