links for 2009-02-11

The reading experience is better on a Kindle. The iPhone doesn't do what a Kindle does. A bigger iPhone/iPod could well be a competitor to the Kindle in my view. Plus consumer opinion is being swayed in the direction of the iPhone. Kindle may have started the market although it may not be around for the long haul.

I'd heard about this story and so was interested in the full run down. I don't know any of the parties. It may have been a dumb tweet and FedEx was clearly upset although I'm not sure the public responses of FedEx are all the mature either. I think people need to consider a body of work rather than a single Tweet.

"The Virgin Mobile survey found 52 percent saying their phone is with them all day, every day, and if push came to shove, almost 40 percent would rather spend a week without their special partner than be without the phone for a week."