http://www.thommitchell.com Navigating through the intersections of business and technology Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:15:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.thommitchell.com/2010/08/15/blu-ray-discs-are-already-obsolete/ http://www.thommitchell.com/2010/08/15/blu-ray-discs-are-already-obsolete/#comments Sun, 15 Aug 2010 17:19:37 +0000 Thom http://www.thommitchell.com/?p=1683 Yes, I am stating unequivocally that Blu-ray disc technology is already obsolete. But not because there is a better pre-recorded viewing technology, but rather the Blu-ray disc obsolescence stems from a changed marketplace. Online Streaming coupled with changing media consumption patterns means that those Blu-ray Disc players and movies delivering the latest and greatest viewing experience [...]]]> http://www.thommitchell.com/2010/08/15/blu-ray-discs-are-already-obsolete/feed/ 6 http://www.thommitchell.com/2010/02/19/social-media-missteps/ http://www.thommitchell.com/2010/02/19/social-media-missteps/#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:46:46 +0000 Thom http://www.thommitchell.com/?p=1085 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 [...]]]> http://www.thommitchell.com/2010/02/19/social-media-missteps/feed/ 0 http://www.thommitchell.com/2009/12/01/5-social-media-rules-for-entrepreneurs/ http://www.thommitchell.com/2009/12/01/5-social-media-rules-for-entrepreneurs/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:53:18 +0000 Thom http://www.thommitchell.com/?p=775 Few things are more pathetic than looking at the abandoned twitter stream of a business. They start off robust and full of hope before dwindling to a few short screeds touting some sale before finally growing stale and stopping cold. Does this sound familiar? Don’t let this happen to you or your business. Here are my five social media rules [...]]]> http://www.thommitchell.com/2009/12/01/5-social-media-rules-for-entrepreneurs/feed/ 1 http://www.thommitchell.com/2009/11/08/updates-revisiting-past-topics/ http://www.thommitchell.com/2009/11/08/updates-revisiting-past-topics/#comments Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:40:31 +0000 Thom http://www.thommitchell.com/?p=498 A column of updates is every columnist’s favorite crutch when ideas aren’t flowing and blogging is no different. But of  course, I am doing an update column because I think that some of the previous topics I’ve written about earlier are worth updating, not because I’m suffering from a lack of ideas. Mobile Phone Industry updates- AT&T signed up a record 3.2 million [...]]]> http://www.thommitchell.com/2009/11/08/updates-revisiting-past-topics/feed/ 0