4 posts and columns on metaphor

Karate Kid II: This Time It’s the Nerdy Facebook Kid Vs. the Nerdy Google Kid! (And I Am Rooting for Neither)

in Media on November 4, 2011 at 11:46 am PT

Mr. Miyagi would not be pleased.
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"Fearless Leader" Bartz Out of Foxhole, Reaching Out and Remaining Calm (Until Tomorrow, That Is!)

in News on October 18, 2010 at 9:30 am PT

Thus spake Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz in her weekly note to Yahoos on Friday, signing off as the Internet giant’s “fearless leader”: “There sure are a lot of folks writing about us. There are some pretty incredible stories out there. I’m not letting it distract me, and you shouldn’t either.” Did she just call BoomTown incredible? Thanks!

Like BoomTown Said: Cisco Announces "Umi" Consumer Telepresence

in News on October 6, 2010 at 9:37 am PT

In a post last week, BoomTown wrote that Cisco would introduce a consumer telepresence product. It did today at San Francisco at a press event. It is called, inexplicably, ?mi telepresence. I’ll be honest, it sounds like sushi I refuse to eat. In any case, Cisco’s entry into the crowded consumer video-chat arena will be $599 with $24.99 monthly fee and can be used with a high-definition television.