Links of the Week – November 16th
Everybody loves links, so here are my links of the week:
James Governor’s Monkchips 15 Ways I Am Wrong About Enterprise Cloud Computing
… whatever else the cloud is, it should not just be an excuse to try and rewarm technology that has already failed in the marketplace. It should not be an excuse to sell a new complexity.
Adobe’s CEO Underestimating Microsoft’s Ability To Compete With Flash | The Business Of Online Video
Comments from a meeting last week with journalists at Adobe’s headquarters indicate that Adobe’s CEO, Shantanu Narayen, thinks Adobe has already won the online video platform battle and that Flash can survive any threat from Microsoft. That’s a dangerous assumption to make and underestimating Microsoft’s ability to challenge any company, in the long run, is never a good idea.
Will There Ever Be a Google OS?
Let Andrew Morton, lead developer of the Linux kernel and a Google employee since 2006, answer the question for us.
Sweeping Changes At Live.com: It’s A Social Network!
“The result is an impressive personal productivity suite that makes me almost wish I wasn’t solely a Mac user.” — Michael Arrington
As a marketing blogger, I get asked a lot, “What is the future of marketing?”
I always answer the same: “The Blue Monster”.
What’s The Blue Monster?
A Blue Monster is a Social Object that articulates a Purpose-Idea.
What’s a Social Object? What’s a Purpose-Idea?
Sit yourself down, pour yourself another glass of whisky. This might take a while to explain…
Microsoft not against open source
“Open source is not a product but an approach to software development,” said Matthew Hardman, platform strategy manager at Microsoft Singapore. “Microsoft does not compete with open source, just as Nike does not compete with running.”
Google acting more like Microsoft everyday : Rants and Ramblings of an Entrepreneur
Big greed tends to take down big companies and it’s just common sense that Google should not be able to tell all of us how to run our sites if we want to be listed in their index and then claim it’s their right, it’s their index. That’s fine if GOOGLE wasn’t accountable for 67% of my traffic and then cut me off at the knees for no reason and with no explanation.
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Hey there Armchair, just wanted to say thanks for the link to one of my articles
I’ll be sure to browse through your articles and return the favor.
Thanks for dropping by, Latestrant. Loved your article. Straight to the point and honest.