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JULY 22, 2012

on the New Florence blog Adidas Smart Soccer Watergate 40 years on Father’s Day at Home Depot The FBI Sentinel System How the NBA became a global brand Microsoft Surface Cover/Keyboard.

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Global Technology 247

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JULY 3, 2012

Fair warning – there is nothing erotic in this post:) But the bestseller’s title applies to the technology world. Amazing how many versions of the truth we have floating around a) If you live on Twitter, Google Glass is the.

Technology 246

Technology Software 246

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JULY 30, 2012

This blog loves disruptive technologies and vendors. They tend to be unpredictable, break the mold. And we love the British with all their eccentricities. And I mean that in an affectionate way. When I arrived in London for a “tour.

Technology 239

Technology Global 239

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JULY 26, 2012

Luca Pacioli, considered the father of double entry bookkeeping with debits and credits, would be fascinated with Facebook’s first ever quarterly earnings report, particularly this footnote with all kinds of interesting metrics and modern day shenanigans: “The numbers of our.

Metrics 239

Metrics 239

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JULY 2, 2012

Like most in technology, I am a big fan of start-up companies. My books, in particular, have made me just as respectful of companies that have survived 50, 100, 200 years and even more how they have influenced the evolution.

Technology 239

Technology 239

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JULY 1, 2012

on the innovation blog The Clei Cabrio convertible bed Sabotage by software The transit of Venus The IT Consultants – Venture Capitalists Bit.Ly’s Big Influence The colors of Las Vegas.

Las Vegas 239

Las Vegas Software Technology 239

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JULY 10, 2012

Talk about Defcon 5. The McKinsey Quarterly (sub required) tells its executive audiences to be wary of cyberattacks. Wow, since when did strategy firms and CEOs start focusing on digital security? Before IT folks rejoice and spend their likely increased.

Security 225

Security Audience 225

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JULY 6, 2012

Workday is recruiting Jim Holincheck from Gartner. He is a top notch HR analyst, and I agree with Dennis Howlett, “one of the good guys”. Very nice functional and personality fit for Workday. Jim and I go back a ways.

Cloud 225

Cloud 225

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JULY 26, 2012

In the run-up to the event in London I have been running a series of posts on New Florence on how the Games have helped innovate the city, the athlete preparation and many other aspects Interactive map of the Olympics.

Technology 220

Technology 220

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JULY 17, 2012

I have been running a series of innovation posts about the London Olympics on the New Florence blog. It is expected to be the most interactive Games ever. What a great opportunity for skilled marketing teams to take advantage of.

Product 220

Product Marketing 220

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JULY 15, 2012

on the innovation blog You say football, I say soccer Rapid Charging EVs Mobile apps for the bottom of the pyramid Trends in the kitchen Gigapixel cameras How to turn your iPad into a Surface.

Mobile 220

Mobile Technology 220

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JULY 11, 2012

on the New Florence blog OneCognizant: System of Engagement meets System of Record Mobile Innovators The Last Mile at San Quentin How solar storms cause havoc What’s the opposite of innovation? Innovative or weird flavors?

Mobile 220

Mobile Technology 220

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JULY 20, 2012

We have long written about the elasticity of the cloud computing business model. Salespeople in the field have just as long used FUD about the supposed rigidity of its applicability. It only works for small and mid-size businesses. It only.

Cloud 218

Cloud Business Model 218

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JULY 26, 2012

We all have our filters. Employees we love but who are drama kings/queens and cause more trouble than they are worth. Customers we weed out because they are unprofitable. Suppliers which are habitually late with deliveries or get orders wrong.

Employee 210

Employee Customer 210

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JULY 18, 2012

People howl at me when I ask enterprise vendors to benchmark themselves against operational efficiencies and innovations at Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google or I mock Western telcos for not matching broadband speeds and economics in Japan and S. Korea.

Japan 210

Japan Matching Operations 210

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JULY 25, 2012

on the innovation blog Google’s celebration of Alan Turing Innovating the US Postal Service Personalized Weather Another Ultrabook feature – free wi-fi Low-tech SCOTUS in a high-tech world Not your dad’s “Dallas”.

Dallas 207

Dallas Technology 207

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JULY 8, 2012

On the New Florence blog – a series on how our summers have evolved Wimbledon Summer Parties Brakes on watercrafts Vacation Time Sharing US Open at the Olympic Club Not your Grandpa’s Perfect Game Not your parent’s grill Cordina frozen.

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JULY 5, 2012

on the innovation blog The Last Mile at San Quentin You say Football, I say Soccer Summer Innovations: Not your parent’s grill Digital Honey-Dos Homeless to Harvard – Part 2 Reinventing Nature Conservancy.

Technology 207

Technology 207

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JULY 18, 2012

on the innovation blog A millennium of math The Boeing Sugar Volt Survival Condo Soccer goal-line technology Internet Infrastructure Innovators Amazon – and new ecosystems.

Internet 207

Internet Technology 207

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JULY 31, 2012

Have you been to Kenya or Tanzania during the annual wildebeest (and zebra and others) migration? It is an amazing sight to see the thundering herds seek out greener pastures. The New Florence blog feels as dynamic. Through July, there.

Tanzania 191

Tanzania Kenya Technology 191

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JULY 6, 2012

As my readers know, at any given time I have no problems being pleaded not to be too tough on Vendor A, B, C…. What’s been more baffling has been the reaction to the overwhelmingly positive case studies in my.

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JULY 20, 2012

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote Improving Incumbency is the best innovation This week, I saw two very contrasting vendor approaches to tackling the incumbent efficiency issue.

Marketing 170

Marketing Revenue Software 170

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JULY 19, 2012

Joe McKendrick quotes The New Technology Elite in his Forbes column “The list goes on, and points to a trend both Vinnie and I have been watching in recent years — the blurring of the lines between technology providers and.

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Technology 150