Three success predictions for 2010
Here are three predictions for success in 2010 – a far cry from my usual posts on IT failure.
From withholding to sharing information for Sales & Marketing
B2B Sales & Marketing has traditionally been driven by withholding information. A tradition that is turning on its head rapidly. Marketing would entice a prospect with the lure of an asset, like a whitepaper. You fill in a form, providing your information, in order to gain access to information. PR held back on its best [...]
ZDNet’s Enterprise Web 2.0: The top 10 posts of 2009
As we get ready to enter the final year of the decade, here’s a round-up of what you found interesting here on Enterprise Web 2.0 based on actual readership. We’ll see what the new year brings us but 2009 was full of notable developments that will have a lasting impact to way we using technology [...]
Spare me your cloud security diatribes
If I read one more article about what MIT Technology Review in its January lead story is calling “the security problem inherent in the size and structure of clouds,” then I swear I am going to burst a blood vessel. This article is a classic of the genre, beginning with an absurd screed about “computer [...]
Secret Santa Surprise: Land of (not-so) Misfit e20 Toys
To close out 2009, I thought I’d write a wrap-up of some of my favorite Enterprise 2.0 platforms that for some unknown reason don’t have the visibility they may perhaps deserve in the broader landscape. If you’re shopping for Enterprise 2.0 platforms in 2010, please be sure to give a few of these [...]
Is Chatter the Killer App for Force.com?
Chatter is free with a full Salesforce.com license, of course. For those users who don’t need the full Salesforce product, there’s a lower-cost license that bundles Chatter, Content and the Force.com platform-as-a-service. The question that instantly flitted into my mind was this: does that mean Force.com comes free with Chatter, or is it Chatter that’s free with Force.com?
The More Than RSS Market
Richard McManus of RWW notes the continuing decline of RSS Readers, suggesting the market is largely dominated by Google and in disarray. Five years ago there was a perception that this was a hot category. An underlying standard was freeing…
Okay Here Goes CRM Forecast 2010 PART II
I’d go over to ZDNet for Part I of this forecast (released at the exact same time as this one) if you want to read the intro, the Latin American 2010 Forecast from Jesus Hoyos and the first five…
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Lazily Dissecting The Texas Tribune
Looking at how one next generation news source does it on the web, The Texas Tribune.
