http://www.decisioncounsel.com/insights Insights Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:54:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When I saw this CNET article today I was reminded of the blinding pace in which business transformation now occurs.  Another powerful, once ubiquitous brand faces extinction because of the continuing evolution of technology.  When Netflix first launched I had no fear for Blockbuster, I am an impulsive person and ... http://www.decisioncounsel.com/insights/?p=28 This recent post to the BBC Blog http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/2010/08/bbc-online---putting-quality-f.shtml is great look into building product strategies for web media companies.  Because so many media sites are for profit or publicly traded you would never see their product strategy posted publicly.  The BBC being a public “service” is forced to get approval ... http://www.decisioncounsel.com/insights/?p=26 I was really encouraged after reading about Nomad Editions in a recent New York Times article.  The company intends to create digital magazines tailored to users specific interests. For less than 50 cents a week the user receives a "digital edition" with video, audio and two or three features.  What ... http://www.decisioncounsel.com/insights/?p=24 http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughts-on-flash/ I usually don’t comment on technology platforms but the situation between Adobe and Apple is going to affect the entire landscape of web, mobile and pad device development. If you click on the link above you will find a open letter from Apple CEO Steve Jobs that makes his case ... http://www.decisioncounsel.com/insights/?p=23 Update from the Rhine River: Unless you have unlimited budget, using your U.S. based carrier is really not a long term option. We have calculated that if we used AT&T for all of our data communications on this trip we would spend between 2000 and 3000 a month ... http://www.decisioncounsel.com/insights/?p=22 Update from the Rhine River: Unless you have unlimited budget, using your U.S. based carrier is really not a long term option. We have calculated that if we used AT&T for all of our data communications on this trip we would spend between 2000 and 3000 a month ... http://www.decisioncounsel.com/insights/?p=21 This week, our EVP Brad Gerstein and I will be on a client trip to Europe. We arrived in Amsterdam yesterday and had a well connected day since we both use GSM phones and our hotel had very fast wifi. We are going to use this week to ... http://www.decisioncounsel.com/insights/?p=19 If you did not see the news Palm once again took a fall It what is proving to be a very familiar pattern, Palm introduced a innovative and useful product, failed to to get developer and carrier support and lost at the point of sale. Blackberry owns ... http://www.decisioncounsel.com/insights/?p=14 MINSONLINE reported today that Meredith had just become the agency of record for Chrysler. While every media pundit and their grandmother has been predicting that media companies and agencies would start vying for the strategic lead with major clients; this is the best illustration that it has become a ... http://www.decisioncounsel.com/insights/?p=12 I was saddened this week as I read the coverage of Motorola’s line of Android based smart phones. As many of you know I left Motorola in the mid 90’s at the height of its cell phone and pager dominance because (and I swear this is true) the President ... http://www.decisioncounsel.com/insights/?p=8