4 Comments | Just watched the demonstration of the new Google Wave. Very impressive product that I can’t wait to try out! Does someone out there have an invite they can send me? (Thanks for the hook up Summit Media!) It takes the best features of online communication – social media, instant messaging, and email – and integrates [...]
3 Comments | I was talking to a leadership consultant over coffee and we started discussing websites and blogs. He has a company site, but like many, it doesn’t get updated much and is used as the primary introduction to his business – an online brochure, more or less. I suggested he should start a blog. Then, I [...]
No Comments | Starting an e-business (i.e. a business based entirely upon a website) is not as simple as many people think. The notion that you can come up with an idea, create the website and then sit back and count the cash is, in my experience, pervasive, and yet nothing could be further from the truth.
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5 Comments | I saw an excellent documentary over the weekend called Bombay Calling. It’s about the outsourcing of telemarketing by western-based companies to call centers in India. The documentary focuses on a team of young Indians working at a large call center called “Epicenter” and chronicles their successes and failures in pitching and selling telephone services [...]
48 Comments | A revolutionary new miniature computer is being worked on in Japan that comes in the shape of a pen that you can slip in to your pocket. It projects a monitor and keyboard on any flat surface that you can begin using like any regular PC computer. With its Bluetooth technology, it recognizes your [...]
4 Comments | PC World put out its top 25 Wort Sites ever. Many date back to the early dot.com era where online scams and ill-conceived sites were the norm. However, their No. 1 pick happens to be one of today’s most popular sites in the world… and I couldn’t agree with this pick more. Despite the site’s [...]
No Comments | David Armano on Marketingprofs.com shares his insight on how design helps develop passionate users in the new “experience economy” where businesses must deliver a brand experience that is desired and differentiated. But in order to design for passionate users, designers must be compassionate in their approach. Parking one’s ego is the first step. David provides [...]
