Developing Online Platforms, Building Community
Some time during the mid-nineties, we decided culturally that ambition was a bad sign in a person. That the seeking of wealth or achievement for its own sake was an indicator of selfishness, or greed, or a lack of awareness of one’s fellow humans. While one hundred per cent of these statements may be true, [...]
One of the intensely appealing things about the current app economy is the sense we get of kaizen from the aps we’re downloading – constant, consistent improvement in their features and value propositions. If we opt in early, we get to see the growth, the longer we use an application. If we opt in late, [...]
Microsoft bought Skype this morning. I expect the deal has been in the works for some time, but I think it’s a good move; market potential for new versions of Windows and Office is dropping due to saturation and consumer comfort with ever-better versions of both (I’ll be hard pressed to move off of Windows [...]
I’ve been doing a lot more reading than writing lately. Given that I follow about 200 RSS feeds in my Google Reader, a convergence of ideas usually takes some strain – however, this evening I found a sequence of posts that was particularly elegant. I’ve been giving a lot of thought to project planning, preparation, [...]
Your Klout Score Means Nothing
It’s not that it doesn’t mean anything – it’s that it actively means “nothing”. For something to have meaning, you’ve got to be able to use it. Meaning, strictly speaking, applies to what’s done with a thing, or a piece of knowledge. Anything with ‘meaning’ must directly apply to something else. So; a score, made [...]