by Tom | Jul 30, 2004 | Reading
It’s bad news for component and chip manufacturers because convergence is happening around cell phones, and they’re mostly given away. This isn’t the case for the iPod, for example, but must be true for simple digital cameras and mp3 players.
by Tom | Jul 30, 2004 | Reading
Good Experience looks a the end of mainstream advertising for certain companies. As an example, Amazon does very little advertising, but spends the amount it might have to on advertising on continually extending the customer experience and value they deliver. As the...
by Tom | Jul 29, 2004 | Reading
Time looks at companies using internal markets to generate forecasts. The title is a bit misleading – by no means is it the end of management or hierarchies. It’s along the same lines as the Pentagon’s proposed trading market in terrorism. I like the...
by Tom | Jul 29, 2004 | Reading
Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales has some BHAGs for Wikipedia:It is my intention to get a copy of Wikipedia to every single person on the planet in their own language. It is my intention that free textbooks from our wikibooks project will be used to revolutionize...
by Tom | Jul 27, 2004 | Reading
Reviews of Books – UK. Thanks to Jonza for the link to this nice review site. I hate the layout but love the functionality. So ner.
by Tom | Jul 26, 2004 | Reading
The IDEA 2004 Gallery has a pile of nicely designed items from vertical scanners to medical equipment to brands. Well worth a look to grab some ideas.