…it makes sense for those folks who CONSUME media and are looking for a more efficient way of doing so.
Yes, I like my iPhone and my MacBook – both are great for what they do, and they are terrible for what they do not. Yes, the iPad will fit into these same like and dislike categories.
We’re getting a good bit of snow here in the city today, and it doesn’t sound as if it’s going to let up anytime soon.
Looking out the front window, it looks like the “Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor hail” slogan is true – our mail is on its way!
Snowing In New York
Over the first two months of the new year, I’ve started to notice a number of spelling, grammar, or just plain lazy mistakes when reading copy – some from the larger publications. What’s happening?
Don’t get me wrong, we’re all guilty of hiccups now and then. It just seems lately there is an inordinate amount of errors, mainly found on news sites. The other sites, like this one, we can mostly forgive – we’re not professionals, and don’t have a backroom staff of editors, proofers, etc.
Here’s an example of a recent gaffe – and really a big one:
I’ve been using Google Chromium on the Mac for a few weeks now. I really like it – it’s fast, it’s open, and includes some handy extensions. In fact, I’m able to do most of my communication/interactivity straight through Chromium – which is a terrific sign of things to come.
Yes, there are a few drawbacks:
Here’s a snapshot of my current toolbar:
Google Chromium Toolbar
So far so good. I do hook into Chrome now and then when Chromium doesn’t seem to be working. Even then, the transition is so smooth, it’s not a problem.
After reading through Chris Guillebeau‘s post on what happens in a typical product launch, I thought “wow, that sounds really familiar” and “wow, I really should have done that”.
There are a few things that we did right in the initial product launch, and a lot that went wrong. However, each additional product release flipped this around – at the end of the cycle, we had built a process around the many tasks that *have* to occur, leaving us time to work with new ideas to push the product launch even further to an even wider audience.
We had five rules when preparing and delivering the product news to our fans, whether they were customers, prospects, partners, or colleagues (they want to see what’s going on)…