We do all seem to be fixated on Google as the ‘best’ search engine, and it’s true that it really seems to be the best ‘general purpose’ search engine around. If we add Yahoo, MSN, and Ask, to the list then market researchers suggest that...
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Who Put the Cat-Flap in the Submarine?
I read with interest Ron’s recent post on Janet and John Talk Business. I think this is a fascinating topic and it inspired me to share a story. This is a mythical story about a business, their IT function and a new IT system to support a business...
Read moreLose some, but win some too!
There was an interesting comment on my blog piece concerning MashUps becoming a commodity suggesting that this would have an impact on the business of Capgemini. The comment suggested that this would be a negative presumably based on simplification,...
Read moreJanet and John talk Business
Modelling. All in all it takes a degree in maths to really achieve something in this area. Even in the context of modelling business processes and organisational structures, we don’t seem to be able to get rid of the analytical halo that surrounds...
Read moreNow I am seriously wondering about SecondLife
A series of conversations and events have left me wondering if I really ‘get’ the whole possibilities of SecondLife, or SL. I am simultaneously not a fan of the need for a fantasy life, and yet increasingly sure that SL represents both an...
Read moreThe Long Snout
Let’s iterate a bit on the recent item about the power of collaborating crowds. The management summary of that item: through the Internet, people all over the world can connect, communicate and then create – possibly in big communities –...
Read moreSecondLife – was I wrong or right?
A few weeks back I was Blogging on SecondLife http://secondlife.com and admitted after some interaction with my colleague Ron Tolido on his entries on the www.capgemini.com/ctoblog that I wasn’t personally turned on by the need for a fantasy world....
Read moreWork Smarter, Not Harder
We talk about the end of business as usual, mash-ups and how the ground rules in our respective industries are changing. But how do we use these technologies to change our own business? When it comes time to replace that core banking system or...
Read moreWhimsical Web
While preparing for an upcoming sequel to my item on collective intelligence, I couldn’t avoid elaborating on the Web 2.0 concept once more. Of course, one can do the obvious and browse through the official definitions again. Alternatively,...
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