Archive for the ‘innovation’ Category
Google does good
We’ve had a string of big Internet company product launch fumbles — Google Buzz, Facebook’s privacy settings, Apple’s social networking site (iPing) to name but a few. With the entire industry reviewing these products real-time, dissatisfaction spreads super fast. It took just 24 hours to reach a consensus that iPing was DOA. The latest product [...]
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Digg v.4 and Revolt #5
In the last month, Digg has made significant changes to its site. The primary change — the creation of a personalized newsfeed based on content brands and people you follow — is similar to what we launched at Business Exchange more than a year ago, which is to say it should not be controversial. I’m [...]
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Innovation, eventually
I was struck by two items in the New York Times this week. 1. A scholarly journal (Shakespeare Quarterly) has decided to use the Internet for peer review. Article. 2. Nordstrom has connected its physical inventory and its Internet inventory. Article It’s hard to think of two applications of Internet technology that are more obvious. [...]
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Enough with the Disruption
I would like to disrupt the use of the word “disrupt.” The Internet start-up eco-system has adopted the Clayton Christiensen concept of disruptive innovation as its current battle cry. It seems that everyone is claiming disruption as their goal. VC’s fund disruptive innovation. Engineers pursue disruptive technologies. Entrepreneurs launch disruptive businesses. Tech Crunch just hosted [...]
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Four Steps to Digital Innovation
1. Articulate a clear strategy (after plenty of discussion). 2. Create big, juicy, interesting projects to attract talent and gain commitment. 3. Go agile. Move to an agile, iterative development process with bi-weekly releases, which allows the team to build momentum and self-correct. 4. As you gain momentum, apply ample resources to create a robust [...]
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