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A Week of Tech-tonic Shifts

Aug 18
2011

This week has seen really colossal movement in the tech world. A week that started with Google’s best-kept-secret move to buy Motorola Mobility for a staggering $12.5 billion now concludes with HP’s announcement that they’re ending production of mobile products and may (believe it or not) discontinue production of PCs. These aren’t the modest snatchings of trendy startups or the inevitable scrappings of products past their prime that we’re used to – these are really monumental shifts. And while people smarter than me will see these deals at much deeper levels, it seems perfectly clear what is driving both: mobility.

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187 Months, 10,000 Projects

Jul 21
2011

Just wanted to take a moment to acknowledge a somewhat noteworthy achievement in the annals of Binary Pulse history. In January of 1996, Binary Pulse began its current project tracking/numbering scheme. Beginning with job #100 (because no one starts with job number 1…too predictable), we have stayed with our current numbering protocol ever since. Today, after 15 and a half contiguous years of projects, we opened job number 10100. That’s 10,000 projects, my friends.

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Steve Jobs Pitches New Apple HQ to Cupertino City Council

Jun 08
2011

What can I say…every speech the guy makes seems to be newsworthy. This one happens to be particularly cool. I like the part where he kindly reminds the Councilwoman that Apple is the biggest taxpayer in Cupertino. Pretty sure they’re going to let old Steve build whatever the heck he wants. Check out the video…

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Facebook Ad Prowess on Full Display

Mar 02
2011

Really significant new research indicates that Facebook has displaced Yahoo for the first time as the No. 1 revenue-generating site when it comes to display ads.

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Reflections on a Decade

Nov 07
2010

Binary Pulse completed its corporate relocation last week after a full decade at its previous Costa Mesa address. Moving offices or homes is always a natural catalyst for reflection. And this move was no different.

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