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Familiarity vs Knowledge
Posted by Thom in Business, IT, Social Media, Technology on January 24th, 2010
Acquiring knowledge takes effort.
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.
Is RIM Blackberry the New Novell?
Posted by Thom in Business, IT, Technology on January 18th, 2010
The big red Novell N used to control the enterprise market.
In 2010 – Blackberry is to Apple as Novell was to Microsoft circa 1994. As hard as it may be to remember back that far, Microsoft was once an upstart that was derided for not being substantial enough to effectively serve business server and networking needs – suitable only for stand-alone PCs. Novell was seen as the proper choice for enterprises looking to network resources together. Blackberry is in the same position today with regards to email-enabled smartphones and making many of the same mistakes that Novell made.
Tablet Tabula Rasa
Posted by Thom in Business, Technology on January 11th, 2010
This is one speculative guess on what the iSlate Tablet might look like.
Despite having used and abandoned multiple tablets over the years, I’m still looking forward to Apple’s much anticipated iSlate, iPad or iMustHaveIt Tablet (or whatever it will be called). Of course those old tablets were used primarily for work, and the new Apple tablet is primarily a consumer device that might augment my professional life with no intention of being a replacement for my work laptop.
The Technology of the Decade
Posted by Thom in Technology on December 18th, 2009
In a few short days the calendar will roll over two places leaving behind the aughts or zero years of the 21st century and heading into our century’s awkward teen years. And in the finest traditions of calendar journalism that means its time for a wrap-up or best of column. Today’s entry will announce the Inaugural Thom Mitchell winner of Technology of the Decade, an award given on a decennial basis.
5 Social Media Rules for Entrepreneurs
Posted by Thom in Business, Social Media, Technology on December 1st, 2009
A Dry River Bed is like an abandoned Twitter stream – neither one has much to offer.
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?
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