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The Long Term Has Never Been Shorter
Why we need to get comfortable with being uncomfortable.
Tag: Google
Posts on this topic reference this über-powerful corporation and its products.
Platforms
Marketplaces Are Not Platforms
Branding alone doesn't make it so.
Platforms
Yahoo's Platform Problem
Unlike the Gang of Four, zero innovation comes from the outside.
Book Reviews
So You've Been Publicly Shamed
A look at Jon Ronson's excellent new book.
Communication
A Note to Panelists: It's Not Your Stage
Thoughts on the art of shutting up.
Communication
New Rule: No More Urgent E-Mails
A look at this contradiction in terms.
Platforms
Why People Need Banking, Not Banks
Thoughts on Apple and the On-Demand Economy
Platforms
The New Microsoft: A Plank in Other Platforms
New CEO Nadella's new moves clearly underscore the arrival of the age of platform.
Platforms
How Developers Are Using New Platforms to Innovate
In the Age of the Platform, the fundamental question around innovation changes.
Analytics
Building a Platform: Big Data Considerations
Organizations that embrace data and analysis will do far better than those that don't.
Big Data
How Platforms Lead to Big Data
The most successful companies today realize that data is critical to their success.
Platforms
Understanding Contemporary Platforms
How they differ from traditional technology marketplaces like eBay or Craigslist.
Big Data
Data-Based Design: Ignore at Your Own Peril
Highly technical design is becoming more data-driven, faster, and smarter.
Book Reviews
The Glass Cage
A look at Nick Carr's new book on automation.
Analytics
The Myth of the Big Data Switch
People who believe in immediate returns are sorely mistaken.
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?
Big Data
Dataviz, Data, and Developers
Examining whether decisions today should begin and end with data.