The slow fail of Google, a monoculture seemingly devoid of diversity

I continue to be amazed by Google; it creates brilliant technology that more often than not, ends up being incredibly average. To me, Google’s products seem to be cold and austere, and don’t move to the level where I want to use them. Arguably, Google+ is a bit better, but it still isn’t inviting.

What I feel is that Google’s products lack soul…

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What CRM Means In a Social Age

From Ad Age...

http://adage.com/article/digitalnext/crm-means-a-social-age/233712/

CRM, customer relationship management, seems to be appearing everywhere these days. CRM and social media, in particular, is a key area and one worth learning a lot more about regardless of industry or domain.

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The Winter of Our Discontent

No matter what side you fall on regarding SOPA and PIPA, today has been a very interesting one for American democracy. What we witnessed were two powerful industries — big technology and big media — with substantial lobbying power on both sides come to blows in the court of public opinion.

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No One Is Buying Nintendo's Cautionary Tale About Mobile and Social

via All Things Digital

Leaders in the gaming industry reacted negatively to controversial comments made by Nintendo’s President Satoru Iwata at the … Read More >>

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Blogging Is Dead Just Like the Web Is Dead

via GigaOMTech

A New York Times story says that blogging is on the decline, especially among young people, who are using social networks like … Read More >>

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