Brazil’s digital economy
In Brazil, about 35 percent of the population own an internet-capable mobile phone (link). Over 80 percent use the internet every day (the figure is in correlation with income), 41...
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How RIM could have saved Blackberry
I have been a Blackberry user ever since I turned my back on Nokia in 2008. That was my start into the smartphone world. I got a Bold 9000, then...
New article: Brazil’s Digital Economy
After long hiatus, here is a new article I wrote, albeit on a separate website. BRAZIL’S DIGITAL ECONOMY In Brazil, about 35 percent of the population own an internet-capable mobile...
Fads 3D
I never believed in 3D. I always thought it was ridiculous having to wear extra glasses, watching effects that are little more than just … effects, and having to pay...
How Google kills Facebook and Skype
Google launched its own social networking contender recently. While it is officially still in a closed „field test“, thousands of Google users are already on the platform, and among tech...
10 Things Ubuntu is Doing Right and Wrong
Yes the age of operation systems is coming to an end, as it is more and more irrelevant which one you use. You’re storing your documents on the web, you’re...
The Perils of Dominance
One of my hobbies is the Vietnam Conflict (I plan to read more about post-American phase soon), it’s origins, implications and conduct. That the conflict makes for a whole sub-genre...
Knowledge Management and the neglected gov 2.0 application
The Government 2.0 scene is in a buzz, CIO conferences and „gov camps“ are proliferating, and more and more governmental entities can be found on Twitter and other „cool“ social...
Government 2.0 – Are Rumors of its Death Premature?
In a recent article in the European Journal of ePractice (quite a useful resource by the way), the authors examine Government 2.0 and perform a rough reality check. Unsurprisingly, their...
Public Sector Web Presence Accessibility Needs
Here is a hardly discussed government 2.0 topic for you. When was the last time you took your city council / state government / federal ministry’s website for a spin?...
