Innovation

Look: No Hands! Microsoft Files Patent for Muscle-Based Controller

January 1, 2010 11:09 pm | 2 comments

Imagine controlling a car door, video game, iPod or computer without a mouse or keyboard. Sometimes, using the control devices we’ve become used to are not...

This Ain’t Your Dad’s Google Search

December 10, 2009 11:26 pm | no comments

Before heading to Paris for this week’s LeWeb conference, Google made a number of huge announcements. At the conference, TechCrunch editor Mike Arrington asked...

Oh No! and Oh Yes!!

November 17, 2009 10:50 pm | no comments

A database glitch (yes, let’s call it that) has wiped out several weeks of postings. I am in the process of restoring them, but here are some of my latest...

What’s After Google Wave?

November 16, 2009 9:32 pm | no comments

This week, there were reportedly 100,000 golden tickets tucked in candy bars located in different corners of the World. The lucky people who found the tickets got...

Who Should Run Your Social Media Program for Twitter Glitter? Moose and Squirrel?

August 1, 2009 8:33 pm | no comments

Several marketing executives have informed me that they are excited about their new requisitions to hire social media experts for Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and...

Office in a Cloud: Changing Office Suites Forever

July 25, 2009 2:17 pm | no comments

“There is a castle on a cloud” sings the hopeful Cosette in Les Miserables. Looming ahead of us are some office suites IN a cloud – and can change...

Motivated by Mobility

July 2, 2009 10:09 pm | no comments

Small changes in technology can have big effects on our behaviors and interaction with new technology. The introduction of the answering machine was responsible...