Achievements this week included: - issuing stamp's first invoice - great conversations with Martin T... - ... Matt D... - ... John Willshire... - ... and Andy L. - continuing developments in the outdoor space - publication of something I did for the ILM - and something else for emarketer - a great chat with … Continue reading Weeknote 172: fireworks
The CA-sponsored tweet captured above fell into my Twitter stream this morning, and it started me wondering... First, though, some context. CA (Computer Associates) are one of those big IT suppliers that no one outside of their immediate customers really understands. Software to manage software and that kind of thing (read: vested interest in the … Continue reading Why is shadow IT a “problem”?
For about the past four months I've been using a Samsung ChromeBook. I've a new business, and I use Google Apps for just about everything (other than social networks and WordPress for the blogs). The ChromeBook was a cost-expedient choice: it was £230, is small and light, and gives battery life enough to last … Continue reading Who’s the ChromeBook for?
So it's two months now since I launched stamp London in anger at the Silicon Beach event down in Bournemouth at the beginning of September. What's been learned so far? Well, the good news is that I've been able to generate some revenue, and whilst it's not yet at a level that's sustainable long term, … Continue reading On starting up: two months in
Achievements this week included: - an interesting short assignment for a client in the world of pharma - and the Outdoor conversations continue - great meetings with Nick at http://www.tugagency.com - and David the lawyer - yet blown out by the elusive Mr Law again - first release of agency evolution - and another interesting … Continue reading Weeknote 171: pharmachameleon
My Twitter friend Matt Baxter-Reynolds has just published a book called "The Death of the PC", and his recent writing about the subject on ZDNet has brought a lot of finger pointing, especially in light of the recent strong financial announcements from Microsoft. Matt's written today about the term being more of a metaphor than … Continue reading The rebirth of the PC
At the weekend I listened to a long conversation between my wife and a friend talking about the buying of a birthday present for a mutual friend. It struck me that the rapid pace of digitisation has significantly changed the way in which we give "meaningful" gifts. First off, let's get this clear - very … Continue reading Meaningful presents
Achievements this week included: - launching http://bit.ly/socialCEOReport - some inspiration at Twiliocon - great conversations with Andy at Veredus... - ... Steve at Richmond... - ... Xen... - ... Rob C... - ... and Ian at Weboo - presentation done for the HRO event - a short session planned for my friends at North Highland … Continue reading Weeknote 170: maturity models
For the non-MIcrosofters amongst you, that headline will need a bit of explanation. For the Microsofters, it probably will too, but for different reasons. The first explanation: KT is Kevin Turner, Microsoft's Chief Operating Officer. He's a powerful presence of an American senior executive. Now onto the second... Over the past few weeks I've … Continue reading Why KT should be the next Microsoft CEO
I'm not a big fan of sporting metaphors in business. They're basically meta-metaphors for war. And the hockey stick one took me a long time to get my head around because of other cultural differences: in the UK, hockey is a grass-based sport with a stick that has a hook on the end. In … Continue reading Crap tech industry metaphors: 8 The Hockey Stick
