The article below was sent to me by Sandy Kory of Media Venture Partners.
In three years desktops will be irrelevant - Google sales chief http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15446/business/in-three-years-desktops-will-be-irrelevant-google-sales-chief
Here is my reply, my thoughts, and my position:
I think that the Eric Schmidt quote is valid if not perfect, but mobile means portable, not best-possible-interface-experience.
I [...]

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DoublePositive posted a Twitter status update merely seconds ago about LeadsCon.
Now when I perform a LeadsCon search with the hash tag, I see the actual Twitter post:

This is all very interesting.
http://blogs.doublepositive.com/2009/12/03/google-alerts-very-interesting/
SPF

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Lala hosts the most online music.
Apple recently bought Lala.
Google uses Apple’s Lala when you search for a song on Google.
It works fabulously well.  If you haven’t already, try it for your favorite song.
If you don’t have a favorite song, just ask Google for one.
Oh wait…
I just tried that.
My Google search query was “best song”
I did [...]

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Happy New Year Everyone!
I am going to try and do a repeat performance to last-year’s real-time blogging at the stroke of midnight.
I’m using Google again as the clock (EST):
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=time
I should concede that Google is certainly cyclical if not bullish on Predictions in general:

No matter.  Personally, I’m always bullish about predictions. But then again, [...]

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Any self-respecting-predicting-blogger always needs to review his past predictions before moving on with the new ones.
Let’s take a look at my Predictions for 2009:
http://blogs.doublepositive.com/2009/01/01/goodbye-2008-review-2008-predictions/
Oops, wait. That was 2008.
Here is 2009:
http://blogs.doublepositive.com/2009/01/01/hello-2009-predictions-for-2009/
Here’s what I predicted.
1. Things Changed
Yup. Nailed that one.
2. People and Businesses Will Try Harder than Ever to Avoid Pain
Yup. Nailed that one.
3. People [...]

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I’ve been a long-time user of Google Alerts.
http://www.google.com/alerts
Like most, the first alert I setup was my own name.
I’m also an active user on Twitter.
Very interesting that for the first time (just moments ago), I received a Google Alert from a Twitter update I just Tweeted moments ago:

I clicked this link:

The Google Alert term [...]

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This is a fantastic interview video. 
Jason Calacanis (who is very smart and successful) interviews Matt Coffin (who is very smart and successful) on TWiST #27:
http://www.blip.tv/file/2852558

Matt Coffin was the first to hear the Calacanis/Mahalo pitch and the first investor in Jason’s most recent startup Mahalo — he also sits on their [...]

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Rumors of a QuinStreet IPO have been swirling around the space on-again/off-again for years.
But wow it is official:
http://secwatch.com/filings/view.jsp?formid=2469864
I will probably circle back and add more color commentary when I have a few moments, but in the meantime, let me scream BRAVO and CONGRATULATIONS to CEO Doug Valenti and the rest of the QuinStreet team.
Just a [...]

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Google now provides mortgage rates to consumers and sells mortgage leads to originators.
https://www.google.com/comparisonads/mortgages#ti=0

I know this new development may be disruptive and concerning to many of our friends in the mortgage lead selling space.  For those of you outside of the mortgage industry, this event is just as important.  Google often tests products in a [...]

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I am pleased to share with you that we are going to be doing another webinar with our friends over at Leads360.
Both DoublePositive and Leads360 are value added partners that are a true extensions to the lead and the sales force. We work together on dozens of mutual mortgage clients and thought it would [...]

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