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Apple Struggling Under Pressure to Succeed?

Ok, replace the word Apple in the title with any company's name and the answer if often "Yes."  Many times a company - after the type of success that Apple has enjoyed with the iPod and iPhone - finds itself at a strange place.  Runaway success

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Apple does the right thing

Here is an email I received today from Apple about MobileMe. Notice   the rare apologetic tone and down to earth message. Begin forwarded message: From: "MobileMe" Date: August 18, 2008 6:18:23 PM PDT To: MobileMe member > Subject: MobileMe Update > We have already made many

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Apple does the right thing

Here is an email I received today from Apple about MobileMe. Notice   the rare apologetic tone and down to earth message. Begin forwarded message: From: "MobileMe" Date: August 18, 2008 6:18:23 PM PDT To: MobileMe member > Subject: MobileMe Update > We have already made many

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Even Apple Learns

In a rare example of Apple's ability to admit a mistake, numerous sites have reported on Steve Jobs' letter to employees about the poor decision to launch MobileMe at the same time as the iPhone 3G.  Usually Apple times these things pretty well - but everyone knows

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Even Apple Learns

In a rare example of Apple's ability to admit a mistake, numerous sites have reported on Steve Jobs' letter to employees about the poor decision to launch MobileMe at the same time as the iPhone 3G.  Usually Apple times these things pretty well - but everyone knows

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iPocalypse: The Aftermath!

So much has been written already about the devastating blow to Apple's PR machine following the huge nightmare of the iPhone 3G launch.  One reader pointed out Seth Godin's great perspective on this and I've had many people contact me to discuss what marketers

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iPocalypse: The Aftermath!

So much has been written already about the devastating blow to Apple's PR machine following the huge nightmare of the iPhone 3G launch.  One reader pointed out Seth Godin's great perspective on this and I've had many people contact me to discuss what marketers

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iPhone Fever? (or iBola Virus is spreading!)

Remember when having a fever was a bad thing?  Today, though, its all about how quickly someone can get pictures of their new iPhone 3G on Engadget or do a fast unboxing to share their enthusiasm or excitement with the world. One of my "5 Secrets" is this:

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iPhone Fever? (or iBola Virus is spreading!)

Remember when having a fever was a bad thing?  Today, though, its all about how quickly someone can get pictures of their new iPhone 3G on Engadget or do a fast unboxing to share their enthusiasm or excitement with the world. One of my "5 Secrets" is this:

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Marketing to beta testers

Brief interruption to our irregularly scheduled programming: Dimdim is very close to releasing Dimdim v4.0 which, among other things, will introduce Mac Desktop Sharing, or "screencasting" as they call it (it's like iChat's Mac Screensharing but totally inside a web browser) And the

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Marketing to beta testers

Brief interruption to our irregularly scheduled programming: Dimdim is very close to releasing Dimdim v4.0 which, among other things, will introduce Mac Desktop Sharing, or "screencasting" as they call it (it's like iChat's Mac Screensharing but totally inside a web browser) And the

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Apple's Successor

So I've been asked about 50 times since Steve took the stage at the Developer's Conference - is Steve Jobs sick?  This has become a big deal - if he's not well, who will carry the flame at Apple?  I think Steve is fine,