Monthly Archives: January 2015
App-ified Visions Of The Mobile Future
If you’re like me and you work in the technology world, last week gave us a lot to digest. Microsoft (full disclosure: this is my employer) gave a meaty and well-received update on Windows 10. News spread that revenues generated by mobile entertainment almost matches what we spend at the new movie box office, a […]
Mobile Users Don’t Always Know Their Apps From The Web. Here’s What We Should Do About It.
In October 2014, comScore released a report showing that smartphone owners spend 88 percent of their time using apps. While that might sound like the death knell ringing for mobile websites, the Interactive Advertising Bureau, or IAB, has urged us all not to leap to that conclusion. In this report, the IAB notes that mobile […]
An Ex-Nokian’s Perspective On The Fall Of Nokia, And How Other Companies Can Avoid That Fate
A friend of mine forwarded me an interview that former Nokia CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo gave in March of last year in which he explained the company’s fall from dominance that happened on his watch. I took an interest for two reasons. I worked for Nokia, coincidentally for nearly all of Kallasvuo’s years at the helm. I, […]
The Most Critical Ingredient To Ensure A Successful Tech Event
In my 15-year business career, I’ve had my share of challenging moments. I’ve been on the receiving end of obscenity-laced tirades authored by disagreeable senior executives. I’ve stood on stage in front of hundreds of people, dazzling PowerPoint presentations on towering screens behind me, as technology I had planned to demonstrate failed utterly. With a […]
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