Fifteen years after Barry Diller had gone to see QVC the home shopping network, he was on CBS 60 minutes today. Within minutes of being on 60 minutes the Internet search engines were buzzing with searches for "Barry Diller" ! How much the media consumption experience has changed over the last 15 years ! AndContinue reading “Barry Diller and the IAC”
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Implicit Assumption Test- IAT and our hidden biases
The Implicit Assumption Test from researchers at universities including Harvard,Yale,Wisconsin is making news about something that we know but do not realize. According to their information page (as of 2007) 80% of the web visitors have negativity towards the elderly. As web users get older this should change! Interestingly, 75-80% of self identified whites or Asians show an implicit preference for whites over blacks. Just count the relatively large number of white models in Asian TV advertising and you’ll know that this data is correct.
Google Street Map and privacy concerns
Google Street Maps has been received with mixed responses. On one hand folks are furious about privacy issues, while others hold that this is not really a problem. I think the truth is probably, somewhere in the middle. Privacy as it existed before the Internet is literally non-existent today. For example, you’ll be amazed byContinue reading “Google Street Map and privacy concerns”
So what is the big deal with “Sterling Service Contracts” ?
Well for one, the new Sterling Service Contracts , gets linked to many of the categories that I blog about! And that is a lot of categories… Some of the things that Sterling Service Contracts will do includes, and I quote from Sterling’s press release: START QUOTE: Storefront capabilities that provide customers and partners withContinue reading “So what is the big deal with “Sterling Service Contracts” ?”
John Seely Brown to join John Hagel at Deloitte Technology and Strategy Center
Just as things were slowing down for the summer I read the exciting news that John Seely Brown is joining John Hagel as Co-Chairman at the Deloitte and Touche Technology and Strategy Center. Readers of this blog might remember John Hagel ‘s great book Net Gain which talked about communities in 1997, a full decadeContinue reading “John Seely Brown to join John Hagel at Deloitte Technology and Strategy Center”
Skype in Salesforce.com
The news that Skype is available with Salesforce.com is interesting for two reasons. First, Sales Force Automation (SFA) systems can be introduced with or without ERP particularly if they are web based like salesforce.com. Second, innovators who really use SFA will certainly try Skype particularly calling computer to phone. I use red italics for "reallyContinue reading “Skype in Salesforce.com”
Supplier Relationship Management
I guess it was my particular managerial experience with high value packaging lines involving major installation, servicing and material supply that made it natural for me to look at SRM and CRM as pretty obvious things to do even in the "round" world ( as opposed to the flat world ). Frankly, as any systemContinue reading “Supplier Relationship Management”
SAP Sapphire 07 Atlanta- creating a platform and applications
These days , my organizational studies and interactions encourage me to think as to what would be the situation if every organization had every process completely captured on an ERP system that was web based. These include internal processes like production planning, procurement, manufacturing, accounting and finance, sales and distribution. Also could include external stakeholdersContinue reading “SAP Sapphire 07 Atlanta- creating a platform and applications”
Globalization – the perennial China India question
Globalization as we treat it in textbooks and the classroom seems pretty exciting and don’t get me wrong- it is! But what amazes me is the wide mis-understanding among faculties, company executives and small business owners about what globalization offers as opportunity to the American enterprise. Let’s face it , notwithstanding every criticism lately inContinue reading “Globalization – the perennial China India question”
Earth day and the supply chain
Today is Earth day and I found these great images on YouTube that make things look so cheerful. There is an increasing yearning among consumers to go green with 11% Americans considering themselves "green" and another 43% who feel that they’ll be green within 5 years. Indeed, when you see consumers happily doing without plasticContinue reading “Earth day and the supply chain”