by maheshcr on October 10, 2008
Dave Winer, patron saint of blogging and RSS, weighs in on the politics in big tech companies. In spite of the dull and gloom of late, I have been beaming away after reading this post, where Dave advises Chris Messina on why he should not be explaining why big tech companies don’t follow him.
The implication [...]
by maheshcr on September 29, 2008
[Disclaimer: This is strictly my personal opinion on this matter]
This is like the eternal conflict between Gollum and Smeagol, perhaps this pair exists in each individual and organization!
TR giveth with one hand and taketh away with another! In suing Zotero TR takes a step backwards, I feel its good moves with OpenCalais has been diluted [...]
by maheshcr on September 25, 2008
Cheap is a mindset.
Cheap is not producing the best for the job. It is merely acceptable, what will pass the most superficial tests.
Cheap can scale only at the cost of its own sustenance.
Cost arbitrage as the key, or the only, element of a business strategy is a sure fire route to disaster. Much of the [...]
by maheshcr on September 24, 2008
Collaboration around information is more valuable than the information by itself.
– John Roese, CTO Nortel @ Mobilize 2008 from here
Just think about that quote for a while.
If you are in the business of producing information, any information, or in the transmission of information this has big implications. Say you are a Bloomberg, or Factset or [...]
by maheshcr on September 24, 2008
Your brand is the sum of its interactions.
- By David Armano, taken from post by Marianne Richmond.
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by maheshcr on September 22, 2007
Lightning rods are one of those really simple, yet essential, feature of any building since the 19th century. They primarily attract lightning and divert them without causing harm.
This term occurred to me in a metaphorical context, in response to a handful of events that occurred in the new workplace of mine. Note that I [...]