
Product or Platform?
Just read this lengthy discussion of the dynamics of the ‘war’ between WordPress and Movable Type for the hearts and minds of bloggers – written by a former Movable Type product manager (and current partner) but in a very evenhanded fashion. There’s a great deal of information here and I recommend reading the entire post, […]

$5000 Goal Reached!
It is with a large amount of pride and a huge helping of humility that I report we have just crossed the $5000 goal mark we set out to achieve during our 24 Hour Marathon this year! I received an email from Jim Spath updating me about the offline donations he was tracking on his […]

Taking Chances
Today’s show is all about taking chances and is a sequel to our last episode on “change”. Risk is there but not always bad, in fact there is no bad just degrees of positive!
Talking Points

Digging Deeper Into What Drives Performance
Listen to my conversation with Dave Karel, VP of product marketing at SuccessFactors and Dave Willis, senior VP of marketing of Inform, recorded just after SuccessFactors announced its acquisition of Inform. In this podcast, learn how Inform’s analysis software helps companies understand more about how to motivate their best performers, and find out why SuccessFactors […]

A New Vision for SOA Governance: A Focus on the Social Aspect
It almost a truism that cultural and organizational factors — these include politics, information silos, “tribal” interests, and effective change management — generally determine the success or failure of a major IT initiative in most organizations today. While “big bang” strategic projects and infrastructure upgrades are notoriously fraught with peril, particularly when it comes to […]

Dangers of Social Media
Today’s show was a bit late in getting going (sorry about that was unavoidable) but once we did get started we focused on the the dangers of social media how perhaps our approach to these topics should be considered in regards to how the younger generations view we we do in relation to what they […]

Meeting Academia…
For awhile now I’ve worked with and “mentored” various students doing their thesis and doctoral work and I’ve meet some of these students in the past but none quite like what took place at the SAP TechEd Vienna event. This was the first time I had meet a student that I had spent time over […]

Women and Technology
Today’s show inspired through the events of this post featured a guest host Maggie Fox (Twitter: @maggiefox) and a conversation about diversity and making change happen for the better.
Talking Points
Shout Out Adobe and the RIA Hacker Night
Shout Out RedMonk and the RIA Hacker Night
Shout Out SAP PRESS and the RIA Hacker Night
Shout Out Etay Gafni […]