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Archive for January, 2014

  • Early Tablet User

    Tabula Rah Rah

    January 24, 2014 • Innovation, NewsComments (0)

    TechCrunch sounds a little surprised to discover that tablets are taking over the world.  Funny, because we’ve all heard the growth projections: Gartner, as an example, says that sales of all devices are going to grow by 7.6% this year – and...

  • Trust, But Encrypt

    January 17, 2014 • News, Standards & RegulationComments (0)

    It will come as no surprise that businesses outside of the US are now leery about storing their data inside American borders, as was shown in this survey reported by CIO magazine.   Some non-Americans see the Snowden scandal as an opportunity (The Toronto...

  • Open for Business

    Avoiding the Startup Letdown

    January 9, 2014 • Business Models, NewsComments (0)

    I read a lot about startups with the Next Big Thing in the works.  Frequently I click through to see this wonderful new product and find there’s nothing there.  Ready for prime time?  Heck, the product would be an embarrassment amongst Saturday morning...

  • More Than Roads and Bridges

    January 8, 2014 • Business Models, NewsComments (0)

    Obama’s observation to the entrepreneur that “You didn’t build that” is becoming increasingly accurate.  The “Open Data 500” is a list of companies that are using public data as an integral component of a business model or product.  There...