On a scale of importance of from 1 to 10 in early 2009, real-time search may have been given a 5 or 6. But by the end of 2009, the heat was on, and now its given an importance of an 8 or 9.
Real-time search is a hot commodity. Rightly so, because of the power and sheer volume of information available at your fingertips, well, in real-time. The collaboration and syndication of social network information by the big players: Google, Yahoo! and Bing is an indicator of the increasing importance of real-time search.
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“Be the change you want to see in the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi
When we make the decision to serve humanity, whether it be a singular effort as an individual or through a concentrated effort through an organization or company, the trickle down effects are positive and contagious. View it as a pay it forward system. Technology both solves and creates complex problems around the globe, and if done with care, can be harnessed for the greater good.
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Business, Technology•
on March 19th, 2009•
When will the technology industry move to greener pastures? Has it already reached the edge?
Greener pastures, applicable in a literal sense, the green tech phenomenon of carbon neutralism, striving for cleaner data centers with less power consumption, virtualization. The other thought, opposing the pandemonium the industry faces right now with budget cuts, tech job losses left and right, the economy in a slump, and has the tech industry (as well as many others) reached the cusp of a greener pasture?
It is a well known fact, during down times, people scrutinize, come up with more creative ways to handle and do things. In 1929 during the Great Depression a retired U.S. Army Lieutenant, Jacob Schick, while in Alaska, got tired of having to lather up his face in the freezing weather, so he invented the electric dry razor.
With the bad comes the good, and I, among others, believe business, individuals and industries, specifically technology are heading to greener pastures, through whatever means possible. This is the time for the real innovation to happen.
(Photo credit nicks.twix)
Technology•
on March 2nd, 2009•
Q: Why was the goldfish afraid of the computer?
A: He didn’t want to get caught in the Internet.
Silly joke, but it made me smile.
Are You Afraid?
Are you afraid of the Internet? Perhaps this question would have been better asked in the 1990s when the Internet was starting to make its boom. This question still has merit today due to the risks often heard about in the media regarding data theft, identity fraud, and malware. read more
Business, Technology•
on September 5th, 2008•
Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward. They may be beaten, but they may start a winning game. – Johann von Goethe
I once sat in a one to one meeting with a successful entrepreneur who is in his 70s and he described when an organization that he has built into a profitable enterprise decided to hire its first technology employee. When they made the decision to hire him he thought why would we need a technology person? What purpose will they have? Granted this is still when they still used pencil and paper along with typewriters for day to day administrative work. read more
