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New York's Taxis and the Power of the Nudge

An NY Times article illustrates the large effects that can accumulate from small nudges that influence behavior: [T]he back-of-the-cab swipe has emerged as an unlikely savior for New York’s taxi industry, even as other cities’ fleets struggle to find ...

From ADAM RICHARDSON, Frog Blog,  13 Nov 2009

The Psychology of Healthcare Reform

The House has passed the first comprehensive reform package of the health insurance industry in decades, which is now up for debate in the Senate. This is a highly complex issue, but there are some quite basic reasons why it’s so difficult to ...

From ADAM RICHARDSON, Frog Blog,  11 Nov 2009

Trends in Social Networking Usage

The Pew Internet & American Life Project has release a new survey with some stats on how many people are using Twitter, MySpace, Facebook and so on to give status updates to others, or see what other people are up to. Some 19% of internet users now say ...

From ADAM RICHARDSON, Frog Blog,  26 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Twitter Inc,  Facebook Inc.

Lessons for nook From Zune

The nook is the device getting the most buzz, having been launched a few days ago. It's white, has an e-ink screen, and is priced at $259, all like the Kindle. But it also adds a nice color touchscreen "strip" below that is used for browsing and buying ...

From ADAM RICHARDSON, Frog Blog,  24 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation,  Barnes & Noble, Inc.

Thinking About the Future with NPR

Friday's Digital Think In with NPR was a wonderful experience, a deep dive into the unique opportunities and challenges facing NPR in the swirling media landscape that intersects with social networking, mobile technologies, shifting demographics, ...

From ADAM RICHARDSON, Frog Blog,  11 Oct 2009
Related Topics: NPR

Pontiac and Saturn's Swan Song

Pontiac was so lost for so long that it was perhaps inevitable that it couldn't bring itself back from the brink. It's too bad that one of the best looking cars on the road, the Solstice Coupe, had to go down with the ship. Production was stopped after ...

From ADAM RICHARDSON, Frog Blog,  4 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Pontiac,  Lotus,  Mazda,  Saturn Corporation

Goodbye iPhone, Hello (Again) BlackBerry

I am now a reverse switcher - I switched from a BlackBerry to an iPhone about six months ago, and now am switching back again. Why? Basically it comes down to the fact that the iPhone is really good at the stuff I do 10% of the time, but pretty poor at ...

From ADAM RICHARDSON, Frog Blog,  13 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Facebook Inc.,  Google Inc.

Tide: Now That's Cold

Tide (laundry detergent brand of Proctor & Gamble) has recently launched a detergent specifically designed for cold water usage. In other words, even white clothes that normally go in hot water can now be done in cold water. The commercials cite the ...

From ADAM RICHARDSON, Frog Blog,  3 Sep 2009

Google's challenges

Like past monoliths of new growth industries, Google appears to be invincible. But Google is vulnerable just because it is thinly spread in a rapidly changing marketplace where rivals are eating away at the edges and fighting for turf. A major shift in ...

From ADAM RICHARDSON, Frog Blog,  24 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Google Inc.

Back to the Future With iPhone Typing

Reading a review of Documents To Go, a Microsoft Office-compatible document creater/reader app for the iPhone (as well as many other PDAs/smartphones) made me think of the old “laptops” that first appeared in the early 80’s. When typing on the iPhone ...

From ADAM RICHARDSON, Frog Blog,  19 Aug 2009

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