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- What's the key to Apple's success?
- One word: QUALITYA concept absent from WindowslandTDSo sad to see how Apple destroyed the word "innovation"Apple has never, ever, done anything innovative. By applying the term to blatant rebadging of 5 year old technology, you devalue the meaning of the word and insult those who actually [b]do[/b] innovate. For shame.Oh,...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-29
- Pay to play: The vendor / analyst mating dance
- Analyst Liability?Could you imagine if a customer held an analyst liable if their review/recommendation was markedly different than the customer's experience? I know your Devil's Triangle theory would make it near impossible to "pin" it on the analyst review, but it is an intriguing idea given the "mating dance" you...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-24
- Why pre-roll app ads on the Zune HD are a dealbreaker
- OptionsAs others have suggested, I guess MS could offer the apps for a fee, as well as free and ad supported. I think it would probably be a good idea if MS is very upfront about a free app being ad supported. I think so long as MS ensures that...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-17
- Reconsidering Obama's ed speech? Sort of
- but Obama's going to pay all my bills!RE: Reconsidering Obama's ed speech? Sort ofDo you remember being a student? The is par for the course. It is about being pro-American, pro-'democractic' system, and respecting the office of the president."How does the President inspire you? What resonated with you from Obama?s...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-04
- Lack of media monitoring by Apple = arrogance
- Lack of media monitoring by Apple = arroganceCould it be your blog.......doesn't even show up on their radar because it's so insignificant? 4000 people that read the page isn't all that much to Apple. I don't see your blog post being reposted on any other popular tech news sites....
- Discussion threads 2009-07-31
- Has the U.S. already lost green tech to other nations?
- Is it too late for the green tech boom in the U.S.? Is the nation now second-rate technologically? Did the eight years of aerobics during the Bush Administration leave the U.S. one lap behind nations actually in the running? There are certainly lots of folks counting on a...
- Blog posts 2009-07-08
- Still waiting for space-tweet
- Still waiting for space-tweetTwits from spaceBig deal, a few birdbrains aren't going to get a useless and silly message "from space". I think a bunch of people need to get a life. And I include the space twit who made the promise in that arena too. Now, let's...
- Discussion threads 2009-05-12
- The Open Cloud Manifesto: Whats Up With That?
- This morning, to a lot of pre-launch buzz, the Open Cloud Manifesto OCM, spearheaded by IBM, launched officially, much to no one's surprise. The idea behind the OCM is that there exist a body consisting of many companies - and in the future, many, many companies, that would semi-formally agree...
- Blog posts 2009-03-30
- Is Twitter Social CRM? Nope.
- Over the last few days, social analyst Forrester's Jeremiah Owyang and PR 2.0 pundit Brian Solis have been calling Twitters's Future: Social CRM. Jeremiah did it in his wildly popular Web Strategist blog here and Brian did it in his very good PR 2.0 Blog here. While Jeremiah's argument is...
- Blog posts 2009-03-23
- Ensuring High Service Levels in Cloud Computing: Keys to Effective Service Management
- Cloud computing is getting a lot of coverage in the media and a lot of space in the slide decks presented in analyst briefings. Seemingly, however, each pundit has his or her own way of both defining and evaluating the merits of cloud computing. On one end of the spectrum,...
- White papers 2009-03-06
- Why Apple doesn't make a netbook
- Why Apple doesn't make a netbookNetbook = cheap Apple = OverpricedA simple equation.the other sideYes, Apple has the money to wait out the economy.But should it?What percentage do netbooks have to take to make Apple take notice? They're at 7% now, maybe 10% by the fall, 15% by...
- Discussion threads 2009-03-05
- Nothing is Real - Just Ask The Tech Media
- No, this isn't about A-Rod and his use of steroids in 2003. Truthfully, I'm a Yankees fan and at this point, I don't care. That was 2003 and this is now. Okay. On to the subject matter at hand. My great buddy and industry...
- Blog posts 2009-02-11
- Interview: Wired’s Chris Anderson on the ‘free’ business model
- Interview: Wired’s Chris Anderson on the ‘free’ business modelYou don't compete with the web?I was really surprised to hear this statement, "We do 8,000 word articles with full-page photographs. We don?t really compete with the Web the same way the book doesn?t compete with the Web." I'm sure you don't...
- Discussion threads 2009-02-10
- CRM 2009 - Companies to Watch For - Second Verse, Different Than the First
- CRM 2009 - Companies to Watch For - Second Verse, Different Than the FirstSugarCRMI work for a SugarCRM customisation and integration house (http://www.thesugarrefinery.com) so know a thing or two about SugarCRM.Just wanted to say that your article is probably one of the best written, most accurate, most informative and most...
- Discussion threads 2008-12-16
- Hackers exploiting (unpatched) IE 7 flaw to launch drive-by attacks
- Hackers exploiting unpatched IE 7 flaw to launch drive-by attacksCmon Loverock, Comment On This One!That's right, you selectively avoid stories like this. If it's anti-Linux, you pounce right on it.IE7 is a joke.So this doesn't affect XP SP3 or Vista?[i]The Web attacks, first reported by Bob McMillan, takes aim...
- Discussion threads 2008-12-09
- CRM 2009 Forecast - Part 2 - Sticking My Hands Out To Be Slapped
- Last week at this time I was throwing my neck out there forecasting some of CRM's moves in 2009 - and no one chopped it off, thank goodness. So, now, in the same spirit, I'm going to do part 2 of three and stick my hands out to be slapped...
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- Don't call me a 'mommyblogger' - the Motrin brouhaha
- Don't call me a 'mommyblogger' - the Motrin brouhahaThe ad perfectly targeted the intended audienceMoms who despise the "look at my fashion accessory baby" women.shoe fitsIf you write solely about motherhood issues on a blog, you can certainly be labeled a 'mommyblogger'. Being a mother in general has nothing...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-28
- Don't call me a 'mommyblogger' - the Motrin brouhaha
- * Jennifer Leggio is on vacation Guest editorial by Joanne Bamberger Things got a little heated in the blogosphere last week over a Motrin ad suggesting that babies were the new mommy accessory. I don't know what was going on the...
- Blog posts 2008-11-28
- Have you cut down on your tech spending?
- The question on all tech pundit's lips not to mention those of tech CEOs and tech investors is this - have people cut back on tech spending. Well, have you? by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-10-17
- CEOs freak out; IT preps a do-over
- CEOs freak out; IT preps a do-overMy perception of CEOsMy perception of CEOs:1. Company makes a profit, CEO gets a pay raise and a bonus.2. Company loses money, CEO fires people and still gets a pay raise and a bonus.3. Company files for bankruptcy, CEO gets a severance package for...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-13
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