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Makers and Customers Connect Online

What a fantastic connected world we live in. Things that were never possible are now possible. I am always excited when I find examples of these facts. I happened upon Custom Made, a website that brings … [Read More...]

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At Sears, New Tech Does Not Equal Improved Customer Experience

I buy many of my products at Sears, especially in the home improvement category. They have a good selection, prices and an easy no hassle return policy. Recently, however, Sears has instituted a change that is … [Read More...]

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Google is the Most Exciting Company in the World

I read a great article breaking down the recent Google I/O developers conference and what it means to the larger computing world and to Google itself. The article contends, and I agree, that Google has hit … [Read More...]

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The Current State of Social Networks

A few things have gotten me thinking about the current state of all the social networks I am a member of. Let's take them one at a time. Twitter I have a love/hate relationship with Twitter. Sometimes I think … [Read More...]

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Amazon and the Decline of the E-Reader

It's no surprise traditional black and white eReaders like the Amazon Kindle are starting to take a serious hit as the popularity of full function tablets rise. Amazon's Kindle application runs on all these … [Read More...]

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Obama Shows How to Control a Meme

Last month, during the hot and heavy negotiations on the Sequester budget cuts, President Obama made a bit of a faux pas when he said "The fact that they don't take it means that I should somehow do a Jedi mind … [Read More...]

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Managing Expectations for Google Glass

Google Glass, Google's grand experiment in wearable computing is starting to hit developers and early adopters. Reactions will be coming in the next few weeks, but I listened with interest to Robert Scoble's … [Read More...]