Platforms
Marketplaces Are Not Platforms
Branding alone doesn't make it so.
Tag: Twitter
Thoughts, observations, and occasional rants about the destructive social network.
Book Reviews
So You've Been Publicly Shamed
A look at Jon Ronson's excellent new book.
Communication
Has e-mail become too convenient?
Sometimes a little friction can be a good thing.
Communication
A Note to Panelists: It's Not Your Stage
Thoughts on the art of shutting up.
Communication
First Talk on Message Not Received
Here's the 50-minute video from my talk at Cisco Systems.
Communication
Why Twitter's Communication Keeps It Spinning in Circles
Investors are starting to tire of its confusing corporate communications.
Analytics
The Case for Small Data Analytics
Why the emphasis on the Big stuff is often misplaced.
Big Data
How Platforms Lead to Big Data
The most successful companies today realize that data is critical to their success.
Communication
Twitter's New Message: Not Received
Thoughts on the company's 220 characters of pure nonsense.
Platforms
Proprietary APIs: A New Tool in the Age of the Platform
A new arrow in the quiver.
Big Data
Zappos Talk on The Visual Organization
I recently spoke to about 100 employees about my new book.
Platforms
On Microsoft, Android, and Platform Thinking
Cats and dogs living with each other.
Social Media
Fleas, Dogs, and Why I'm Sticking With LinkedIn
Thoughts on Freemium and onerous terms of service.
Big Data
Between Two Fern-Like Plants: My VizWorld Interview
A chat at NAB in Las Vegas about Netflix, Twitter, and the importance of contemporary dataviz.
Big Data
Who's Tweeting at Whom? A Fascinating Twitter Dataviz
The potential to discover new insights via interactive data visualizations has never been greater.
Big Data
Will Big Data End Ignorance and Racism?
Data is making it easier to disprove highly suspect claims in an equally public forum.
Big Data
Obesity and the Big-Data Revolution
As FoodMood proves, Big Data is not the sole purview for large enterprises.
Dataviz
Celebrating the Five-Year Anniversary of My First Tweet
Looking back at an odd anniversary.