Since the beginning, the Web 2.0 craze has triggered thoughts by many an observer as to whether the concept was a fad, a bubble or even just a rehash of earlier Internet ideas that failed. As in this recent WSJ…
IT sector in Japan. Michael Thulin is providing access to a few studies which help us understand what the status of broadband subscribers is like in the world and how countries compare to each other (see an excerpt on the…
This is a question I had had for a long time. One felt that online collaboration was becoming mainstream. Still, I had my doubts about the sheer mass of users who were major contributors to a project like the much…
Ever dreamed of using free Wifi roaming? is a website enabling you to use your home Internet gateway and turn it into a public hotspot for the FON community. Please note that not all ISP’s have signed a deal…
In the following video presentation, you will discover the so-called MIT digital drawing board complete with geometrical recognition and simulation of movements. What can this video teach us on innovation? Quite a lot in fact! MIT digital drawing board: Innovation…
The Elon University website is host an interesting initiative whereby they are asking you what your future vision of the Internet is. Now, let’s be provocative, here is my vision of the future of the Internet: It will disappear! (I…
In a Chicago Business article BCG’s head of global innovation practice James Andrew is putting his trotters in the trough: Innovation is no longer an option, he tells journalist Samantha Stainburn. Before the world got so flat, cost differentiation was…
1to1 analysed why companies like Google, Apple and Symantec are more likely to be promoted than others. The notion of ‘net promoter’ is introduced by loyalty Expert Fred Reichfeld and is used to measure what brands are ranking high on…
This whitepaper is the foundation for the Joint Innovation Program, the program that I have developed for Orange Business Services. It is aimed at delivering joint innovative projects, mainly in the framework of outsourcing contracts. A methodological perspective on joint…
I found this cartoon which I found very apt on Joyce Wycoff’s Innovation network. Innovation is like… — innovation is like a dishwasher — making life easier? — Nah, Requires energy and someone to use it! More cartoons are available…
The French supposedly blog more than their European neighbours. Honestly, I fail to understand why the world is so interested in such a ridiculously small and peaceful country like ours. Now and then people are heating up about France and the…
Ever heard about the waybackmachine? I don’t think you could call that Web2.0 or even innovative but still, it’s probably the most awesome Internet website/service I have ever seen: Archive.org is a website and a database which keeps track of…
