http://www.chrishoover.org Chris Hoover's blog Thu, 28 May 2009 22:35:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Article in PC world talks about HTML 5 in the context of the Google announcements today (http://tinyurl.com/mk8krj) HTML5 is a standard that is still being developed and is likely to remain so for several years. Its focus on running applications within the browser is an important driver of interest ... http://www.chrishoover.org/technology/html-5-another-reason-netbooks-are-the-more-important-to-mobile-operators-than-cell-phones/ From Unstrung: http://www.unstrung.com/document.asp?doc_id=176867& T-Mobile and Orange are both saying that LTE has many technology hurdles to overcome before it is viable for their networks (Verizon and NTT's aggressive plans notwithstanding). The operators' concerns with LTE include: support for voice services; the impact on backhaul capacity; intellectual property rights; the lack of standardization ... http://www.chrishoover.org/telecom/lte-emphasis-on-long/ I’ve read a number of reports speculating about mobile data growth lately and it strikes me that they typically omit what I believe is the most significant evolution affecting mobile data. iPhones and similar are great and have certainly accelerated the market, but they are nothing compared to the ... http://www.chrishoover.org/technology/the-approaching-deluge-of-mobile-data-traffic-beyond-imagination/ Article in the WSJ today talks about the network impact of the iPhone: http://online.wsj.com/public/quotes/main.html?type=djn&symbol=t Users of iPhone download games, video and other Web data at two to four times the rate of other smartphone users, according to comScore. Yet AT&T charges iPhone subscribers the same fee of $30 a month ... http://www.chrishoover.org/uncategorized/the-free-market-will-dictate-the-terms-of-net-neutrality/ I've always thought that a real evolution of advertising is moving from an inferred model to a interaction model; that is, instead of inferring qualities about a person (based on demographics, buying habits, etc.), it's much better to involve people directly. I did a interview recently with Light Reading that touched ... http://www.chrishoover.org/uncategorized/user-participation-in-advanced-advertising/ David Sedaris is hilarious, and he had a fantastic essay on air travel in the New Yorker recently. I particularly liked this passage, about traveling in business class. It so perfectly parallels my experience: “May I bring you a drink to go with those warm nuts, Mr. Sedaris?” ... http://www.chrishoover.org/uncategorized/on-being-a-sloppy-nobody-in-business-class/ Interesting article in Scientific American about a study that shows the brain is hardwired such that people fit into two behavioral categories. (More likely a continuum, but for purposes of illustration I'll keep it straightforward). In one category, people are predisposed to alter their behavior based on new information. ... http://www.chrishoover.org/leadership/people-are-predisposed-to-either-stay-the-course-or-adapt-based-on-new-information/ Concern over the stupidity of the average American has been a theme of intellectual pundits throughout my life, finding an initial voice in the early 60s with Richard Hofstadter's "Anti-Intellectualism in American Life." Since then media attention to the subject has ebbed and flowed over the years. During ... http://www.chrishoover.org/general-mutterings/american-idiot/ I travel to Southeast Asia on business every so often. If I have a choice, I’ll always connect through Changi airport in Singapore. There are lots of nice things about the airport; it’s got a nice transit hotel, a gym, amazing shops, and reasonable food. But there are some ... http://www.chrishoover.org/general-mutterings/the-best-airport-in-the-world/ This quarter's topic at the Silicon Valley Junto is "This I believe," a theme borrowed from the recently-reinstated NPR program. "This I Believe" was originally produced in the 50s by Edward R. Murrow, and was wildly popular in its day. A book of transcripts of essays from the ... http://www.chrishoover.org/uncategorized/this-i-believe-or-damn-im-a-shallow-shallow-little-man/