News this morning that IBM and Apple have entered into a new partnership that "will see the two firms co-develop business-centric apps for iPhones and iPads." Given the history of the two brands, this is big news, but given Big Blue has been out of the devices market for some time since it divested its … Continue reading The Enterprise App
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Last week I got into yet another spirited conversation on Facebook - this time about the barriers to success in Enterprise Social Networks (ESNs). Think Yammer, Huddl, Sharepoint and so on. Den Howlett has written a very thoughtful piece on the subject as a result here on Diginomica, and has created six hurdles that are … Continue reading Six hurdles
Back in April of 2013 I wrote this article about explaining my use of Twitter to a friend at dinner. I just sent a link to it to someone, and realised that actually my use has evolved somewhat - here's how: 2013: Serendipity is an important “feature” of Twitter for me; I don’t try to read … Continue reading The basics, reviewed…
A couple of weeks ago I got into a rather spirited conversation on Twitter with, amongst other people, Charles Arthur of The Guardian and Max Tatton-Brown contributor to The Telegraph. It's scary that my descent into middle age is flagged by the fact that I seem to be agreeing with the latter much more than the former … Continue reading The price of data, the cost of privacy
A couple of weekends ago I spent a very enjoyable Sunday with my wife, kids, and their aunties, at the Buckinghamshire Steam Railway centre just outside of Aylesbury. As a way to keep a three and a four year old entertained for a few hours, these places are great (and this one is one of … Continue reading Steam diesel
There is a piece that Adrian Bridgewater has published on Computer Weekly about collaboration tools that's got me seriously concerned about the ability for enterprise software to do anything outside of the realm of Taylorist scientific management. Adrian's article looks at trends in the collaboration space that seem to be moving from focusing on humans … Continue reading Reverting to process
Another day, another corporate social media SNAFU. This time, the transport provider for East Anglia, Greater Anglia, part of the Abellio group. Not of the scale of some of the recent ones, but a telling misunderstanding of the nature of how social networks work. You can see the gory detail here, but the short version is … Continue reading The dangers of “channel” strategies
This morning I published the fourth edition of the stamp #socialCEO report. Ten months or so after the first piece of analysis (little more than a blog post, if truth be told), it's been enlightening to explore the ways in which our leading companies, and their Chief Executives, are engaging (or not) with the world … Continue reading the continuing adventures of the #socialCEO
“Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years.” Bill Gates Bill's observation about our ability to over-hype the near future and underplay the long term really holds true in bullish markets. You can see it at the moment, both in the hype surrounding next … Continue reading The last big bubble burst
There's one of my many potted theories that I've recounted to a few folks over the past couple of weeks that I thought worth retelling here. It's basically a way to keep your head up when confronted by the madness of corporate bureaucracy... There is a whole body of knowledge in the world of Sociology known … Continue reading Everything has a reason
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