Legitimised?

Most of you are aware of my consuming interest in how Facebook creates value for the enterprise. Over the past eighteen months or so, I’ve written a large number of posts on the subject, and am currently in the process of converting them into a book. [Before you ask, the book will be a free … Continue reading “Legitimised?”

A Sunday sideways shufti at mail

We have mail. Maybe I should say: I have mail. For sure I do: Physical or snail-mail arriving at work and at home “Work” e-mail, usually received via BlackBerry “Personal” e-mail, which for me consists of mail received at my .mac mail account “Social network” mail, which for me consists mainly of Facebook messages (and … Continue reading “A Sunday sideways shufti at mail”

“Interesting, but of no commercial value”: The problem with emerging social media tools: A Saturday Evening Post

I can remember a time when people thought e-mail was a complete waste of time. I can remember a time when spreadsheets and storyboarding software were similarly disdained. In fact, I can even remember a time when no senior executive would be seen dead near a computer. You know something? It wasn’t that long ago, … Continue reading ““Interesting, but of no commercial value”: The problem with emerging social media tools: A Saturday Evening Post”

Capillaries can carry compressed context

I’ve been playing around with FoxyTunes, installing it in Firefox, getting the TwittyTunes extension. And it’s not just because I like music. I think what’s happening here is very powerful. Let’s start with Twitter, it looks harmless and gormless, what possible use could it have? After all, what can you do in 140 characters? Let’s … Continue reading “Capillaries can carry compressed context”

Four Pillars: More Pillars

Thanks to Jonathan Peterson of way.nu for pointing me at Robert X Cringely’s recent post on Google, Microsoft, Intel and Yahoo, whom he terms “the four pillars of personal computing circa 2006“. I usually agree with most of what Cringely says. For once I’m not sure. And it’s not because he uses the term Four … Continue reading “Four Pillars: More Pillars”