Michalski talk on Bing

Franz Dill

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:57:00 GM

Jerry Michalski: '... Microsoft recently re-set its search service, rebranding it as Bing and calling it a "decision engine." It does do a few things better, such as search for purchaseable goods. Want to compare Bing and Google results ...

Open Source BI Solutions

Franz Dill

hu, 27 Aug 2009 05:00:00 GM

Mike Cristiani sends along a link to a whitepaper by Tableau Software: factors to consider when evaluating open source bi solutions '... This paper discusses the major issues and factors to consider when evaluating open source business ...

Free Antivirus Software

Franz Dill

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:54:00 GM

Computerworld looks at a number of options. Useful. -

Complexities of Virtual Makeover

Franz Dill

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:02:00 GM

In Storefrontbackt​alk, this was an area we looked at in some detail. And several different times with different technologies One of my favorite technical experiments. These methods fail because of relatively simple things, ...

Newspapers Colluding, Surviving

Franz Dill

ue, 25 Aug 2009 14:49:00 GM

In Techdirt. Interesting piece on the survival of newspapers. Including the use of acts of congress to remove collusion penalties and the use of payment walls. For a while I thought that local news could allow them to survive, ...

Pushing 3-D TV

Franz Dill

Sun, 23 Aug 2009 22:13:00 GM

From How do you push 3D TV? Use an upcoming 3D movie that the studio says will be a blockbuster. Still, the technical quality has to be there.

Video in Paper Magazines

Franz Dill

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:57:00 GM

Much in the news, the addition of chips in paper magazines which can present up to 40 minutes of images or videos on a small cellphone-size display. Appears to be a waste, a kind of inversion of book readers ... a single purpose image ...

New Influencers

Franz Dill

Wed, 08 Nov 2006 16:25:02 GM

Paul Gillin, who I met at a recent SNCR meeting, is coming out with a new book: The New Influencers, to be published in the spring of 07. He has some drafts of chapters you can read now, including profiles of his influencers. ...

On Network Influences

Franz Dill

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:20:00 GM

In MyVenturePad, Good article on the subject: Influence research: what are the real influence networks within Twitter and social media? Via Stan Dyck. Pointers to previous useful reports and posts about this topic. ...

More on Coke Smarter Soda Machine

Franz Dill

ue, 18 Aug 2009 15:12:00 GM

More details about Coke's smart Freestyle cola machine, now in test. ' ... The smart-machine collects extremely detailed information about drink choices (the dispenser can mix up to 100 different soft drinks) and continually relays it ...

Retailers and Mobile Commerce

Franz Dill

ue, 18 Aug 2009 14:50:00 GM

From Storefrontbackt​alk, an excellent overview of the use of mobile commerce by retailers and the potential privacy and standardization​ 'minefields'. ' ... the US M-Commerce space is floundering as merchants drag their feet deploying ...

Obsolete Tech

Franz Dill

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:01:00 GM

An interesting PCWorld piece on forty obsolete technologies and technology related processes. Directionally it is useful to understand both what is new and what is no longer relevant. The latter also shows the way to new value niches. ...

Federal CIO Dashboards

Franz Dill

Sun, 09 Aug 2009 04:03:00 GM

Steve Few examines the design of existing Federal CIO dashboards. He makes some excellent points. I believe that DBs should show the right data for a given responsibility ... plus easily allow the extension of the revealed data into ...

Selling into the Right Ear

Franz Dill

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 06:18:00 GM

Years ago, when I did experiments with sleep learning, this was part of the process, emphasize use of the right ear. I had thought all of that was debunked, but here it is again. Minus the sleep learning. At the end of this review the ...

You are Approaching the End of the Moving Walkway

Franz Dill

hu, 06 Aug 2009 18:52:00 GM

Moving walkways. You have seen them in airports, Vegas and in limited ways in transit systems. Why have they not taken off more broadly? They have a surprisingly broad history. At one time looking like they might be widely implemented ...

Web Squared: an Internet of Things

Franz Dill

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:02:00 GM

Good piece in the ReadWriteWeb on the the concept of WebSquared, or the intersection of Web 2.0 and the Internet of things. Commenting on the O'Reilly - Battelle paper on this topic. I was introduced to the internet of things at MIT ...

Mapping the Mind

Franz Dill

ue, 04 Aug 2009 19:01:00 GM

Finished reading Rita Carter's Mapping the Mind. A good easy to read introduction to the links between brain function and internal brain location. If you are new to neuromarketing ideas, this is a good start, though the term is used ...

American Time Use Visualization

Franz Dill

Sun, 02 Aug 2009 18:25:00 GM

From Junk Charts ... a good example of visualization. Pointing to the NYT's visualization of US consumers use of time. ' ... (Apparently, thousands of people recalled what they did every minute of an average day. ...

Press Releases Still Have Value

Franz Dill

hu, 30 Jul 2009 14:00:00 GM

A recent conversation at our little start-up questioned the need for press releases. Paul Gillin makes the case that a number of things that could be described as so very '1.0' still have value, including the ancient artifact known as ...

Internet View

Franz Dill

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:21:00 GM

A precient view of the internet from 1969. -