Wednesday, April 15th, 2009
Innovation is an investment, and just like any investment it entails a measure of risk. How much risk is up to you, but the greater the risk, the greater the potential reward. Take the iPhone for example. When the SDK was first released, some sprang at the opportunity to code for the new platform. Others [...]
Wednesday, April 8th, 2009
Why is Facebook so popular? Is it because people love Ajax or the colour blue? No, Facebook is popular because it serves a real-world social need, it connects people. It’s the same reason why Twitter is so popular, because it facilitates communication. These are the pillars of the social web, connection and communication. People doing [...]
Tuesday, April 7th, 2009
As an amateur blogger I’ve always found this drive to monetize every tittle on the web as a curiosity bordering on the annoying. If anything it’s felt like the invasion of the MBAs eager to put their degrees to work. You know, guys who know everything about business and nothing about the web looking to [...]