tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779961191320054444Fri, 27 Sep 2024 19:32:33 +0000ElectricityLearningSocCommthanksgivingBusiness, Technology, and the next generation user.http://phivetacos.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (5Tacos)Blogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779961191320054444.post-7740596699129921120Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:25:00 +00002010-02-17T19:54:36.369-05:00I've been using Twitter for almost 3 years, well before it became what it is today. I haven't paid much attention to how its changed what I do in the social media sphere until just looking at my last posting for "The Words of Phive Tacos" blog site. I haven't posted since October. If I go back another 6 months, I haven't posted but a few times. So over a year, maybe 2-3 posts...I think I'm http://phivetacos.blogspot.com/2009/10/signing-off-due-to-twitter.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (5Tacos)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779961191320054444.post-3517438326324361707Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:44:00 +00002009-08-06T21:48:08.710-04:00Starting Saturday morning, the staff, audience, and organizers of PodCamp Boston will start its 4th year of educating the New England region about everything social media. (blogs, twitter, facebook, openness, collaboration...)PodCamp Boston is an opportunity, and for an extremley low price for the experience, to learn more about the technologies, people, and ideas that foster the use of social http://phivetacos.blogspot.com/2009/08/off-to-podcamp-boston-4.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (5Tacos)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779961191320054444.post-3298555099842256387Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:28:00 +00002009-07-22T13:23:53.924-04:00March 6, 2009 is my last post. Just looking at the date seems like it was yesterday but it has been almost 5 months. Sheeze!!Where have I been? Engaged is where! Over the last almost 5 months I've had my ear to the ground, listening and identifying the actions I need to take in order to manage through the downturn. Things like: What are my audiences needing; how can I fulfill that? What do http://phivetacos.blogspot.com/2009/07/dusting-off-blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (5Tacos)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779961191320054444.post-2111600161879034388Fri, 06 Mar 2009 21:23:00 +00002009-03-06T16:27:51.839-05:00Almost 3.5 years ago I started following a woman named Carlota Perez. She’s a senior research fellow at the Cambridge Endowment for Research in Finance at Cambridge University, and author of Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital, a book she wrote to discuss financial cycles in technological revolutions.Let me digress for a second and I’ll come back to Carlota.I watch a lot of different http://phivetacos.blogspot.com/2009/03/better-days-ahead.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (5Tacos)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779961191320054444.post-2823922849408820391Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:50:00 +00002009-02-24T11:14:00.520-05:00Social Networking is more than Facebook, MySpace, Ning, LinkedIn and any others. They are considered tools in helping people connect with each other.Social Networking was destined for the enterprise and Groundswell just reported how far into the enterprise it goes. Here are some quick facts: * 91% of these technology decision-makers were Spectators -- the highest number I've ever seen in a http://phivetacos.blogspot.com/2009/02/social-network-is-more-than-just.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (5Tacos)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779961191320054444.post-5351604193948194793Sun, 22 Feb 2009 01:51:00 +00002009-02-21T20:51:53.716-05:00I pulled this together over the last couple of weeks. Little here and a little there. I wanted to get it posted before this week since I'm taking time off. The slideware is me offering my thought on the importance of learning and communities in product creation. Just had a thought and figured I throw something together. Hope you see what I see. BenRealization Through LearningView more http://phivetacos.blogspot.com/2009/02/realization-through-learning.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (5Tacos)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779961191320054444.post-4765970711641334357Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:07:00 +00002009-02-10T10:20:21.112-05:00ElectricityLearningSocComm <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>http://phivetacos.blogspot.com/2009/02/thank-you-mr-ortega.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (5Tacos)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779961191320054444.post-8578453195965951925Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:42:00 +00002008-12-15T14:22:54.059-05:00I'm not speaking of the financial, housing, banking, or business storms, I'm talking about the ice one that just finished hitting New England this weekend.Over the last few days my family and our community have been recovering from a very damaging storm. Look at how much ice accumulated in a 8 hour period:The night of the storm was incredibly loud. It was impossible to sleep because every time http://phivetacos.blogspot.com/2008/12/amazing-storm.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (5Tacos)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779961191320054444.post-173428802018117932Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:34:00 +00002008-11-26T16:47:24.493-05:00thanksgivingI wished a bunch of friends a Happy Thanksgiving today and most of the responses I got were to have the same. I'm thankful everyday for what's going on in and around my walk in life. Some of the things I'll be most thankful this year are:- health &amp; safety of my family- my mind- the ability to be helpful to othersThere are more but those are core to me. I couldn't move the way I do without http://phivetacos.blogspot.com/2008/11/give-thanks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (5Tacos)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779961191320054444.post-68801978374185465Fri, 14 Nov 2008 02:49:00 +00002008-11-13T22:01:43.953-05:00I'm not sure how long its been out but I just stumbled on Google's new 3D drawing application called, "SketchUp".I downloaded and trialed it out today and all I can say is, it is very, very cool. I'm not an architect or mechanical engineer and you don't have to be in order to enjoy this application. It is extremely easy to use and their tutorials are easy to follow in order to get going quicklyhttp://phivetacos.blogspot.com/2008/11/get-your-sketch-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (5Tacos)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779961191320054444.post-1739697587275157090Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:01:00 +00002008-11-05T20:12:43.957-05:00Its been over a month since the last time I posted and there are good reasons, mostly medical. I've been through my spell of medical attention so it wasn't me, it was my wife. While everything has been going on I didn't feel it necessary to hop on blogger and update, although I have remained active on Facebook and Twitter. Actually for a while there I was enjoying the limitation of 140 http://phivetacos.blogspot.com/2008/11/second-time-ive-held-off-blogging.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (5Tacos)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779961191320054444.post-770549567545890314Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:24:00 +00002008-08-26T10:38:41.823-04:00Did we go wrong somewhere? Have we forgotten what its like to innovate?I'm not talking personally, I'm talking industry wise. I'm not picking on any industry in particular but it seems that unless your "GREEN" right now, you aren't innovating.So I'll ask again, where have we gone wrong? Or better yet, did we go wrong?I don' get it. Consumers are demanding new products, new approaches to the http://phivetacos.blogspot.com/2008/08/no-innovation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (5Tacos)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779961191320054444.post-4092463665508318990Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:40:00 +00002008-08-04T11:46:05.823-04:00First and foremost, a “next generation Wii platform” just doesn’t sound right. <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->It is already a game changer (Casual Games Market) and has put a lot of pressure on Sony and Microsoft to compete. <!--[endif]--> I can only imagine what will be in the next version. Maybe a full body motion suit that interacts with the game? Whatever it will be, it’s going to be http://phivetacos.blogspot.com/2008/08/next-gen-wii-best-product-development.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (5Tacos)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779961191320054444.post-6956830405234821420Sat, 02 Aug 2008 14:09:00 +00002008-12-08T23:08:23.246-05:00This hits an emotion that you, and possibly everyone else you've ever met, gets enjoyment out of.All I can say is, "this is FRIGGIN brilliant".5tacoshttp://phivetacos.blogspot.com/2008/08/relating-to-everyone-with-you-ideas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (5Tacos)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779961191320054444.post-5051446049824803801Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:40:00 +00002008-07-02T21:46:04.567-04:00Mike Michalowicz's "Toilet Paper Entreprenuer" description from "The Big Idea Blog". This is one of my favorites:Slant Toward Premature Action – Do not wait for the perfect conditions to start or expand your business. Taking action early is better than taking action too late. And don’t be nervous about these lean times we are experiencing right now. This is the perfect time to start a business. http://phivetacos.blogspot.com/2008/07/pass.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (5Tacos)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779961191320054444.post-712028728930348941Sun, 22 Jun 2008 03:04:00 +00002008-06-21T23:35:55.259-04:00Brad Garlinghouse.http://phivetacos.blogspot.com/2008/06/thanks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (5Tacos)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779961191320054444.post-2849590486446057725Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:14:00 +00002008-06-08T11:16:57.327-04:00With Seth's new word...I think he summarizes the times ahead of us in quite a unique way. Things just keep getting better and better.5tacoshttp://phivetacos.blogspot.com/2008/06/seth-godins-newly-coined-word-clowd.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (5Tacos)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779961191320054444.post-8128665584907282042Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:50:00 +00002008-06-04T11:23:53.870-04:00I heard a speaker say one time that if you were over 35, you had no clue how to handle the demands of the next generation technology user.I couldn't agree more and I am north of 35, albeit just by a tiny bit.If a "leader" who is making decisions that effect the end-user (the CUSTOMER) isn't using the technology like the customer (texting, consuming video, using a converged mobile device, sharing http://phivetacos.blogspot.com/2008/06/decisions-made-by-non-users.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (5Tacos)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779961191320054444.post-333881800567078306Fri, 16 May 2008 16:46:00 +00002008-05-16T12:49:43.874-04:00Just finished commenting on Jeff Pulver's post, No Femto Cells needed in my home. WiFi UMA works just fine.I don't agree with his take on not needing femto in the home. I would have made a different purchase decision.5tacoshttp://phivetacos.blogspot.com/2008/05/no-femto-needed-who-said-that.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (5Tacos)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779961191320054444.post-7486283926689988837Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:15:00 +00002008-04-28T20:52:08.291-04:00Where have I been??My last post asks the same question but it has nothing to do with location but more with attention. I haven't posted in two months, which is completely outrageous. All I can say is "busy is an understatement". I can't even start to nail down where all of my attention has gone. I'm making a commitment to get back up on the horse. It's not that writing has become an issue, http://phivetacos.blogspot.com/2008/04/here-i-am.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (5Tacos)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779961191320054444.post-7201747370833704084Sat, 22 Mar 2008 17:38:00 +00002008-03-30T23:45:39.701-04:00I wish I knew sometimes...jeeze I'm busy.Will post after I get through this tunnel.5tacoshttp://phivetacos.blogspot.com/2008/03/where-in-world-is-phive-tacos.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (5Tacos)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779961191320054444.post-4277945381117913344Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:14:00 +00002008-02-26T11:14:20.767-05:00Google gets its cable.With all the purchasing of dark fiber, moving into the comms space, open network for Android, mobile advertising, and on and on and on...it makes me wonder what they see.Whenever Google does something, there is a reason for it. I'd like to think this is them broadening their reach, again, in order to retain all the value in providing the worlds information to us. They http://phivetacos.blogspot.com/2008/02/do-you-see-what-google-sees.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (5Tacos)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779961191320054444.post-6798922015137700145Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:23:00 +00002008-02-20T08:40:20.632-05:00I’ve been thinking about Mike Masnick’s “Companies baffled by iPhone Success" post all weekend long. How does a panel of experts get stumped by the iPhone? Can anyone verify if any of them had an iPhone? I bet you none did and that’s probably why they don’t understand it, they aren’t active users. All you need to understand about the iPhone is what it gives to the end user. I could rattle http://phivetacos.blogspot.com/2008/02/they-are-stumped-that-stumps-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (5Tacos)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779961191320054444.post-3211223807345919402Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:14:00 +00002008-01-28T07:18:00.093-05:00Not that many people are watching TV nowadays but if you are, pay attention to the commercials played. Why would anyone want to do that? Well, if you do view, you will see how commercials have changed in their look and feel. Company logos have “reflections”, some share iPhone music, but mostly what I see are products being advertised using 2.0 practices. The most noticeable ones are Pepsi andhttp://phivetacos.blogspot.com/2008/01/change.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (5Tacos)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779961191320054444.post-4164880399682248653Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:25:00 +00002008-12-08T23:08:23.557-05:00When you envision your products and who will use them, do you take into account how much technology your users may have at their disposal? Are you relying on social networks to carry the brunt of your “marketing” efforts? These questions came to mind when I was at the Web Innovator’s Group Small Dinner, “The Secrets of Social Network Platforms” last week. As I heard TripAdvisor and Stylefeeder http://phivetacos.blogspot.com/2008/01/develop-for-everyone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (5Tacos)0