Kleiner Perkins' Mary Meeker has just published another presentation, with reflections on the state of the Internet and technology world in 2012 and beyond. As usual, lots of data points, and some thoughts on how many industries have been "re-imagined" (a phrase I'm now stopping using as I've realised it means little more than "changed"). … Continue reading Value of advertising
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The recent announcements by Barclays Bank about their bulk purchase of iPads has got me thinking about the way in which it seems the consumerisation of technology is having an interesting effect - we are becoming more besotted with the software and devices than ever before. The "news" was the purchase of the devices, yet … Continue reading Business change in a consumerised world
There are a few key things that stand out from my memories of my University academic studies, and one of them is the ideas behind a book written in 1958 by Michael Young (father, I found out this morning, of journalist Toby) called The Rise of Meritocracy. In Young's satire, he paints a picture of … Continue reading Data enslavement
Human beings, I believe, are losing a skill. It's not a particularly important skill, but it is one that we developed as result of an old technology, and one that we are losing as a result of a new technology. We are losing the ability to remember telephone numbers. Nearly 40 years on, my parents' … Continue reading Machine-unreadable
The building that I work in at the Microsoft Campus in Reading was remodelled at the end of the year. It's all hi-tech and futuristic, with LED displays all over the place and a showcase of our consumer products in the reception area (including a mock living room with XBox Kinect to boot). However the thing that … Continue reading Motivating through games
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