The interoperability of social networks
Google recently added a caustic warning message when users attempt to export their Google Contacts to Facebook: Hold on a…
The Go/No-Go Decision Pattern
Should you accept a new project a potential customer is offering you? Should you hire an assistant? Should you buy…
Big Data, Big Problems
In the global marketplace, businesses and employees are creating and consuming more information than ever before. Gartner predicts that enterprise…
Firesheep and social network security: What you need to know
Social network security is all the talk this month, as Firefox recently launched it’s Firesheep plugin. In a nutshell, the new plugin…
Privacy regulations: fear, loathing and AOL
My timing was off. I marketed my book on data, the Numerati, when the world economy was collapsing. I should…
A Pattern Language for Decision-Making
Pattern languages have become all the rage. Why? Because they help codify best practices and provide a vocabulary to talk…
What the business needs from business rules (a thought on mega trends)
Last week Carole-Ann posted on 2 MegaTrends at Business Rules Forum 2010. I normally agree with a lot of what…
What Really Motivates Employees to Perform?
The New York Times best selling book Drive by by Daniel H. Pink has stimulated me and supported some of…

