The Value of Legos
While this article by Randall Stross doesn’t mention exact correlations, I’m a believer in the premise that legos are a valuable training tool (gender aside). With my oldest now nine, I’ve been doing research on how best to start him programming as well.
Thoughts on Cloud-based Gaming
An increasing number of devices are becoming connected. CEA estimates some 350 million connected devices will sell in 2012. At the same time, broadband is becoming more pervasive. in 2000 only about four percent of U.S. households had broadband connectivity. Today, the bulk of homes with Internet access have broadband. With these two trends squarely […]
22% of Top Tech CEOs Graduated in Economics
The executive search firm Russell Reynolds Associates recently profiled CEOs of the top 135. They found 22% graduated in economics – more than any other major.
Digital Decade: Using Data to Set Ticket Prices
Last week I began looking for tickets for the weekend NLDS series between the Nationals and the Atlanta Braves. The Braves of course were subsequently knocked out in the elimination Wild Card game against the St. Louis Cardinals and now the Nationals are playing the St Louis Cardinals in St. Louis. But in looking for […]
Travelers’ Century Club
I recently discovered the Travelers’ Century Club which was first organized in Los Angeles in 1954. In order to be a member, you have to have visited 100 territories. Here is their full list of 321 territories. Here are the seven rules for inclusion. As a comparison, there are 193 official UN member states. I’ve (mostly) kept track […]
Holiday 2012: Part V
I’ve being covering the holiday outlook here: Holiday 2012: Part I Holiday 2012: Part II Holiday 2012: Part III Holiday 2012: Part IV NRF released a holiday sales forecast of 4.1 percent for 2012. This is below the 5.6 percent growth seen in 2011, but is above the 10-year holiday sales growth average of 3.5%. NRF also […]
Holiday 2012: Part IV
This is my fourth installment on the 2012 Holiday season. You can see my previous comments here, here, and here. Christmas stocking is underway (and had been more weeks in some cases). The Consumerist has photos of Christmas displays going up in some Kohl’s and Walmart stores as early as September 21st. As I wrote […]
More Frequent Updates….
My colleague Angela Titone (one of the most insightful people I know), recently sent me an article outlining a few tips for more regular writing. It is a topic I struggle with frequently. To some degree, my struggle is not uncommon to most I imagine – time constraints. The only time I get something written […]
On Innovation: The Importance of Hybrids
In the past I’ve talked about the importance of hybrid phases in innovation and innovation diffusion. Rarely (and perhaps never) does a technology jump from one phase to another without first working through a hybrid phase (or series of hybrid phases). One could even argue that each innovation cycle is simply the process of stepping […]
Holiday 2012: Part III
My first two posts on the 2012 holiday season can be found here and here. News out this week suggests things are looking “ok” as we head toward the holiday season. I recognize the term “ok” is not a highly technical term, but I’ll publish my finalized retail sales forecast shortly and I don’t want […]
