Month: January 2016
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Making connections at IBM Connect 2016
In a few short days, I’ll be taking part in my first IBM Connect event, IBM’s annual social business conference and expo that attracts business partners, clients, exhibitors, IBMers and more. It’s my first public outing, as it were, since…
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Drone racing: the next big participatory spectator sport?
It’s utterly nuts but, wow, what fun! Imagine the virtual participations, immersive spectating via the net, seeing the race through the lens of the drone’s video camera stream. Well, it’s coming to a venue in the USA soon. Check…
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Still waiting for the smartwatch tipping point
If I left my smartwatch at home one day, I wouldn’t drive back to get it, says Walt Mossberg in his weekly column in Re/code. It’s a statement that I’m sure would be reflected by many smartwatch owners, me included.…
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Open is better than closed
Who can predict what will happen in today’s fast-moving world, asks CNN’s Fareed Zakaria. […] I don’t know where all this goes but in periods like it, open systems like America’s will do better than closed ones. The US often…
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The journey of Convergence
Recently, I wrote about email as one of the elements in transforming an organization into a social, collaborative enterprise. A classic example is the role Atos’ zero-email program plays in such an exercise. While I cited Atos in my post…