Consumers love mobile, but what about advertisers? 4 top brands give their views

Despite all of the time we spend on our smartphones, mobile advertising trails online advertising. CPMs for mobile are a fraction of what they are on the Web.

Samsung’s Galaxy S IV will mark the beginning of the end of Samsung’s smartphone dominance

The more Samsung "adds value" to Android by customizing a version of it for the Galaxy line of phones, the more it will suck.

Wakey wakey, Yahoo. The office ain’t what it used to be

I find the recent changes to Yahoo's work-at-home policy bewildering. Yes, Yahoo has a lot of deadweight. Yes, it needs to jettison that deadweight. But there's more deadweight working in Yahoo's offices than at home.

A lesson from Tesla: The rules for product reviews have changed

When Tesla CEO Elon Musk slammed New York Times writer John Broder yesterday for allegedly fabricating a number of details in his test-drive account, I found the whole exchange fascinating.

AmEx makes buying as easy as tweeting

Starting today, cardholders can sync their American Express card to their Twitter account and provide shipping information once, and then they can tweet to make select purchases.

Replacing the humble receipt

You know that little slip of paper you get at the end of a transaction? It's printed on flimsy paper. It gets crumpled. It gets lost. Well, it's long overdue for a upgrade.

Why the department store experience needs a serious upgrade, too

As online retailers incorporate better technology to improve the shopping experience for consumers, the convenience and experience gap between offline and online gets bigger.

Why big-box retail needs a serious upgrade

Last week, I had an experience at a large national electronics chain that brought home how far the big box retailers are falling behind their online competitors.

Belkin’s WeMo home automation fails to dazzle

Home automation technologies have been promising to change our lives for decades. Finally, Wi-Fi and mobile devices may be able to deliver on that promise. But Belkin's WeMo line of products shows we're not there yet.

Why I want Aereo’s gutsy streaming TV service to succeed

Aereo shows the kind of chutzpah that only small innovators can. It is pushing for a broad interpretation of fair use rights, an interpretation that is relevant to the 21st century.

Seriously, don’t ask for a meeting if you’re going to be late

My recent experience has been that people who pay me $800 an hour for my advice show up on time and people who pay nothing are often late -- many times with no advance notice.

Virgin America CEO navigates turbulent skies

The media has had some doom and gloom stories surrounding Virgin America, Silicon Valley's startup airline, recently. I spoke with CEO David Cush about the airline's latest pivot and the future of the company.