MONDO STEVE

Let’s Not Get Too Cocky About The Blubble

techcrunch.com - It was just a little over a month ago that I wrote “We’re In The Middle Of A Terrible Blubble!” – a post about the difference between the Internet bubble of 2000 and the “blubble” (as I call it) th… Read more at paper.li

How Twitter Works as a Q&A App [INFOGRAPHIC]

mashable.com - If you think about it, Twitter actually serves as one of the most widely used and engaging Q&A apps.Around 3 million questions are asked on Twitter each month, and the questions range from tech sup… Read more at paper.li

Skype represents new wave of trickle-up technology

Duncan Stewart | Columnist profile | E-mail Globe and Mail Update Published Thursday, May. 26, 2011 8:35AM EDT Last updated Thursday, May. 26, 2011 8:41AM EDT

The purchase of Skype earlier this month highlighted three important themes: verbs are good, big companies like making money and businesses are getting more consumerized every day.

We’ve known for years that when a specific consumer brand name becomes the generic equivalent for the entire category (Kleenex, Xerox, Aspirin) that it was worth a lot of money. Products so honoured sell for premium prices and generate premium margins.

Historically, leading-edge technology was pioneered in the enterprise, and then trickled down to consumers over time. At one time, touch tone phones, laser printers or computers were only found in offices.

In 2011, we are seeing the reverse. Having a solution that is robust, well tested, scalable across tens or hundreds of millions, requires minimal training and that users actually like to use turns out to be a good thing. Any multibillion dollar tech company knows a lot about developing software, Skype’s buyer included. But “beta testing” on the scale of a global consumer offers a new development model, even for the tech experts.

This consumerization of enterprise information technology is becoming the new normal, at least some of the time. Enterprises are adopting tablets that started as consumer toys and businesses are using Twitter and Facebook for key marketing and customer service tasks.

Look for more consumer technologies and companies to be adopted and purchased by big tech companies that are primarily business focused. Read more at www.theglobeandmail.com

How to Stand Out in the Digital World

technology.inc.com - The first step to mastering the Web is understanding the four types of media content. It’s sometimes overwhelming to think about the breadth of the Internet. In a presentation at Mashable Connect 2… Read more at paper.li

The Rise of the Social Capital Market — Social Edge

socialedge.org -  ”The current economic crisis does not represent just another economic cycle; it represents a fundamental reset … an emotional, social, economic reset.” —Jeffrey Immelt, CEO of General Electric  So…

socialedge socialedge about 18 hours ago x Expecting an economic return for doing good is now totally acceptable — Jason Saul @MissionMeasure http://bit.ly/jSaul Reply • Retweet • Follow • Unfollow • Favorite Read more at paper.li

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