Big Data
How Big Data Enables Competitive Intelligence
Recent events surrounding Twitter and Apple can teach us a great teal about business today.
Tag: Jargon
There's no other way to say it: I despise it. Get ready for rants.
Communication
The Relationship Between Jargon and Credibility
The former has a very real impact on the latter.
Analytics
An Open Letter to All Technology Partners
Why clarity is essential for partners trying to sell their wares.
Big Data
Why I Despise the Term 'Influencer'
The term implies that influence is a binary, not a continuum.
Communication
Is your resume clear?
Thoughts on what you're communicating to prospective employers.
Platforms
Celebrating the Four-Year Anniversary of The Age of the Platform
Reflecting on the book that put me on the map.
Big Data
How to Use Data to Evade Questions
AirBNB co-founder Brian Chesky's master spin class.
Communication
7 Rules for Fixing Business Communication
Highlights from my talk at Collabosphere 2015.
Communication
Why Jargon Has Prevailed
Thoughts on consultants, MBAs, and the management "scientists."
Communication
Advice to Startups: Stop Using the Word 'Platform.' Please.
Why simplicity and questions are far better stratagems.
Communication
Worth Magazine Message Not Received Feature
A nice one-pager on my new book.
Communication
Cross-Platform Data-Driven Mobile Blah Blah Blah
Do you understand what this company does? Me neither.
Communication
Jargon and the End of AOL
Surely there has to be a better, clearer way to announce this.
Communication
Communication Failures at the Collision Conference
It's obvious that most technology professionals have a long ways to go.
Communication
What Is Jargon?
A 90-second video on what constitutes confusing language.
Big Data
How to Speak Data to the Data-Challenged
Tips on communicating to everyday people without confusing them.
Platforms
Mobile Security: Necessary but Insufficient
Manufacturers that want to move phones have to emphasize more than safety.
Communication
On Language and Reorganizations
I've seen worse jargon in my day, but this is near the top of the list.