October 4, 2011 · 8:45 am
Today’s title might have been seen as an oxymoron just a few years ago. I mean, the notion of a “book” without paper was as unrealistic as book publishers graciously declining to publish an author’s work and doing so promptly.
Then came e-readers which some said would hurt the book industry. As with the music business, book publishers did whatever they could to prevent digital downloads of books by charging exorbitant prices (the same prices as if the book had to be printed on paper) and refusing to allow certain titles to go digital. With the Kindle and other reading devices reaching scale (roughly 15% of American readers have one), the industry has come to recognize that porting content to another platform may be disruptive in the short-term but potentially a great thing over time. Want more proof? Continue reading →
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September 22, 2011 · 1:17 pm
I attended the local tech meet-up last evening and the topic was being lean. No, not how to lose weight unless you’re counting the weight of excessive costs. Or as it said in the event description:
Lean and Agile are two related approaches that use startup mentality and an iterative approach to deliver results and new possibilities. We’ll take an overview of Lean, its opportunities and pitfalls and some broad approaches to adopt Lean thinking for you and your organization.
Great presentation (thanks, Dan), and it stimulated more thinking on yesterday’s topic, Facebook and its new set of features. So at the risk of beating a dead horse… Continue reading →
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September 21, 2011 · 1:16 pm
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Unless you’re in a cave someplace or have abandoned it for Google+, you’ve probably noticed that Facebook did an overhaul last night. I logged in this morning and while I’ll admit I’m not the brightest guy in the world, I was thoroughly confused. Many of the new features are clearly designed to compete with things found on Google+ and Twitter, such as circles. For those of you struggling to make sense of the new layout, Gizmodo did a nice job color-coding everything in a cheat sheet.
I’m a believer in continuous improvement. I’m not a believer in keeping up with the Joneses. Here’s why. Continue reading →
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