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    <updated>2009-11-12T15:26:34-06:00</updated>
    <subtitle>This is all about understanding the potential future(s).  Lets collaborate on emerging trends, technologies and business opportunities.</subtitle>
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        <title>Gartner Announces The "IT Market Clock" To Help Companies Prioritize IT Investments</title>
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        <published>2009-11-12T15:26:34-06:00</published>
        <updated>2009-11-12T15:29:47-06:00</updated>
        <summary>﻿Gartner, Inc (http://www.gartner.com) recently announced it’s IT Market Clock decision framework it says will assist IT and business leaders manage their portfolio of IT assets and activities throughout the entire asset life cycle. The IT Market Clock has been developed...</summary>
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            <name>Bill Chamberlin</name>
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        <title>Forrester's Top 15 Technology Trends For Enterprise Architects To Watch</title>
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        <published>2009-11-10T16:11:36-06:00</published>
        <updated>2009-11-10T22:20:59-06:00</updated>
        <summary>Last month, Forrester published a report The Top 15 Technology Trends EA Should Watch that listed 15 technologies with the greatest potential for business impact over the next three years. The report was presented on a November 4 conference call...</summary>
        <author>
            <name>Bill Chamberlin</name>
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        <title>World Usability Day - Usability Challenges of Building Smarter Cities</title>
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        <published>2009-11-10T11:57:41-06:00</published>
        <updated>2009-11-10T12:02:39-06:00</updated>
        <summary>World Usability Day 2009 is being held on Thursday, November 12. The theme for the 5th year anniversary of this event, organized by the Usability Professionals Association, is Designing for a Sustainable World. IBM is celebrating the event by holding...</summary>
        <author>
            <name>Bill Chamberlin</name>
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        <title>A Primer on 3D Printing</title>
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        <published>2009-11-09T09:21:22-06:00</published>
        <updated>2009-11-09T10:39:35-06:00</updated>
        <summary>Although 3D printing has been around for a number of decades, the quality has increased dramatically in recent years and the prices are just beginning to drop, making it much more affordable for small and medium businesses. And if you...</summary>
        <author>
            <name>Bill Chamberlin</name>
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    <entry>
        <title>From old to new, and a smarter planet</title>
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        <published>2009-11-04T17:33:44-06:00</published>
        <updated>2009-11-04T17:33:44-06:00</updated>
        <summary>via www.youtube.com Found this interesting video on the IBM developerworks site. The title, "From old to new, and a smarter planet" describes not only the scene we see, but what we don't see. developerWorks' Scott Laningham is our host for...</summary>
        <author>
            <name>Bill Chamberlin</name>
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        <title>MS and Google: Searching Social Media</title>
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        <published>2009-10-30T08:06:11-05:00</published>
        <updated>2009-10-30T08:24:34-05:00</updated>
        <summary>Searching for information is so much a part of my job. Frequently when on an intense research project, I find myself day dreaming of search keyword string being entered into the Google search bar. But over the past year, I’m...</summary>
        <author>
            <name>Bill Chamberlin</name>
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        <title>Friday Gadget:  The Spruce Whale  An aircraft well see in 2095?</title>
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        <published>2009-10-23T09:32:39-05:00</published>
        <updated>2009-10-23T09:45:33-05:00</updated>
        <summary>I’ve been doing these Friday gadget posts for almost three years now. For me, these Friday gadget posts are not only about having fun on a Friday, but have always been about imagining the future. What types of products will...</summary>
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            <name>Bill Chamberlin</name>
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        <title>IBM Weighs in on "The Future of the Consumer Products Industry"</title>
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        <published>2009-10-21T08:58:08-05:00</published>
        <updated>2009-10-21T09:21:10-05:00</updated>
        <summary>IBM recently released a new Institute for Business Value whitepaper titled, "The Future of the Consumer Products Industry" which identifies the powerful macroeconomic, demographic and social trends that are driving deep changes across the CP industry. For most of the...</summary>
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            <name>Bill Chamberlin</name>
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        <title>Google's Top 20 Twitter Accounts</title>
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        <published>2009-10-20T09:53:33-05:00</published>
        <updated>2009-10-20T09:57:04-05:00</updated>
        <summary>Here’s a list of the top twenty Google Twitter accounts, based on the number of followers that ID has. Notes: The following information was pulled on October 20, 2009. #DLSP represents the number of days since last the last post...</summary>
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            <name>Bill Chamberlin</name>
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    <entry>
        <title>A Unique CrowdSourcing Event:  The Smarter Cities Scan</title>
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        <published>2009-10-19T07:38:11-05:00</published>
        <updated>2009-10-19T08:25:50-05:00</updated>
        <summary>Do you live in a large urban city or in one of the sprawling suburban environments on the fringes of a large city? I wanted to make you aware of a really interesting collaboration / social media project launched recently...</summary>
        <author>
            <name>Bill Chamberlin</name>
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