Social Media
Disruptive Information
The term ‘disruptive innovation’ is often associated with technology. Part of the reason is due to the fact that when Clayton Christensen first published his theory of disruption in his book “The Innovators Dilema” he used the term ‘disruptive technology’ to describe his theory. It wasn’t until Craig Barret, former Chairman of Intel suggested at [...]
My Meetup Testimonial
In January I started the Washington DC iPhone/Android Developers and Marketers Meetup group. My motivation was to drive innovation and help stimulate the economy through bringing smart minds together. It’s working. The group is four months old on Monday. We’re at 130 members which include developers at all levels, startups, major companies, carriers, venture capitalists, [...]
Social Government Services
This name was inspired after I saw Jive’s Clearspace platform rebranded as “Social Business Software 3.0″. This weekends Government 2.0 camp is really about the business of social networking as it relates to government operations. I haven’t seen the market referred to as “social government services” but it just may be the right name for [...]
I Don’t Care About Technology
Walking back from DrupalCon today a friend commented on how I am a guy who is passionate about technology. I corrected him with something along the lines of “actually, I care about the human element of what technology can do.” Since I uttered those words I’ve felt some kind of relief. I can’t really explain [...]
The Cool Drupal Community
I was lucky enough to have volunteered at this weeks DrupalCon DC. As a non-developer I have to find other ways to give back to the community and this was a small way that I could do it. It was great to come face-to-face with the people who’s posts I read on forums, sites I [...]
DrupalCon
If there is any question where the market is going for CMS and community platforms, it looks like open source and front runner Drupal have an answer. This weeks DrupalCon DC says it loud and clear on the home page with the “sold out” star where the registration tab once was. This is telling. I [...]
Head In The Clouds
I am fascinated with the next bubble and think it’s ironic that the name is so bubble-esc. While Cloud computing is definitely a milestone in the evolution of an IP based world, it also represents the same pitfalls of all previous Internet based markets. Of course, Pitfalls should be expected in any market that is [...]
(another) Social Media Event Delivers
I attended one of many seminars/rountables/panels/(insert gathering here) on social media today in Washington, DC. This particular one was sponsored by Kickapps (www.kickapps.com) and Clickability (www.clickability.com). Like many of these events, it had to start with the basics, which is tough to take. But also like many of these events, it showed just how damn [...]
Web2.0 NYC – Some Get It
I enjoyed the show. It gave me a chance to kick the offline tires of the online community providers. I went with no expectations but a good idea of what I was looking for. Actually, I knew more what I wasn’t looking for. I wasn’t looking for anything that reminded me of the dotcom days. [...]
NYC Web 2.0 Target List
After reviewing many websites here’s the list of stops this week at Web 2.0. There are some well known companies here but it’s the diamonds in the rough I hope to find. BrickfishBriz.com | Local Search – Business Networking – Customer Relationships Citadel Rock Online Communities www.clickability.com Conduit.com – Free community toolbar Builder in a [...]