Breaking the Silence:)

February 12, 2010

I have waited for almost three weeks … I cannot hold back any longer. I have been soaking up everything I can find about the new Apple iPad. I have observed that people are either REALLY excited about the iPad, or they are really turned off by it.  There doesn’t seem to be many people [...]

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“Addictive User Experience”

February 10, 2010

I wish I had coined that phrase. I ran across it earlier today in a BusinessWeek ’special report’ that I received by email. It was written by Dave McClure (well done Dave). I agree with Dave and I am not going to rehash his comments. I  recommend that you read his article, along with the [...]

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Do You Remember When?

February 8, 2010

Do you remember this Compaq Portable Computer? The term ‘portable’ may not have been the best description for the thing. It weighted near 30 pounds. It was a computer in a suit-case.  The one in the picture used 5.25″ floppy disk, an had a built in 9″ monitor (’green’ monochrome, not color).  The one I [...]

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Crowds vs. Innovation …

February 7, 2010

As I mentioned in my last entry, I am attending the NAFEM Annual Meeting and Management Workshop in Somona, California this weekend. Saturday morning’s first session was outstanding. The speaker was Peter Sheahan. Peter is a dynamic, passionate speaker with insight beyond his years. He was captivating, and motivating. I walked away with many notes [...]

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Electric Bubble?

February 5, 2010

Before I get to the topic I want to discuss today, a bit about my week. I have been in California most of this week, combining several business meetings with a few days in Sonoma for the NAFEM Annual Meeting & Management Workshop. I spent the first few days beautiful San Francisco. I have always [...]

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App-diction? I Can’t Get Enough

February 2, 2010

“Hello. My name is Rick and I am addicted to iPhone apps.” Seriously, I have too many and continue to download more. I take comfort in the fact that I am not alone. A recent Fast Company article, “Infographic: App-etite for Consumption“, shared some very interesting data. The total number of apps sold in 2009 [...]

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Complexity Not Welcome …

February 1, 2010

A recent msnbc article featured 8 gadgets that will be huge in 2010. The last gadget in the list: The iPhone 4G. No, you have not missed a new iPhone. This is one of many tech rumors that continues to circulate. It’s not going to go away until the new device is launched. Among the [...]

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How The Mighty Fall

January 31, 2010

Maybe that is a bit strong, but could Toyota’s recall of 2.3 million vehicles be an indicator of bigger internal problem. If you think this is the first sign of trouble, check out this comment in the WSJ:
[...] Toyota recalled 2.3 million vehicles in the U.S. affected by the accelerator assembly problem. That was on [...]

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Your Customer is Talking … Are You Listening?

January 30, 2010

I just read an interesting Forbes.com article on how the Symbian Foundation is using crowdsourcing to solicit product ideas from customers. The Internet, and Web 2.0 has given us some great tools for understanding customer needs. I would suggest that it has never been easier to engage customers. In the case of Symbian, they are [...]

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Big Day for ‘Gadgetdom’ … A Lesson In PR and Marketing

January 26, 2010

Tomorrow is the ‘big day’, at least for gadget lovers, and especially for Apple fans. So many, me included, will be monitoring twitter or watching via the web (unfortunately I have a meeting and will have to disconnect early). Yes, rumors are that this will be some sort of tablet or slate.  
Regardless of what [...]

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