Jun 29, 2010 0
Fast Company Magazine recently printed a fascinating article about Apple and what underpins their success. It was an insightful piece and prompted me to realise that actually it has nothing to with the technology and everything to do with leadership. Read the rest of this entry »
Jun 8, 2010 2
At the June 2010 WWDC Steve Jobs presented some incredible statistics on the market performance of the iPad. Put aside the naive comments about it not having a place in the market or even the speculation that it might not be a success, the numbers clearly speak for themselves….
Apr 30, 2010 1
Further to our last post discussing the problems that Twitter faces, some new research indicates that Twitter might be more irrelevant than even we suggested. Whilst the social media guru community keep telling you to ‘listen’ to the ‘conversation’ on Twitter you might find that you are listening to a much smaller and more niche segment than you realise. So what are the latest figures that continue to keep Twitter in intensive care?
Apr 21, 2010 0
In the UK we have recently been deafened by those that claim information should be free. This has manifested itself as demands for access to government data on politicians expenses and a host of other claims for easy access to all data. However, when the shoe is on the other foot and it is the government that need access to data, people suddenly cry out about privacy. Two faced does not even come close. Why on earth should Amazon not pay sales tax? Simply because it is complex to calculate is no excuse. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr 20, 2010 1
Hardly pushing the boundaries of decency the Microsoft Kin advert showed a man taking a “bare nipple” (we assume) picture under his tee-shirt and texting this to a female whilst both at a party and having a great time with their Kin phones. But even this very harmless bit of advertising has been enough to upset some groups online. You can always guarantee that someone will be offended, whatever you do! Incredibley Consumer Reports called the original version of the ad “downright creepy.”
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