The Impact of Globalization on Competitiveness within the Consumer Tech Market
The world is truly becoming flat when it comes to consumer tech and that has had (and is having) profound ramifications on the competitive nature of the global marketplace for consumer tech. The global tastes and preferences of consumers are becoming homogeneous and while some subtleties still exist between geographic markets, these differences are quickly becoming marginalized. Take for example […]
The Value of Mirroring
I’m a fan of mirroring. At least I’m a fan of the idea. I’m not a heavy user. Actually, I don’t really use it at all. I guess I’m not alone. According to a recent study from NPD, only about seven percent of tablet or smartphone owners actually use screen sharing technologies. NPD suggests the […]
Monetizing Digital Structure
In the last year or two there has been an explosion of massive online open courses (MOOCs). These have come from a wide assortment of institutions. To date there has been tremendous experimentation but business models are still forming. As Cisco’s executive director for AsiaPac Andrew Thomson recently suggested one potential business model “could be that the content […]
For Adult Smokers Only
Apparently teenage smokers must have their own lounge at Narita.
Competition to Find Most Gun Friendly State is Now Underway
I’m traveling to Hong Kong today and as a general practice when traveling I typically try to read through a few broadsheets. Before boarding I typically grab the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, and a local paper for whatever city I’m in. Reading through the weekend edition of the Wall Street Journal I was amused […]
TSA Puzzle of the Day
Flying out of IAD yesterday I noted that all of the x-ray bins had been numbered. It clearly took work to do this. But when I ask some of the TSA officers no on had an answer.
Chief Digital Officer
A recent study from Gartner suggests nearly one in five business leaders expect to recruit a chief digital officer by 2014 and about 17 percent foresee appointing a chief data officer within the same time frame. The development of the CDO position today is akin to the development of the chief information officer position a decade […]
Expectations for Equity Markets in 2013
Equity markets continue to reach for new highs in 2013 – up over seven percent year-to-date and hitting new highs on Wednesday. As enter first quarter earnings seasons, it seems like an appropriate time to share my expectations for equity markets in 2013. Most of the following comes from the presentation I give in early March each […]
Digital Safety Nets: When our Devices Know More about Us then we Know about Ourselves
At the end of January, Facebook announced they would partner with the suicide prevention group Save.org. The goals of the partnership are to research the online behaviors of suicide victims in the days and months leading up to their deaths in order to identify and detect patterns of potential suicides. If successful, the research will identify […]
March 2013 Travel Log
With a mix of business and personal travel during the month, March was a heavy travel month. Here’s a recap of my travel during the month of March: 6 airports (IAD, DEN, ASE, ORD, PVG, PHX) 2 train stations (Lorton, VA and Sanford, FL) 10 flight segments 22,357 total miles 1 red-eye 12 nights in […]