Google’s Next Big Purchase: Xively
Google just announced that it plans to buy Xively for $50 million dollars. If they do buy Xively from LogMeIn, this would give Google a well-established IoT platform to add to...
Some Catching Up To Do
In 2010 President Obama had exhorted American students to toil harder in schools, as their hard work and success would determine America’s leadership and hegemony in an increasingly multipolar world. He...
When Business Relationships Need Couples Counseling
Personal relationships are complex. Business relationships can be even worse. What’s so frustrating about them, is the great opportunity for potential. Two companies, providing goods and services which benefit the other,...
Thank You Sir, May I Have Another
Why do people go to college? Is it to get a good degree, in order to get a great job, in order to have an even better life? Is it to...
What Do Google Adwords and the New England Patriots Have in Common?
Recent reports of Adwords fraud from Google bring the New England Patriots to mind. Love them or hate them, the Patriots know how to win Super Bowls. Having captured the NFL’s...
Crank Your Tunes in Your Hearing Aid?
Juxtaposition. The word means two things that generally don’t belong together being placed side by side for effect. The world saw just such an event with the release of the streaming...
The Silver Thread Throughout
The old story of the silver thread that runs through all lives and connects them together may have application in the workplace as well. From digital marketing professionals that offer customer...
Google Fires Memo Author to Control Damage
Marshall Mathers, the rap superstar, is known by a variety of names--Marshall, his birth name, Eminem, his stage name, or Slim Shady, the name of his violent alter ego. In 2002,...
Dwight Schrute and the Women’s Appreciation Memo
Karen: Hey, did you guys see this memo that Dwight sent out? "Women will be sent home if they wear makeup or heels exceeding 1/4 inch. Females are not allowed...
Where No Man Has Gone Before
Few debates are more heated and passionate than the ongoing discussion between Star Wars and Star Trek fans about which franchise is superior. Star Wars took the world by storm in...
APPLICATIONS
IBM launches first enterprise-ready blockchain service
IBM has launched its first enterprise-ready blockchain network built on the Linux Foundation's Hyperledger platform, designed to provide a framework for building new business...
