Foxmarks, Xmarks, LastPass, Xpass, LastX, X%^&% Quick Rant
Warning: I think I’m becoming a curmudgeon – except that title has until now been reserved for somebody else . But I still have doubts about the recent transaction: LastPass acquired Xmarks. I really liked Xmarks – when it was Foxmarks. A simple bookmark synchronization service that would keep your Firefox up-to-date no matter where [...]
Corporate Innovation Strategy: Making Your Own Luck
“Describe the importance of innovation strategy to the success of an organization’s innovation efforts.” Braden Kelley over at Blogging Innovation asked a number of people to contribute their perspectives on the question above. This is my response. Popular culture associates innovation with one or both of these qualities: Out-of-the-blue “a-ha!” moments High individual creativity When [...]
Open-ended Scarcity (and Abundance)
I’ve been doing a lot of open-ended thinking lately about scarcity. By “open-ended,” I mean that I’m not thinking toward any resolution, so much as I’m just thinking about the concept. Scarcity is most often thought of in economic terms — where a great majority of economic value is derived from scarcity (or scarcity coupled [...]
All’s Fair in Love, War and Collaboration
I’m not normally a fan of marketing campaigns that seek to gain traction by running down a competitor’s offering, but a campaign by box is kind of fun. Box is a place for sharing content and ideas in an online workspace (CloudAve review here). I caught up with the team from box at the recent [...]
