Archive for July, 2006
5 Questions That Kill Innovation: A How-to Guide
2 Comments Published by Siddiq Bello July 12th, 2006 in Anti-social behaviour, Conjecture, Consultant bashing, Humor, Innovation, Tech Musings.Despite all the press attention, academic philosophizing and consultant ramblings, Innovation is a bitch. Its a capricious, messy, disruptive practice whose outcome is unclear in the best circumstances. Sure, its standard fare in mission statements and press releases but smart managers know there are plenty of good reasons to delay or even destroy some eager [...]
Amandrew Gate:A Lesson For Corporate Blogers
2 Comments Published by Siddiq Bello July 7th, 2006 in Entertainment, Rocketboom, Tech Musings, User Generated Content, Vlogs, social ideas.In the bowels of every media company on the planet there is a small group of ex-consultants, ex-bankers, corporate rejects and web 1.0 flame-outs, cooking up plans for Internet domination. Inevitably, one of the “innovators” in the group will “discover” a brand new phenomena sweeping the Internet called blogging and come up with the exciting [...]
The Long Tail of YouTube
10 Comments Published by Siddiq Bello July 4th, 2006 in Conjecture, Long Tail, Quantification, Tech Musings, User Generated Content, Web 2.0, YouTube, social networking.(image from GapinVoid by hugh macleod)
Why is everyone is rushing to create the best walled garden for other peoples stuff? From their random musings, to their pictures and videos, it seems that everyone has bought into the idea that if you collect enough UGC (Unlikely to Generate Cash) a business will magically appear. The alchemist [...]
