Koo’s Corner

In just under a month I will be attending an event in whichOracle, MySQL, and Sun Microsystems are set to have a presence.

Today all three companies made noise with Sun acquiring open source database software maker MYSQL for $1 billion and Oracle acquiring BEA systems for $8.5 billion.

2 interesting moves. I am sure the blogosphere will chime in with opinions a plenty. MYSQL was seen as the next logical candidate out of the handful of open source companies to go public. Sun Mircosystems has been one of the most open source friendly larger entities so it seems like a good fit. Its great to see Sun investing heavily in open source and embracing the idea that the LAMP stack is enterprise ready.

MacWorld

Steve Jobs made a slew of announcements yesterday at his keynote at Macworld. A ultra thin laptop, some new ipod and iphone features, and a variety of other less sexy product announcements.

To me the biggest announcement was Apple’s addition of movie rentals to their Itunes store and the revamping of Apple TV. Earlier I discussed Netflix’s forray into the digital living room with their partnership to LG and how it will affect Vudu. In that blog I predicted that Apple would make a move into this growing market.

“While their are a handful of other companies making waves in this space, something tells me Apple will dive head first into this space and steal a lot of their thunder. AppleTV has been a disappointment thus far, but you can

Although many people have moved on from Monster.com and CareerBuilder.com to more industry or geographic specific job listing depository websites, I must admit I was taken aback by this Monster.com commercial.

It’s a very gripping commercial, full of intense visual imagery and music to match. Is it the end of the world? Aliens? an attack? No it’s the dreaded daybreak of Monday, the beginning of the work week. Many of us loathe Monday morning’s and our servitude to less than ideal jobs.

While somewhat dramatic, I really enjoyed this out of the box advertisement that I am sure will resonate with way too many viewers.

[youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=4igNBlb-Q7c]

Although many people have moved on from Monster.com and CareerBuilder.com to more industry or geographic specific job listing depository websites, I must admit I was taken aback by this Monster.com commercial.

It’s a very gripping commercial, full of intense visual imagery and music to match. Is it the end of the world? Aliens? an attack? No it’s the dreaded daybreak of Monday, the beginning of the work week. Many of us loathe Monday morning’s and our servitude to less than ideal jobs.

While somewhat dramatic, I really enjoyed this out of the box advertisement that I am sure will resonate with way too many viewers.

[youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=4igNBlb-Q7c]

Although many people have moved on from Monster.com and CareerBuilder.com to more industry or geographic specific job listing depository websites, I must admit I was taken aback by this Monster.com commercial.

It’s a very gripping commercial, full of intense visual imagery and music to match. Is it the end of the world? Aliens? an attack? No it’s the dreaded daybreak of Monday, the beginning of the work week. Many of us loathe Monday morning’s and our servitude to less than ideal jobs.

While somewhat dramatic, I really enjoyed this out of the box advertisement that I am sure will resonate with way too many viewers.

[youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=4igNBlb-Q7c]