The iPhone has been receiving a lot of attention lately from IT departments, and a recent article in the Wall Street Journal raised some interesting points about the adoption of the iPhone within corporate America. I for one use a Blackberry, and have never been all the keen on purchasing an iPhone. When first released, … Continue reading »
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IT, Meet the iPhone
This article in today’s Wall Street Journal raises some interesting caveats and opportunities presented with the adoption of the iPhone within corporate America. When first released, the iPhone was simply too expensive for American businesses to adopt as a sound alternative to the Blackberry. But despite security concerns, adoption remains high, and represents a perfect … Continue reading »
The Cult of Mac – Now 30% More Ridiculous
Ok, I get that Mac users LOVE their Macs. And I get that Macworld always winds up spitting out some gimmicky amalgamation of hipster geekdom. But this is too much… After Steve Jobs pulled the Macbook Air out of a manila envelope, these Mac enthusiasts and amateur designers created a fleece laptop holder that looks … Continue reading »
The Election, CRM and Word of Mouth Marketing
I’m seeing a lot of buzz about how social networking sites like MySpace are going to affect voter turnout in the coming presidential election. Basically, the ability for candidates and special interest groups to enter into more of a dialog with young voters thanks to web 2.0 should ideally equal higher turnout. But who knows… … Continue reading »
iPhone: Ready For Enterprise Primetime?
In a new Forrester report, analysts Benjamin Gray and Robert Whiteley served up 10 reasons why the iPhone isn’t ready for corporate America. Forrester argues, that while Apple will gain some penetration into the road warrior market, it will be primarily a result of osmosis, as some enterprise employees will purchase them and begin demanding … Continue reading »
The Biggest Impact on Applications in 2007?
I just read a nice review of the application software market in 2007, published by the 451 Group. While it was a good read, I think it left out a couple important factors that affected, or will affect, the market significantly. While not an application in itself, the iPhone and more importantly the mobile Safari … Continue reading »
