Archive for category Technology
Interviewing at Microsoft – Part 1
Posted by Thom in Business, Technology, Work Experiences on 2010/04/21
social_prefix = ”; social_title = ‘Interviewing at Microsoft – Part 1′; social_url = ‘http://www.thommitchell.com/2010/04/21/interviewing-at-microsoft-part-1/’; As some of you know, I recently accepted a position with Microsoft as an Account Technology Strategist. I blogged about my interviewing experience and it’s been posted on the Microsoft Careers Jobs Blog. The beginning of the post is below including [...]
iPad SchmiPad I’m Slate’d
Posted by Thom in IT, Technology on 2010/04/11
Yea, so it’s here. It’s cool and all, but it doesn’t cure cancer or bring world peace. It won’t solve the problems with the Red Sox blowing leads late in games nor will it help the Cubs win a World Series. Now I’m not an Apple H8T3r, nor am I an Apple fanboy salivating at [...]
Social Media Missteps
Posted by Thom in Business, Social Media, Technology on 2010/02/19
As everyone and their grandmothers rush to embrace Social Media, it’s fun watching companies really begin to leverage the power of the platforms. But it’s also very painful to see the missteps and mistakes that people and companies make – most of which could be avoided with a little forethought and planning. Here are some of [...]
Brett Favre, Social Media and Soap Operas
Posted by Thom in Business, Social Media, Technology on 2010/02/12
So what do Brett Favre, Social Media and Soap Operas have in common? Not much unless you count Favre’s on again/off again retirement soap opera and it’s coverage in Social Media. Seriously the only real connection is that I’ve written previously about all three and here are some updates on those three topics. Making way for [...]
Familiarity vs Knowledge
Posted by Thom in Business, IT, Social Media, Technology on 2010/01/24
Too many people and companies mistake familiarity for knowledge. A while back I was working with a CIO, whom I’ll call Ray, and realized that while he was familiar with several technologies, he had no actual knowledge about them or how they could help transform the business. Being familiar with or knowing about a product is one thing [...]
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