Author Archives: Oliver

About Oliver

Oliver Starr is a well known blogger, speaker and serial entrepreneur. His current blogging is focused on mobile technology and applications, green (eco-protective) technologies, and entrepreneurs and their companies. He is currently engaged as the Community Evangelist for Pearltrees.com, a new social curation tool. Oliver was also a professional cyclist and six time member of the US National Cycling Team.

Will the Real Sarah Palin Please Stand Up?

Posted on September 9, 2008 by Oliver

If you have concerns about Republican Vice Presidential Nominee Sarah Palin, your instincts are serving you well. Far beyond her obvious lack of experience and the already revealed questionable behavior exhibited by Sarah in her efforts to use her position … Continue reading →

Posted in big brother, Blog Power, Personal, Political | Tagged Barack Obama, Decision 08, Election, Government, Joe Biden, John McCain, owstarr.com, Presidential Election, Sarah Palin, Vice Presidential Candidate | 5 Comments

US Armadas Steam Towards Iran while Georgian Conflict/Olympics Distract Russia, China

Posted on August 14, 2008 by Oliver

The fact that a situation Michel Chossudovsky, the author of the international bestseller America’s”War on Terrorism” Global Research, 2005. [21] , refers to as “The most serious crisis in modern history which in a very real sense threatens the future … Continue reading →

Posted in big brother, Blog Power, Personal, Political | Tagged armada, armageddon, Bush, Chossudovsky, crises, Iran, Iraq, middle east, military action, naval blockade, Neocon, pnac, Project for a New American Century, theatre of war, world war III | 2 Comments

Just In from the “More Apple BS Dept” – Your iPhone has a Kill Switch

Posted on August 13, 2008 by Oliver

Yahoo is reporting that Steve Jobs has admitted to the fact that Apple has installed a “kill switch” on the new iPhone that allows the company to take action to remotely remove an application from the device. According to the … Continue reading →

Posted in big brother, mobile, Personal | Tagged Apple deceit, bullshit, devious, iPhone 3G, Kill Switch, remote control | 9 Comments

AT&T Mobility Redefines “Now”. Andy Abramson Explains

Posted on August 6, 2008 by Oliver

I was just speaking with my friend Andy Abramson and he mentioned in passing that he’d just written a post that discusses AT&T Mobility’s strange use of the word now as it relates to the availability of the new iPhone … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog Power | Tagged Andy Abramson, at&t, FTC, iPhone3G, marketing, Now, truth in advertising | Leave a comment

Support Democracy: Support Impeachment of Bush

Posted on July 30, 2008 by Oliver

Today is a critical day in the history of US democracy. Either we will vote to honor our constitution and penalize those who disregard its basic tenets no matter how high their office. Last Friday the House Judiciary Committee met … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog Power, Personal, Political | Tagged Abuse of Power, Bush, Cheney, Democracy, Impeachment, Iran, Iraq, Kucinich, owstarr.com, Rice, starrtrek, War | Leave a comment

Dr. Edgar Mitchell: “UFOs are real. We have been visited.”

Posted on July 28, 2008 by Oliver

Dr. Edgar Mitchell, NASA Astronaut and the 6th Man to Stand on the moon recently made the above statement during a live interview on Kerrang Radio. He went on to say that the Roswell crash – he actually called it … Continue reading →

Posted in Mars, Personal, Political, Ufology, Video | Tagged Add new tag, alien, Apollo, Astronaut, Cover-up, Denial, Disclosure, Dr Edgar Mitchell, Kerrang Radio, Moon Mission, NASA, owstarr.com, starrtrek, UFO | 9 Comments

Is Foldera Unfolding?

Posted on July 25, 2008 by Oliver

Some of you might remember Foldera (FDRA). The company enjoyed a brief moment of prominence and seemed poised to be a Web 2.0 darling that was breaking the rules and suceeding brilliantly. So charmed was the company that at one … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog Power, Marc Orchant, Personal, Web Apps, web2.0 | Tagged bankrupt, Brookstreet, Dead Pool, Foldera, Hugh Dunkerely, insider trading, Neil Dabney, oliver starr, options, owstarr.com, Reid Dabney, Richard Lusk, shareholders, short selling, starrtrek, ten for one reverse split | 5 Comments

AlwaysOn Stanford Summit: a discussion on “open mobile”

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Oliver

I’m sitting in on a panel right now discussing what “Open” means in the context of mobile. We’ve got representatives from Frog Design (Mark Rolston), Verizon (Anthony Lewis), Kleiner Perkins (Matt Murphy), Nokia (David Rivas) and Google (Rich Miner). Listening … Continue reading →

Posted in mobile, New Gadgets, Nokia | Tagged Android, Frog Design, google, Kleiner Perkins, Nokia, OMA, Open Mobile Alliance, Symbian, Verizon | 6 Comments

Prepare to Be Amazed: Blind Piano Prodigy is Just 5 Years Old (video)

Posted on July 14, 2008 by Oliver

If you haven’t seen this video before you are likely going to find it difficult to believe what you are seeing. This little girl from South Korea who has been blind since birth makes her debut on a South Korean … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal, Video | Tagged blind pianist, genius, Mozart, oliver starr, owstarr.com, piano prodigy, south korea, star king, Yoo Ye Eun | Leave a comment

Floyd Landis and the Magic Water Bottle: Part III

Posted on July 11, 2008 by Oliver

Editor’s Note: Here’s the long-awaited third installment to my series on Floyd Landis and his epic Tour de France and subsequent doping controversy. While I don’t claim to have all the answers, I do have a unique perspective that is … Continue reading →

Posted in Biotech, Personal, Sport | Tagged bike racing, blood doping, CAS, cycling, Dick Pound, doping, floyd landis, Greg LeMonde, lance armstrong, oliver starr, owstarr.com, rEPO, starrtrek, steroids, testosterone, tour de france, UCI, USADA, WADA | 31 Comments