Ctrl Alt Delete

This book is a bit dated because Ctrl Alt Delete is probably not the typical keystroke combination that people would use to reboot their devices these days. It shows in the examples used. Take for instance Kickstarter, which has turned out to be a double-edged sword. Outdated are also Klout (a service that was shut… Read More »

The Fall: The Poisoned Chalice

Things took a while to build up in The Poisoned Chalice, but is it worth the wait? Depends on whether you have the patience to bounce around from one plot to another (no pun intended). The problem with this is that the author left little room for a satisfying resolution to the situation the book… Read More »

Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs

If you want to burst your child’s fairy tale bubble, watch this. A Korean production, Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs is a parody of Disney’s princess movies with a twist. It’s a bit like Shallow Hal with a running theme on inner beauty and self belief. The animation rivals that of Disney and the… Read More »

The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing

“There are laws of nature (physics), so why shouldn’t there be laws of marketing?” I’m not sure if that’s a rhetorical question, but the problem with anything “immutable” is the timeliness of the examples used to justify it. This book has not held up well because the supporting evidence were dated or turned out to… Read More »