The demotion of the human brain
On a frigid summer afternoon in San Francisco, I talked last year with legendary computer researcher Gordon Bell about memory.…
Incremental Progress and Rock Climbing
Introduction Last week Ovum and @SarahBurnett were kind enough to invite me to speak at their Business Intelligence Masterclass in…
C. K. Prahalad (1941-2010) – Core Competencies and Business Analytics
The recent death of C. K. Prahalad, a proponent of that organizations should build core competencies, is a sad loss.…
Who’s Using Twitter in the U.S.? Some New Demographics [Charts]
A new Edison Research report draws many interesting conclusions about U.S. Twitter users. The report summarizes the most recent data…
How much is a Linked-In recommendation worth?
My profile on Linked-In is only 85% complete. That's largely because I haven't gone to the trouble yet to ask…
90s Sites and Stickiness
I’ll be the first to admit that this post isn’t rocket science or particularly innovative. You can probably find thousands…
Lyzasoft says “power to the people” with free version
It was International Workers’ Day on Saturday and the official release day of Lyzasoft’s latest product: its foray into “free.”…
How are Analytics related to Innovation?
This week, my co-author Joey and I will be speaking at innovation events. Our speeches will explore the role that…
Riptano for Cassandra
Cassandra is one of the most interesting NoSQL platforms at the moment. And by most interesting what I really mean…
Thoughts About Online Reputation
Sorry for the long delay between posts. Fortunately the blogosphere has been providing ample reading material about the saga of…

