How Apple botched the #iPad announcement
Posted by agouty in Marketing and Sales, Technology on February 2nd, 2010
When I found an Apple product in my pocket last year, I was pleasantly surprised on a lot of fronts. I felt like I belonged to a new community. Better yet, I had a fantastic new device, the least important function of which was to make phone calls. (Funny, that) Read the rest of this entry »
Microsoft Exchange in the cloud? I was skeptical too.
Posted by agouty in Technology on January 18th, 2010
I’ve never thought of Microsoft as an innovator in whatever market space they enter. That could simply be my groundling, mainstream view of the company, as it seems to be shared by the Googlites and iPhone bandits of the world, an ever growing group of what used to be 20-something ruffians. Read the rest of this entry »
What does SEO have to do with Indianapolis big business?
Posted by agouty in Marketing and Sales on December 31st, 2009
Swiss company with Indianapolis operations considers pullout
The Indianapolis operation of Roche Diagnostics Corp has likely seen healthier times. Despite unfettered growth internationally, where Roche has outpaced its competitors, its American operations have been troubled by diminished market share in diabetes related products. Read the rest of this entry »
A cask of aged information – How will Ning succeed?
Posted by agouty in Entrepreneurship on December 2nd, 2009
Another one from the antiquities of 2008 – this one about a Fast Company look into the rage about Silicon Valley startup Ning and the “Viral Loop,” what Ning CEO Gina Bianchini and Fast Company writer Adam Pennenberg attribute for the success of internet giants Facebook, eBay and Amazon. Read the rest of this entry »
More than 140 characters of what I’m #thankful for.
Posted by agouty in Personal Development on November 27th, 2009
Today (Black Friday) and yesterday’s (Thanksgiving) flurry of posts and tweets surrounding gratitude and the holiday have inspired me to create my own short list of things to be grateful for in 2009 as the year comes to a photo finish.
Despite what many are calling a disaster of a year business-wise, I’ll choose to focus on the good of 2009. What you focus on expands, and I’ll start at the top. These are the things I am thankful for: Read the rest of this entry »
