Category Archives: Bob Lefsetz
Lefsetz: A Guide for Internet Haters
1. CHECK YOUR GRAMMAR No one’s going to take you seriously if you use “there” instead of “their” or “your” instead of “you’re.” Maybe you should write your missives in Word first, where there’s a grammar checker. Or maybe run … Continue reading
Lefsetz: Sizing Up the Winners & the Losers
AOL Makes online easy. But it turns out online is much more than their walled garden and that cable and telephone companies utilize pricing pressure to get people to sign up for a bundle that includes internet access. Turns out … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, Bill Gates, Billboard, Bob Lefsetz, Costco, Elon Musk, EVAN SPIEGEL, Jeff Bezos, Kanye, MARK ZUCKERBERG, Mcrosoft, PayPal, Taylor Swift
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Lefsetz: Apple has Samsung, Microsoft & Google on the Ropes
Gartner Report: “Apple overtakes Samsung as world’s top smartphone maker; fueled by iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.” Get rid of the removable battery and micro SD card? That’s like kicking out the drummer and the bass player, hard core fans … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple iPhone, Bob Lefsetz, Samsung Galaxy, Steve Jobs, Tim Cook
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Lefsetz: Bill O’Reilly is a Puerile Bully
Karma’s a bitch… They’re out to get him, but it’s Bill O’Reilly‘s response that has me flummoxed. Why does everybody in power double-down? Why do they try and blow their attacker’s house down? It makes men look foolish, that they … Continue reading
Lefsetz: The True Meaning of ‘Stardom’
MONEY We’re impressed when you make it, and continue to make it. The more zeros the better. CONTINUITY Momentary blips are not stars, they’re comets. If you don’t last, especially in today’s overloaded, evanescent world, you’re irrelevant. DO IT YOURSELF … Continue reading
Lefsetz: The Trouble With ‘Oldsters’
They talk on the phone, turn on the television for news and poke at touch screens… We went to SUCH a good restaurant yesterday! I found Wilma & Frieda’s Cafe on Yelp. Save me the criticism. That’s the new America, … Continue reading
Leftsetz: Today Last Day to Buy the Failure Known as Google Glass
Killed by the public, the press gave it a free pass… That’s right, for years we were subjected to fawning stories about this idiotic product in the mainstream press. There were numerous pictures of Google cofounders Sergey and Larry at parties, … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple Watch, art Brisband, Bob Lefsetz, Google Glass, Happy New Year
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Lefsetz: What Goes Around Comes Around — The 1960s
This is how the sixties started… We’ve been told to trust Big Brother, that the government and the corporations know more. That the rich are smart. That we should be thankful we’ve got flat screens. Hogwash. They’ve scared you. Frightened … Continue reading
Lefsetz: Putting the Kibosh on Modern Myths
THAT MICROSOFT IS AN INVINCIBLE MONOLITH THAT MUST BE STOPPED It stopped itself by failing to innovate, by being eclipsed by others in the marketplace. This paradigm works in music as well as tech. Sure, people want to hear old tracks … Continue reading
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Lefsetz: Sticking Up for ‘Coddled, Crybaby’ Millennials
The music business is going to be all right… The number one lesson I took from the U2 / Apple kerfuffle was not you shouldn’t invade people’s devices without permission, but how few people knew who U2 was. In case this … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple, Beats, Dr. Dre, Mike Markkula, millennials, Red Bull, The Beatles, U2, Vans
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Lefsetz: How U2 Blew Apple Launch
News for a day… No different than a rape or a murder, but with even less legs, in today’s world it’s not about making an impact, but sustaining it. Could it be that Bono’s been living too long in the echo … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple, Beyonce, Bono, Guy Oseary, Kardashians, Radiohead, Tim Cook, U2
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Lefsetz: The Laughable iCloud Nude Photo Scandal
How dumb can you be? Excoriate Perez Hilton, come down on 4chan (an image board website where users usually post anonymously) but what I want to know is why these celebrities have nude photos on their phones to begin with? Maybe I grew up … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Weiner, Bob Lefstez, Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton, Perez Hilton
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