Communication
New Language
On the difficulty getting people to think and speak differently.
Tag: Platforms
Thoughts, observations, and occasional rants about the most popular business model today.
Communication
Platforms and the Death of Synonyms
What happens when everything is a platform?
Platforms
Coliloquy and the Age of the Publishing Platform
Few industries are as ripe for platforms and disruption as publishing.
Platforms
The Once Unthinkable: You Now Can Ignore Microsoft
You never would have predicted this five years ago.
Platforms
Platform Lessons From Steve Jobs
Understanding what makes Apple a great company—and a great platform.
Platforms
Apple and Amazon: Competing Ecosystems
Contrasting two members of the Gang of Four.
Platforms
Ecosystems, Innovation, and Protecting Platforms
Ecosystems protect platforms; they don't inoculate them from risk.
Platforms
Policing the Platform
My HuffPo piece on Apple's app problem.
Platforms
Platform Integration
Why it's is so essential to Apple's success.
Platforms
Inc. Article #1: On Platforms
On innovation, platforms, and the future of business.
Platforms
Platforms, Offense, and Defense
Looking at platforms and sports metaphors.
Platforms
Platforms, Apple, and App Store Anarchy
Big Tech present problems. Here's one of the biggest.
Platforms
Google's Semantic Response to Siri
Understanding the semantic web and Google's forthcoming search overhaul.
Platforms
The Rise of Computing Platforms
An interesting look at changes over time.
Platforms
Once-Mighty Yahoo's Last Stand?
Is it over for a formerly great web property?
Platforms
On Apple and Innovation
In the Age of the Platform, innovation need not take place within your organization's walls.
Platforms
Are you willing to be misunderstood?
An interesting view on the long term by one of the Big Four.
Platforms
Platforms Keep Colliding
Frenemies and coopetition pervade the Age of the Platform.