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		<title>RIM&#8217;s New CEO More Of The Same</title>
		<link>http://farwestab.wordpress.com/2012/01/23/rims-new-ceo-more-of-the-same/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:41:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[co-ceo's step down]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning RIM announced that their co-CEO&#8217;s Balsillie and Lazaridis were stepping down, to be replaced by Thorsten Heins, currently COO of Product Engineering. Balsillie will remain as a board member, and Lazaridis will be vice chairman plus head some &#8230; <a href="http://farwestab.wordpress.com/2012/01/23/rims-new-ceo-more-of-the-same/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=farwestab.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9258389&amp;post=1001&amp;subd=farwestab&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Self-publishing Becoming Viable?</title>
		<link>http://farwestab.wordpress.com/2012/01/21/self-publishing-becoming-viable/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[amazon]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past week, Apple announced their new textbook initiative, and along with it, new tools to publish on the iBooks bookstore. This, along with Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), provides authors access to platforms to self-publish electronic books. Now, according to &#8230; <a href="http://farwestab.wordpress.com/2012/01/21/self-publishing-becoming-viable/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=farwestab.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9258389&amp;post=997&amp;subd=farwestab&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Being The &#8220;Next Apple&#8221; Is Hard</title>
		<link>http://farwestab.wordpress.com/2012/01/11/being-the-next-apple-is-hard/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 03:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[samsung]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There was a piece on TechCrunch claiming that Samsung will be the &#8220;next Apple&#8221;. Their logic is that, because Samsung makes many of the bits and pieces that live in people&#8217;s homes and pockets, they can succeed at integrating them &#8230; <a href="http://farwestab.wordpress.com/2012/01/11/being-the-next-apple-is-hard/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=farwestab.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9258389&amp;post=993&amp;subd=farwestab&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Churn and Roil At RIM</title>
		<link>http://farwestab.wordpress.com/2012/01/04/the-churn-and-roil-at-rim/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:32:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are few pieces out this morning describing possible changes coming to RIM. One set of rumours sees Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis losing the co-Chairman role. Another says they are out altogether, and Barbara Stymiest will be named Chairman. &#8230; <a href="http://farwestab.wordpress.com/2012/01/04/the-churn-and-roil-at-rim/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=farwestab.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9258389&amp;post=986&amp;subd=farwestab&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Apple Rumour Mill Churning Along</title>
		<link>http://farwestab.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/apple-rumour-mill-churning-along/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:10:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As always, the global sport known as &#8220;Guess What Apple Does Next&#8221; continues in full-force. The latest are swirling around the next iPad. I&#8217;m wondering how far over the top the predictions will get this time. All I can predict &#8230; <a href="http://farwestab.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/apple-rumour-mill-churning-along/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=farwestab.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9258389&amp;post=980&amp;subd=farwestab&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Look Back on 2011</title>
		<link>http://farwestab.wordpress.com/2011/12/28/a-look-back-on-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 22:04:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[2011 year in review]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not a huge fan of many of those &#8220;top-X&#8221; lists that come out around this time of year (particularly the ones that feel they have to have exactly &#8220;10&#8243; items, even if a bunch are clearly filler). I&#8217;m also &#8230; <a href="http://farwestab.wordpress.com/2011/12/28/a-look-back-on-2011/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=farwestab.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9258389&amp;post=977&amp;subd=farwestab&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft, Nokia and RIM</title>
		<link>http://farwestab.wordpress.com/2011/12/21/microsoft-nokia-and-rim/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apparently, Microsoft and Nokia had spoken about buying RIM. So far, it is just talk, but it got me thinking about what a deal could look like, and what it would mean for the various players. First, I don&#8217;t see &#8230; <a href="http://farwestab.wordpress.com/2011/12/21/microsoft-nokia-and-rim/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=farwestab.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9258389&amp;post=974&amp;subd=farwestab&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>RIM and Controlled Flight Into Terrain</title>
		<link>http://farwestab.wordpress.com/2011/12/16/rim-and-controlled-flight-into-terrain/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:43:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Research in Motion (RIM) is in a tough spot right now. Their latest financial results are, on their face, respectable. They saw increased revenue (up 24%) and their earnings of $1.27 beat both their own estimate ($1.20) and a consensus &#8230; <a href="http://farwestab.wordpress.com/2011/12/16/rim-and-controlled-flight-into-terrain/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=farwestab.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9258389&amp;post=970&amp;subd=farwestab&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>An App Per TV Show? I Don&#8217;t Know&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://farwestab.wordpress.com/2011/12/15/an-app-per-tv-show-i-dont-know/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:46:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a local Calgary company called Mobovivo that is a success story in the mobile content delivery business. Originally, they provided apps that acted as media libraries for Canadian broadcasters, offering a mechanism to stream TV programming before they &#8230; <a href="http://farwestab.wordpress.com/2011/12/15/an-app-per-tv-show-i-dont-know/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=farwestab.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9258389&amp;post=967&amp;subd=farwestab&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why I Abandoned iAds</title>
		<link>http://farwestab.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/why-i-abandoned-iads/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:33:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Up until last August, one of my iOS apps, XForm, used iAds. The app was free, and instead was supposed to generate revenue from ad impressions and clicks. While I won&#8217;t disclose revenue numbers, let&#8217;s just say that the actual &#8230; <a href="http://farwestab.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/why-i-abandoned-iads/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=farwestab.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9258389&amp;post=964&amp;subd=farwestab&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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