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Is it just Yahoo or is there an ad glut?

by Mathew on October 19, 2006 · View Comments

This is a column I wrote that ran in the Technology section of the Globe on Thursday, and on globetechnology.com The exclamation mark in their company’s name must really bug people at Yahoo! sometimes — like when the CEO announces that Yahoo’s profit fell almost 40 per cent in the most recent quarter, as he [...]

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Google bears emerge from the woods

by Mathew on January 20, 2006 · View Comments

It’s nice to see a couple of brave voices suggesting that Google, which has climbed by almost 400 per cent since it went public less than 18 months ago, might be a little overvalued — or at least “fully valued,” as analysts like to say when they’re trying to be cautious. Are they right? That [...]

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Apple and the future of music

by Mathew on January 10, 2006 · View Comments

Here’s a column I’m working on for globeandmail.com: Once an also-ran in the computer and personal electronics game, Apple Computer is now one of the superstars in that universe, thanks to the magic combination of a sexy and user-friendly music player — the iPod — and a profit-spinning online store called iTunes. The company’s handhelds [...]

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Hey Sony — wake up

by Mathew on November 14, 2005 · View Comments

Here’s a column I posted at globeandmail.com about Sony’s DRM rootkit fiasco: “For a company that has so much great technology behind it, including a number of firsts like the compact disc and the portable music player, Sony Corp. often seems to behave more like a dinosaur — and a slow-moving, club-footed dinosaur at that. [...]

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Column: Call it YahooVo?

by Mathew on November 8, 2005 · View Comments

Here’s a column I posted at globeandmail.com about rumours that Yahoo might acquire TiVo: “In what was no doubt a welcome ray of sunshine for shareholders of TiVo, the maker of personal video recorders announced a deal with Internet portal and search engine company Yahoo, which will allow TiVo owners to click a TV listing [...]

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