Big Data
Dataviz, Design, and the Smaller Screen
With less real estate, simplicity has never been more important.
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I write about AI, the future of work, low-code/no-code, collaboration, communication, platforms, technology, and other topics. I pepper my posts with humor and pop-culture references. Oh, and I freakin’ despise jargon. Since 2008, I’ve penned thousands of posts, more than 1,500 of which live on this site.
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Book Reviews
The Glass Cage
A look at Nick Carr's new book on automation.
Communication
Curing My E-mail Addiction: The Revelation
Recounting the exact time that I realized I had a problem.
Analytics
The Myth of the Big Data Switch
People who believe in immediate returns are sorely mistaken.
Communication
Has E-Mail Peaked?
An excerpt from Message Not Received.
Communication
Thoughts on Simpler Business Language
In search of a different and better professional world.
Platforms
Proprietary APIs: A New Tool in the Age of the Platform
A new arrow in the quiver.
Communication
Early Thoughts on Google Inbox
Is the squeeze worth the juice?
Announcements
New Site Has Launched
Version 5.0 is now live.
Big Data
Dataviz, Data, and Developers
Examining whether decisions today should begin and end with data.
Communication
Arrogance vs. Ignorance
Thoughts on which is worse.
Collaboration
How to Liberate Employee Knowledge: A Starting Point
The latest tchotchkes only get us so far.
Faves
My Interview With Neil Peart
I sit down with the legendary Rush drummer.
Big Data
Facebook: The New King of Data Brokers?
Thoughts on the sale of user information.
Big Data
Big Data and Privacy: Have We Reached a Turning Point?
Maybe Zuck was wrong after all.
Big Data
Using Basic Data to Foil Tax Scammers
Thoughts on how little the IRS knows about Data 101.
Miscellany
What Should I Ask Neil Peart?
I'll be talking to the Rush drummer. Got any questions for him?
Publishing
Calling Bullshit on Authors United
Thoughts on the latest move by some authors in the Amazon-Hachette dispute.