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Accelerating Innovation

Supernova 2009 – What’s Next in the Network Age? – begins tomorrow in SF. CU there #sn09

November 30, 2009

Supernova starts tomorrow and I’m planning to attend and do a little blogging while there A few examples of the topics to be covered below. I know many of the speakers, have done for years and that scares me. On the plus side many of those presenting/talking etc remain on the leading edge (that’s their [...]

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Panel on Innovation through Observation and Design #Mobilize

September 10, 2009

Some interesting comments although few examples provided. As always, good research and design is a mix of talented people and the result of powerful conversations.
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Innovation through Observation and Design
Some of the best products and designs of the last 10 years have been derived from the study of human behavior. Landmark companies like Apple, IDEO and [...]

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What could Apple see in Twitter? Are Tweets – MobileMe 3.0 Notifications? Is Apple really David?

May 7, 2009

I keep reading Apple + Twitter stories and no-one seems to have a clue why it might be a good idea… or a very bad idea… or simply unnecessary. What almost no one does… is tell me a story of why it might be a good idea. This is a crude little thought experiment. An [...]

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What Happened to Twitter Tags & Groups etc?

May 28, 2008

Ton Ziljstra writes a recent post on Conversation Symmetry and Twitter. I’ve used much of his logic in managing my Twitter so far. However I’ve really fallen behind on “following” and must address that. Concurrently all the recent “twitter outages” affect how I view it and force me to double check the content is current.
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Surf the Channel – Change Behavior No Cable TV

May 22, 2008

Dan York cannot give up his landline. For many of the same reasons I’ve not given up on mine. Luca says do it. I think there is more to this trade-off than just the landline. Dan or Luca haven’t talked about their Cable TV or digital entertainment costs. I think they are quickly merging with [...]

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Is iPhone Lust Global?

May 15, 2008

While recently in India, Dina and I explored the iPhone factor. We saw it in the wild (eg. people using them) and talked to 18 to 24 year old leading-edge mobile users in Mumbai. We were both left a little shocked! While focus groups aren’t statistical research and Mumbai is hardly an Apple stronghold; the [...]

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iPod vTouch – September 2008?

May 14, 2008

I’m keep hearing about the technology; WiMax vs 3G vs WiMax, Skype or SIP etc. Andy wrote a post suggesting that Video would be a key component defining what next in IP communications. That’s getting closer to why it might matter. There are comments here, here, here, and here. None of these really tell me [...]

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Repairs, Tweaks and Choice – Mobile Phones

May 9, 2008

18 months ago I bought my daughter a Nokia n73 in India as a birthday present. At the time it was about the coolest phone I could get for her with a 3mpx auto focus camera etc. She’s a torture test user. The first keyboard lasted one year before the whole joystick and keypad underpinnings [...]

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Emerging Market – Research to Action

May 8, 2008

A few years ago my brother gave me a book Investment Biker. Written by Jim Rogers a VC who took a motorcycle on a tour of the world and then from what he learned made investment decisions. I think we’d both like to follow that dream and ride around the world that way. I know [...]

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Prince A950 — My China Phone – Think Different

May 7, 2008

I’m sure many will ask me why buy the “China Phone” hadn’t I seen enough? Will you ever use one? The answer is simple. It’s a learning sample, an artifact to share, and something I can get a physical reaction and response to from others. Plus it cost me just over $100. And you can [...]

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The Emerging Indian Middle Class

May 3, 2008

I made my first visit to the Dharavi Slum yesterday. Often described as Asia’s largest slum it remains central to Mumbai’s development and thriving economy. I have a few stories and themes that I want to weave together.

I cannot help having the stark contrast in mind when we define the US middle class. Recently the [...]

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Where’s the Flow? Where’s My Control?

April 1, 2008

There’s a meme going around about where my information is. Loic wants it back. I started on this process some time ago thinking about lifestreams. Then Stowe chimes in with it’s all about flows. Both are right. We are learning to reconfigure how we capture and share expanded lifestreams in an accelerated environment. It’s also [...]

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eComm Impact on The Future of Social Networks

March 11, 2008

Today I bookmarked a presentation by Charlene Li on “The Future of Social Networks“. I’d really like to spend more time commenting on it. However, I’m going to use it as a setup some eComm thoughts which starts tomorrow. I’ll be there and looking to put a new “lens” on advancements and where to find [...]

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