Archive for June, 2007

Monday, June 25th, 2007

Change of Pace

Change of pace. An insight, maybe – cynical, perhaps – true? You tell me.

  • A lot there -- let me start with Confucius -- scary that -- as Mel Brooks once said -- more or less -- we mock that which we are to become -- so what does that say about us -- inferiors.... the service piece is very cool -- I think the same applies to us -- no?
  • A while ago I commenced internet grocery shopping. As we all do I first trialled the two major supermarket chains, they told me via their websites that my relationship was important to them, sent me emails on specials and "individual" offers and advertising of course. I was with them for around three seconds after they failed to deliver the items ...
Monday, June 18th, 2007

Albert Speaks Again

YouTube is being sued by a photojournalist who might just bring them down; Napster is so old news that “new generations” of users don’t even know who they were; Skype is struggling – but VoIP is taking off. On the other hand, The Sopranos caused a global stir, and it’s one month and a few weeks till the last Harry Potter.

What do any of these have in common?

  • Sorry for the late response -- lots of travel -- great comments -- not sure what I agree.disagree with -- The framework of our minds!! what a concept -- I love it -- and Guilherme seems w are saying teh same thing..or not
  • hmmm Albert, he's great for soundbites,and a spot of mathematics "Problems cannot be solved by thinking within the framework in which the problems were created." But I beg to differ here..our problems(oops sorry-opportunities in 21st century speak!),issues and everything else were created in a framework - our minds! And whilst some of us enjoy trying to get out of them every Friday ...
  • hey dave, with all due respect, couldn't agree less (or more; I usually have trouble identifying which side you're in... lol) with this week's article :o) for the last several posts there seems to be a pattern in your articles of "good vs evil", "humans vs technology", "hearts against machines"... Well, being myself a technology-marketer, I use to think differently. See, Skype ...
Monday, June 11th, 2007

Cat Tails

This week I had occasion to chat with a journalist who represents one of the leading magazines of the digital age. After an interesting and wide ranging discussion about our business and how digital are we? I asked her about her publication. “So tell me,” I queried, “why do you still print magazines?” By the way – this publication delivers subscriptions by mail and has big newsstand sales. “Our dirty little secret” was her answer.