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- IDM interviews Open Text about Social Media product
I had a great discussion with Bill Dawes, Editor of Image and Data Manager online. We talked about how my organisation has already made the switch to Enterprise 2.0 tools completely out of viral growth. We never sent a “thou shalt use the new system” braodcast email or enforced it’s use. It completely gained traction [...]
» - Did Open Text Social Media just bloom before Google Wave?
Something big is cooking and you’ll be seeing it live from the Enterprise 2.0 Conference in Boston if you’re lucky enough to be there. At the recent Content Days in Australia, I had the pleasure of showing off a brand new product that put a fresh face to collaboration. It was mentioned in the press [...]
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- OpenText to Acquire Vignette
In a move that closely follows the recent acquisition of Interwoven, Vignette is rounding out the latest move in consolidating in the WCM space. The full scoop is here. This is another sign of how important WCM is to mega- enterprises who are recognizing web as their primary strategic channel for information. All hail the [...]
» - OffiSync: Best of both GoogleDocs and Office Desktop
Finally, a startup that addresses the most glaringly obvious feedback from the user community who wish to leverage the inherent benefits of GoogleDocs yet still are hesitant to make the switch. In my consulting organisations who are trying to make the switch, they see the value in GoogleDocs - I mean, who doesn’t? A free [...]
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Innovation
- 09.Mar
- Kudos and Boodos for Apple’s Outlook
Amen to this article on the market segmentation of smartphone users into discreet pools of consumer and business demographics. I posted way back that BlackBerry wouldn’t make a consumer friendly phone, and although they did in the Pearl, which has a camera and MP3 player, there’s no way it could touch the iPhone on the [...]
- 07.Sep
- Redemption: Where art thou iPhone (Part III)
Interesting how just weeks ago, before the fed rate pause, analysts were hammering Apple’s price target down to 60. Some even had worse sentiment not mentioning, becuase it simply shows how narrowminded analysts can be. In fact, I love playing against the analysts advice. I love gaming analysts. Opportunity is found in what the market is not paying [...]
Economics
- 26.Jun
- IDM interviews Open Text about Social Media product
I had a great discussion with Bill Dawes, Editor of Image and Data Manager online. We talked about how my organisation has already made the switch to Enterprise 2.0 tools completely out of viral growth. We never sent a “thou shalt use the new system” braodcast email or enforced it’s use. It completely gained traction [...]
- 07.May
- OpenText to Acquire Vignette
In a move that closely follows the recent acquisition of Interwoven, Vignette is rounding out the latest move in consolidating in the WCM space. The full scoop is here. This is another sign of how important WCM is to mega- enterprises who are recognizing web as their primary strategic channel for information. All hail the [...]
Software
- 26.Jun
- IDM interviews Open Text about Social Media product
I had a great discussion with Bill Dawes, Editor of Image and Data Manager online. We talked about how my organisation has already made the switch to Enterprise 2.0 tools completely out of viral growth. We never sent a “thou shalt use the new system” braodcast email or enforced it’s use. It completely gained traction [...]
- 07.May
- OpenText to Acquire Vignette
In a move that closely follows the recent acquisition of Interwoven, Vignette is rounding out the latest move in consolidating in the WCM space. The full scoop is here. This is another sign of how important WCM is to mega- enterprises who are recognizing web as their primary strategic channel for information. All hail the [...]
Trends
- 04.Mar
- Eco-Realistic: A Proposal for Non-profit Development
In reading a well-articulated yet unsurprising article on the eco-friendly sub-trends emerging in 2009 by TrenWatchers, I was reminded of a non-profit idea I had decades ago.
We all throw out things we shouldn’t. The VCR remote that has a single broken button, the microwave that simply had its turntable belt snap yet still warms food [...]- 17.Dec
- Thoughts on ‘The Future of the Internet III’
It’s that time of year again when PEW / Internet reports on the not-so-distant future via its predictions for our internet-enabled lives. Here’s my take.
Here are the key findings on the survey of experts by the Pew Internet & American Life Project that asked respondents to assess predictions about technology and its roles in the [...]
Design
- 24.Jun
- Did Open Text Social Media just bloom before Google Wave?
Something big is cooking and you’ll be seeing it live from the Enterprise 2.0 Conference in Boston if you’re lucky enough to be there. At the recent Content Days in Australia, I had the pleasure of showing off a brand new product that put a fresh face to collaboration. It was mentioned in the press [...]
- 03.Feb
- Shocking Usability - Part 1: Sydney Public Transport
Oh baby, just where do I start with this one. In it’s infinite wisdom, Sydney mass transit (known as the RTA) has decided to begin replacing IMHO the already effective train station displays. Here are the new ones:
Let’s breakdown the ways in which this active signage is confusing.
Primarily, instead of the previous congruous interface on [...]
Engineering
- 03.Feb
- Shocking Usability - Part 1: Sydney Public Transport
Oh baby, just where do I start with this one. In it’s infinite wisdom, Sydney mass transit (known as the RTA) has decided to begin replacing IMHO the already effective train station displays. Here are the new ones:
Let’s breakdown the ways in which this active signage is confusing.
Primarily, instead of the previous congruous interface on [...]
- 20.Jul
- AJAX Permeates Wall Street
Sanebull is an innovative and functional desktop for active traders. I thought I was in love with Google Finance, but this takes a drastic leap forward in terms of creating a unified dashboard. Although I’m a big fan of the live updates, until charting is implemented, I can only bank on this site for it’s [...]











