Benjamin Koe

If this is the future of Google Maps on the mobile I'm all for an Android phone! I didn't really expect so many features, I would have been happy if the current version of Google Maps on the mobile had audio turn-by-turn prompts, but to integrate streetview and search into the app makes it a winner.

Oh and yes it is free. It comes with the new Android mobile phones. What is Garmin, Tom Tom, and the rest of the GPS makers do now?

This is so clever. I'd want one if and when it's made.

I don't mean to do two posts in a row on Gary V, but this guys is simply amazing. He's a real personality and I think of all the talents on can have in the world, Gary's got honesty.

I'm constantly surrounded in the corporate world by people who are saying things like "try to be tactful" and "CC the boss because its safer". Why not just be dead honest if you have something of value to give?

This talk made me wonder if people don't want to be as transparent and open as Gary because in reality they suck at what they do and hide behind their tact and corporate speak.

I know nothing about wine, but it appears that Gary knows a whole lot and that's probably the reason why he dares be open because no one can challenge him on that.

I'm going to be more mindful now about how I communicate. I'm going to try and be more open, more transparent, and more real from now on.

This is a good summary of Gary Veynerchuk's new book. I'm a fan of Gary V, love his passion and ambition. But I think most of us don't need to buy the book to understand his passion and drive.

I'm quite amazed at Renault's ambition to launch 4 new electric vehicles by 2012. And we're not talking just about tiny city-movers but large sedans and even utility vehicles like the Kangoo is going EV.

I wonder when these EVs will reach us here in Singapore. Singapore is definitely an awesome test bed for EVs since we're small and electrical infrastructure pretty much blankets the island.

Seem like even the Android platform is meant to get Google a foothold in mobile advertising.

Google's foray into mobile has largely been defined by its investment in high-end smartphones, most notably its high-profile lead in the development of Android, which gives the company a seat at the table to ensure the mobile operating system powering smartphones can optimally support advertising.