Author Archives: Technology Story

If You Don’t like Change, You Will Hate Extinction

This is actually a quote my friend Ross Shaffer uses on stage when he speaks, and it is aimed at leaders… I normally get up on stage and berate the leaders in the audience to wake up and get the … Continue reading

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What Can Be Learned From Acquisition Roulette

It seems that cash rich companies in the tech space are forever gobbling up younger and smaller organizations. There is actually an eco system of tech startups that are built specifically to be consumed by one of the behemoths (hopefully.) … Continue reading

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State Technology Incubation

I have a dream: I want to see the state agencies employ computer programmers from our local universities in an effort to give the students some real-world experience, while also giving the state a steady pool of young and enthusiastic … Continue reading

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Technology Story Version 2.0

As you might have noticed, I took the month of June, and part of July off from writing this blog. The only excuse I really have is that I had three books that were all do to the publishers during … Continue reading

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Killed by Technology

For some reason I have had these visions popping into my head of the things in life that technology has pretty much erased from the face of the Earth.  If you are under 25 years old, this post may not … Continue reading

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One Week With The iPad

As the title suggests, I have had my iPad for a week, and am testing out Steve Jobs comments that it is going to change everything. Let me put into context that my interest is in the iPad as a … Continue reading

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Identity Theft and Social Technologies

Identity theft and fraud are a growing problem, as we all know. Now the conversation I have with people is not if your credit card number has been stolen, but how many times. I have a friend that works for … Continue reading

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The Destination, the Conversation, and Earning the Right to Sell

One of the more asked questions these days is how organizations can use social tech to drive revenue.  People want to know how they can use it B2B, and they want to know how to drive predictable rates of revenue.  … Continue reading

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Privacy vs. Online Reputation

One of the questions I get a lot when I speak is the concern about privacy online.  It would come as no surprise that I have never gotten this question from someone under the age of 35.  I have been … Continue reading

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The River of Information

One of the more popular areas I have been speaking about lately is the concept of a person creating an electronic river of information into their brain. I am surprised that more people are not defining this concept and investing … Continue reading

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