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Why Do Enterprise Applications Suck?

As a long-time desktop applications developer, I have a lot of experience shrugging my shoulders at the “Enterprise” side of development. However, the reality is that the “captive audience” mentality dooms you to mediocrity: Wide Awake Developers: Why Do Enterprise Applications Suck?.

February 23, 2009

Strength or Stretching or Fish Oil Works #twit2fit

Magically, I think I can walk at a normal pace again. As you can see below, I’m doing just about every strengthening and stretching exercise under the sun to try and recover (the AROM ones are physical therapy prescribed–Active Range of Motion). I’ve been doing weights and other strengthening just to keep a decent metabolism…

February 22, 2009

Thoughts on “Why Big Brands Struggle With Social Media”

Mashable: Why Big Brands Struggle With Social Media. The reference example in this article is Twitter, but discussion boards, blogs, and social networking sites count, too. Understating social media as “just another marketing channel” instead of building a long term relationship with consumers. Social media does not fit in the existing corporate structure–it falls somewhere…

February 22, 2009