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Archive for June 2nd, 2009

Go Will Go

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
Here is a great story about a very cool sports team owner in town, Will Chang, who now owns completely the DC United. Click here for the story.
 
DC United is the most successful franchise in town if you look at the last decade in terms of wins and championships. They are the premiere winner in town.
 
Will is a great executive and a passionate leader. DC United is and will be in very good hands. Go Will Go.

Bing - Is It An “Aha” Moment?

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
So I have been using the new Bing service for a few days. There is a lot of industry hype around it and you just know that one of these days Microsoft will get it right and take some share away from Google in the search marketplace. Right? Click here to try it.
 
Bing looks pretty and different. Its navigation is new and it has been working/scaling well now in terms of performance and it is seems to be pretty fast. Bing is trying to differentiate itself with its UI with its verticalization of some key channels such as Travel and Shopping and the way it surfaces photos.
 
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