#DataDrivenDecisionMaking

#DataDrivenDecisionMaking

I read an article this week that sparked a thought in my mind around why businesses are not adapting to the times and using analytics to help them make decisions.  I don’t think that all decisions need to have deep analyses behind them, however companies do tend to...
Oracle v Google: A New Precedent is Born

Oracle v Google: A New Precedent is Born

I’m sure most anyone who is a regular reader of this blog hasn’t kept close tabs on the Oracle v. Google lawsuit, but you are likely aware of a number of rulings regarding copyright and patents between the various large technology companies including Apple...
No thank you, Samsung!  I want my pinch to zoom…

No thank you, Samsung! I want my pinch to zoom…

Wow.  I’m pretty blown away about how hard the jury came down on Samsung for violating Apple’s patents, including pinch-to-zoom (technically, repeat pinch-to-zoom), enlarging docs by tapping, application bounce-back, rounded icons and more.  The NYT has an...
Mayer’s Lemonade

Mayer’s Lemonade

Now that Marissa Mayer is becoming the next CEO of Yahoo, it made me wonder if the publicity this move will generate is BIGGER than the actual ability of Yahoo to survive in the Web 2.0 world. i.e. does the hoopla outweigh the substance? Yahoo appears to be floating...