Note: this article is not an endorsement of any particular POV, nor does it seek to endorse the book mentioned in the post.
The title of this post is a quote from the “The Gamble” by Thomas E. Ricks. The subject of the book is a breakdown of the change in the Iraq war strategy since [...]
Tags: goals, Iraq, strategy, The Gamble, Thomas E. Ricks
Every bit of content accessible within 2 clicks of the homepage will eventually be the cost of entry. While not completely there, the redesigned TED homepage a step in the right direction.
It seems the concept of a homepage in general is evolving from what once was a static overload of information and [...]
Now that you are sure social media is a viable means to meet your business objectives and you’ve charted out what you want from social media, you’re ready to talk tactics.
Social media represent a collection of sites like Facebook and technologies like RSS that remove many of the historical limitations on content publishing. [...]
The other day my son and I were admiring our iPhones and he said to me, “It’s perfect, how can they make it any better?”. That caused me to stop and think. It can’t be made that much smaller or thinner, and unless our hands evolve extra fast it’s the perfect size. The screen is [...]
The Pew Internet & American Life Project recently updated their web site to be much more user-friendly, improving access to a good resource for insight into how the Internet is affecting our daily lives. If you are not familiar with their organization and the project, here is a description from their site:
“The Pew Internet & American [...]
I am an avid movie watcher and gamer. Most of my life I have poured money into collecting DVD’s and game systems. So I am very happy with where streaming technology is going for entertainment. Sure we’ve had OnDemand and download services like iTunes and Amazon, but only a few companies have figured out that [...]
There is a lot of crap on the internet, so in examining my own online usage it should come as no surprise that the places I frequent the most are those that organize content. Organizing content, or content aggregation, can take many forms such as news site, a blog, or even a friend that posts [...]
Tags: Add new tag, brands, content aggregator, custom content, utility
This is kind of old news but recently the Sci Fi channel changed their name and brand identity to “Syfy” (pronounced the same as Sci Fi apparently), with the tagline “Imagine Greater.” I am not going to talk about my personal feelings on the artistic merits of this approach (there is plenty of opinion out [...]
Tags: branding, identity, Sci-Fi Channel, SyFy, trademark