Entries from October 2007

Monday, October 29th, 2007

Microsoft and FaceBook: The Young Face of Social Networking

This past week, I was happy to read the news about Microsoft’s $240 million investment in the premier social networking site, FaceBook.  With this investment, FaceBook’s current value has skyrocketed to $15 billion — which is, to my knowledge, a record in the history of all business, as Facebook is only 3 years old with […]

Monday, October 22nd, 2007

Resistance is Futile – The World is Going Digital

Remember the “old days” of analog TV?  Reception and clarity were fuzzy, and antennas had a mind of their own.  Without too much notice on the public’s part, Congress passed legislation a few years ago that requires television stations to switch to all-digital transmission in February 17, 2009.  Today, 1,624 out of 1,762 full power […]

Tuesday, October 16th, 2007

iMemories Featured on Retirement Living TV

I flew out to Washington, DC last week for a segment on Retirement Living TV’s Daily Cafe program.  It’s a weekday two-hour show that covers just about anything that would be of interest to the 50+ crowd.  It services a Comcast and Direct TV audience of millions on the eastern seaboard.
It was a perfect fit for […]

Monday, October 8th, 2007

Technology Used to Unify, Not Isolate Families

Quality family time is rare and precious, isn’t it these days?
Panasonic has a new marketing theme out, “bring back family time.”  What’s unusual is that it uses technology - in this case, the Panasonic high-definition equipment - to create new ways in which families can spend time together. 
 
The idea is to load up a family with […]

Monday, October 1st, 2007

AZTechCouncil Proves Once Again that Arizonans Love High-Tech

Last Thursday night, iMemories hosted the “After5” Networking event, which is held regularly throughout the year by the Arizona Technology Council.  Over 120 guests participated, from all over metro Phoenix.
The iMemories Team enjoyed meeting and interacting with some of the more influential people in Arizona’s business community — especially those connected to the high-tech industry. During the evening, we shared the mission […]