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Vintage - The Systemic Anomaly

Vintage — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 05:19:41 +0000

the possibility of a parallel universe ( or several at various levels of existence and evolutionary stages) which is laying down the trajectories of each human action and actually denies humans certain dimensions and programs us to act towards a pre-set purpose is what interests me. its just like a 2 dimensional computer game, say Mario. if we would programme mario to perceive the dimensions we do, then he would no longer be the agent but become the anomaly because now, he has a purpose higher than saving the princess. he now knows what he didn't earlier...that there are beings (whether programs or not) controlling his moves, shaping his path ahead. cyclical degeneration and renaissance of life itself vis a vis rise and fall of civilizations. brilliant movie utilizing the game theory. btw, if anyone here is a matrix fan, he should try Ghost in the Shell, the manga that inspired the matrix. peace

Microsoft CRM 2011 - Come Early, Stay Late

Microsoft CRM 2011 — Thu, 9 Jun 2011 13:31:42 +0000

Agreed. You gotta visit Boulder. For an insider tip, go drive around NCAR and the Devils Thumb area south of Table Mesa. Watch out for deer!

Compare MS CRM 2011 - One Hot Mess: Social CRM and E2.0

Compare MS CRM 2011 — Thu, 9 Jun 2011 13:13:52 +0000

Good article. I also worked in 1 to 1 marketing and referenced Peppers and Rogers quite a bit. Then moved to CRM about 10 years ago. But I am still skeptical about how useful social CRM really is. OK, you can use LinkedIn or Facebook to see what someone's favorite topics are. But beyond that, I haven't found a lot of B2B value for social CRM. Currently, most CRM software systems simply give a Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn link. Do you have ideas as to other uses for social CRM for a typical user?

Eric Norlin - Defrag Wrap-up, Part 1

Eric Norlin — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:01:57 +0000

I believe the dates are November 9-10, 2011. I'll double check that as we update the website over the next day or so with a "hold the date" message. ;-)

Jesse Wilkins - Defrag Wrap-up, Part 1

Jesse Wilkins — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 14:53:38 +0000

Get the dates out there so we can plan for it. :)

timeshare - Hotels and Barcamps

timeshare — Wed, 3 Nov 2010 16:05:26 +0000

Capitol Residence Hotel Apartments Dubai Is a modern, deluxe furnished apartments, now added to compliment the capitol Hotel. Strategically located in the heart of the business district and shopping area of Bur Dubai, the apartments are just 10 minutes drive from the Trade Centre and the International Airport.

David Duey - The New, the Brand New and To Be Announced

David Duey — Mon, 1 Nov 2010 16:02:12 +0000

I can't wait to see Kinect in action; an Xbox + Kinect is on my Christmas wish list. And, for some reason, my wife is super excited about the robotic balls...hmmmm.

Kim Norlin - "Why don't you move it to California?"

Kim Norlin — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 17:29:04 +0000

Wonderful post!

Graeme Thickins - "Why don't you move it to California?"

Graeme Thickins — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:16:21 +0000

right on, Eric -- quality of networking indeeed... and thanks for the Minneapolis-St.Paul shout-out! more and more of our tech power players here are attending Defrag each year, and that speaks to what a great event you run cheers, Graeme

benkepes - Earn your Defrag XP

benkepes — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 16:10:44 +0000

Dude - if there's an airmiles XP, I'm all over it - two glues and two defrags from the other side of the world....

Paul - Open: The Ultimate Buzzword

Paul — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 20:34:03 +0000

Great post, finally someone calling out the BS. Another dimension for you. If you read Clayton Christensen's work, the open (i mean modular) vs closed (i mean vertically integrated) :-) question is all about market timing... when you are the disruptor, your product performance is substandard for the majority but 'good enough' for the early adoptors.... to address this performance gap you go closed vertically integrated so you can control all the elements ... Then when you get past performance hurdle customers want flexibility and speed and stuff... thats when you go open ...

eric norlin - Open: The Ultimate Buzzword

eric norlin — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 20:05:45 +0000

see, there you go bringing rational analysis to bear on a rant ;-) I'm sure my history is jumbled. I was just trying to spur some conversation around "open."

johannesernst - Open: The Ultimate Buzzword

johannesernst — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 20:02:27 +0000

I may be getting my chronology wrong here, but I thought "Open"'s roots where around open systems e.g. Sun in the early days. Also, Geoff Moore has some useful distinctions, e.g. inside-proprietary-but-you-are-free-to-connect-to-it vs. may-change-insides.

Eric Norlin - Open: The Ultimate Buzzword

Eric Norlin — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 19:22:14 +0000

Great point re: APIs. The beauty of a rant, of course, is hyperbole. ;-)

delynator - Open: The Ultimate Buzzword

delynator — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 18:51:02 +0000

Great post. I agree completely on the descriptor "open" in danger of being overhyped and losing meaning. I think @kevinmarks said it best after the Apple earnings call yesterday when he checked Jobs on his use of the term open: "You keep using this word. I do not think it means what you think it means." http://twitter.com/#!/kevinmarks/status/277856368... One minor point on "closed" APIs versus "open" APIs -- yes, closed, non-public APIs do exist and many existed within companies as web services well before they were opened up to third parties. Most companies that offer an API platform of scale have many private and semi-private APIs, many of which are their highest volume APIs by consumption. These APIs are "closed" APIs because they are not "open" to developers outside the walls of the company or pre-approved partners.

Eric Norlin - Open: The Ultimate Buzzword

Eric Norlin — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 14:48:14 +0000

Oh sure -- go ahead and be *rational* about the whole thing ;-)

Mike - Open: The Ultimate Buzzword

Mike — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 14:45:00 +0000

Open is a necessary descriptor from a marketing sense. But, absolutely, people should be forced to describe what they mean by open -- there are so many flavors of open that it means something different to everyone...although that's what makes it such a good word and not a buzzword: because open really is good no matter what it looks like.

sophiabliu - Defrag Keynote: Alex Wright

sophiabliu — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 04:39:48 +0000

Wow this is very interesting mainly because this is something I've been mentioning to people since it relates to my dissertation research (http://sophiabliu.com/Dissertation.html). My research investigates the cultural heritage emerging from the use of information and communication technology (ICT) and particularly social media in times of crisis. I am interested in the kind of information being shared to strengthen people's resilience to future crises. In many tribal communities like in the Simeulue Island, they used oral traditions (Smong in this case) to pass on the knowledge of how to survive from natural hazards like a tsunami. I hope we will harness ICTs and the cyberinfrastructure more broadly to share this kind of information to strengthen our resilience.

Steve Ardire - Getting Past Passive

Steve Ardire — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 16:51:55 +0000

>The purpose of business (first) is to create a customer. Most salespeople are just making "booty calls" http://goo.gl/b9N0 True & esp. today in high tech where everyone thinks they're an expert ;)

Steve Ardire - Getting Past Passive

Steve Ardire — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 16:35:03 +0000

Here here.....and good red meat ;)