Experian released 2012 online traffic data for Thanksgiving e-commerce compared to the prior year. Across teh board, Thanksgiving day traffic was +71% – an astounding increase. And it was 46% greater on Thanksgiving day versus the prior day (Wednesday). Three takeaways from Experian’s chart (shown above): 1. Big gap. MORE >>

I had a manager at Gartner who had weaned paper out of his life. He would review tons of our draft research papers on a good old screen. And this was 15 years ago. Dennis Howlett says he has similarly MORE >>

The long-term  overall impact of Apple’s Passbook has been a hot topic over the last two months since it was launched with iOS 6 on the iPhone and iPod Touch. DIY Passes. So a Pass can be completely independent of an iOS app — or, if you do have or are planning to build an iOS app, Passbook can be integrated into your app as well. MORE >>

Abe Lincoln inspires a whole range of emotions in people. One aspect of his life I was not very familiar with till I saw the Spielberg movie was his endless stream of stories and his wicked sense of humor even. Industry Commentary MORE >>

My weekend blog post routine includes posting links to a handful of tools or great content I ran across during the week. don’t go into depth about the finds, but encourage you check them out if they sound interesting. The photo in the post is a favorite for the week from Flickr or one that I took out there on the road. If You Liked This Post. MORE >>