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Monthly Archives: March 2007
Not only Google but also….
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 the four so called ‘big brand’ search engines account for 99% or more of searches. I am just as much guilty of making these de facto choices as anyone, but …
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 change. It’s a little longer than a usual blog entry but I hope you’ll find the story an interesting read – especially in the context of the …
Lose 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, but as my reply indicated on the other hand it does create a whole range of new high value business opportunities, many of which I am not sure have been fully identified.
Janet 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 the persons that are doing it. Look: it’s IT people in disguise! Even dogs and cats see right through them. I suspect it has something to do with magnetic fields. Or it …
Now 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 important new stage in the development of technology capabilities for 3D interaction, as well as the provision of a public meeting place. Three completely separate events have made me think further.
The 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 – results that were yet unthinkable, both in terms of sheer amount as in terms of quality. Applications that enable this have been coined Web 2.0, equally enthusiastic by marketing and IT people. Successful, obvious examples …
SecondLife – 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. Well new evidence has come to light that makes me think again, or at least is in tune with my original questioning as to whether this represents second generation Blogging, a new form of public meeting …
Work 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 enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution and we cannot see any other option than creating another major project and application. These systems are big, and it will take big projects to replace …
Whimsical 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, there’s still room for irritation about this ineradicable tendency of marketing people to use ‘2.0’ as a rejuvenation therapy for even new, evolving concepts as SOA and Identity. And talking about irritating marketing people: even Second Life …
