Social Media is Affecting the News Media

By Bob Williams, Leave a comment | Posted January 26th, 2012 in Customer Focus, Ideas

News agencies around the world are constantly challenged with finding and keeping consumers of their published content. Content is certainly king, but the business model has been stressed for many organizations over the past decade based on the advancement of technology and changing consumer habits.

It’s still about getting the attention of readers, listeners, and [...]

Recipe for a digital diet

By Bob Williams, Leave a comment | Posted January 21st, 2012 in Ideas

The digital information flow in our lives is increasingly complex to manage. Think about how you manage digital content in your life. News, blogs, streaming video, books, music, etc. The options for consuming digital information are changing rapidly. They include not only hardware devices but also software tools made specifically for managing our digital intake. [...]

Book Review – Poke the Box by Seth Godin

By Bob Williams, 2 comments | Posted December 31st, 2011 in Career, Ideas

Poke the Box by Seth Godin is a quick and easy read. While some may confuse it with a motivational type book, Godin’s points are a bit deeper. The two word summary is

Start Something.

Godin says “I’m merely encouraging you to start. Often. Forever. Be the one who starts things.” Starting things [...]

Moving to the cloud

By Bob Williams, 2 comments | Posted December 30th, 2011 in eCommerce, Ideas

Last week I wrote a post about why cloud computing is important to more than Information Technology groups. My main position was that people today are becoming connected to the internet with more than a single device. Gone are the days of a single PC. Today, many consumers are connecting to data and other people [...]

Cloud computing is important to more than just IT

By Bob Williams, 3 comments | Posted December 23rd, 2011 in eCommerce, Ideas

Is IT moving to the cloud? Cloud Computing is one of the IT industry buzzword these days for computing services. Gartner senior analyst Ben Pring says, “It’s become the phrase du jour.” But why is it so attractive? To answer this let’s start with a definition. Wikipedia defines cloud computing as

“the delivery of computing [...]

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