Euan Semple

Why are people peddling this drivel?

June 2, 2009 Innovation

I thought the days of FUD were largely over. My naivety – obviously. But when I read this piece on mycustomer.com, written by folks out of INSEAD I had to do a double take. It says: The loudly trumpeted Web 2.0 business revolution has been frustrated by a powerful paradox. Advocates claim that Web 2.0 [...]

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Patience is a virtue, but only one

June 26, 2008 General

IDC analyyst Rachel Happe is one of the sharpest tacks on the analyst block. I know because I had her on my microblogging panel at Enterprise 2.0 earlier in the month where she rattled out facts and explanations that added genuine value to the conversation. So her post: Do Enterprises Have the Patience to Develop [...]

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The difficult language of Web 2.0/social media

May 13, 2008 General

This is a bit of a psycho-sociological-political semi-rant so if that doesn’t float your boat, click elsewhere. If you enjoy ethical debates, this might give you pause for thought. A few weeks ago I had a Twitter exchange with Euan Semple on the issue of language as it is applied to many of the tools [...]

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