Monthly Archives: April 2011

When disaster strikes “someplace else,” first send money

Posted on Saturday, April 30, 2011 by Rex Hammock

You know the need. At times like this, in the first days of such widespread disaster as Thursday’s southern storms, the immediate need those of us not on the scene can help with is always first and foremost: money. And … Continue reading →

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The value of new metaphors vs. old metaphors (magazine publishing vs. curation-aggregation)

Posted on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 by Rex Hammock

A few weeks ago, I ran across this quote from Media Bistro’s FishbowlNY: “Ah, curation. Another lofty new* label. As far as we can tell, “curation” is to “aggregation” like “online magazine” is to “blog.” The quote was in reference … Continue reading →

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VRM: I’ll show you mine if you’ll show me yours

Posted on Monday, April 25, 2011 by Rex Hammock

While I’ve mentioned the wonkish topic before on this blog, I’ve held off (for years) writing about Vendor Relationship Management (VRM). When I say wonkish, I mean it is still in a phase that is conceptual and academic, more than … Continue reading →

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Amazon fails, big time

Posted on Friday, April 22, 2011 by Rex Hammock

Back in the early days of Amazon, around 1995 or so, a friend of mine placed an order that got botched. He mailed a letter (not email, but the real kind) to Jeff Bezos and never heard back: no acknowledgement, … Continue reading →

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Why Apple analysts under-perform vs. Apple bloggers

Posted on Thursday, April 21, 2011 by Rex Hammock

[Source: Fortune (Click to enlarge)] Apple 2.0, the blog maintained by Fortune magazine’s Philip Elmer-DeWitt, has an on-going feature in which he (with the help of some number-crunching elves) compares the “amateurs” and “professionals” who analyze and forecast Apple earnings. … Continue reading →

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