Archive for August, 2007

the inconvenient truth - alcohol

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

I always thought that consuming a glass of red wine, or a diet coke with bacardi is much "healthier" (relative term) than pounding a beer. The inconvenient truth - This is not true. In summary: 1 lite beer - 110 calories, 3.2 carbs 1 red wine - 120 calories, 5 carbs 1 diet coke/bacardi - ...

The power of the Internet - & Mobile

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

This is a great keynote by Eric Schmidt - How the Internet and mobile is influencing our day to day lives, politics, and global economy. Free nuggets: Over 1 Billion Internet users Over 2.5 Billion mobile users Considering the power and influence the Internet, shouldn't it be a free market? Do gov't's, ...

Reinventing

Tuesday, August 21st, 2007

Hats off to Tommy. Zyb has now defined the perfect mobile 2.0 service. They went from a PC based SMS service, to contacts backup (....some support from me :) ) and now to mobile social network. They found the perfect way to leverage all of the contacts and ride on ...

on the new diet

Tuesday, August 21st, 2007

I'm actually making an effort to eat right for the first time ever. 6 meals a day and all of the right vitamins and minerals. I'm very excited to see how this works for me. By the way, this book is awesome too.SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "on the new diet", url: "http://www.georgetuvell.com/on-the-new-diet/" });

two things google needs to do

Monday, August 20th, 2007

I use gmail everyday, and am now using google docs and spreadsheets almost everyday. Yesterday, I did a quick search for a nearby store on my mobile, and not only did I have directions and address in 30 seconds, but I was also able to call them with one click. ...

to catch a dateline reporter

Wednesday, August 15th, 2007

Only the guys at defcon could pull this off. I love it! They were actually nice about exposing the reporter, and had fun at the same time. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "to catch a dateline reporter", url: "http://www.georgetuvell.com/to-catch-a-dateline-reporter/" });

Take the Aura test

Tuesday, August 7th, 2007

I'm a crystal violet. Seth has done a great job in launching whatsmyaura so rapidly. Great job on the website and the web 2.0 angle. What's the opportunity? The Psychic community is a major business. Religious and self improvement products included, nearly a $20B market.SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Take the Aura test", url: ...

SMobile in the Wall Street Journal

Friday, August 3rd, 2007

Readable version: SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "SMobile in the Wall Street Journal", url: "http://www.georgetuvell.com/smobile-in-the-wall-stree-journal/" });

Happy to be Nokia investor :)

Thursday, August 2nd, 2007

42% return is fun :) I'm very happy I invested in Nokia! Motorola needs to bring some new phones to market quickly - they are taking a beating.SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Happy to be Nokia investor :)", url: "http://www.georgetuvell.com/happy-to-be-nokia-investor/" });