Legislative Data Standards are coming #hackwetrust #opengov (Taken with Instagram at Congressional Facebook Developers Hackathon)
RightNow: Second Annual Public Sector Awards (Taken with Instagram at RightNow Technologies)
If you have not heard, AOL is now covering the government at http://gov.aol.com:
AOL Government is designed to bring government leaders a new blend of analysis, discussion and debate about the innovative ideas at work in the public sector today. Through a combination of original reports, insightful commentary from a wide range of experts, and access to the central hub of this community, AOL Government delivers fresh insights on the changing business practices and profession – not the politics – of the Federal Government, America’s largest employer and services provider.
The stories cover a range of topics including Management, Workforce, Citizen Services and Technology. They have taken it social as well by launching a new LinkedIn group dedicated to extending the conversation about the articles and content posted on the site. Be sure to join in on the conversation by joining the AOL Government LinkedIn group and/or keep up-to-date on all the latest by subscribing to their daily newsletter.
Fried rice (Taken with Instagram at Osaka)
“How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!”
Maya Angelou
Great Wolf Lodge (Taken with Instagram at Great Wolf Lodge)
I am the 2% (Taken with instagram)
The Maze (Taken with instagram)
As Microsoft leverages a litigation model to force Windows Phone 7 on the masses and penetrate the smart phone market and Apple prepares to roll out the much anticipated iPhone 5 to bolster their position within the market, take a look at the two companies’ stock prices in September of 2001 and September 2011:
Who do you think will end up on top, and more importantly, who is more in touch with their customer base?
Although the litigation model (or at least the threat of) may be Microsoft’s best chance to penetrate the smart phone market and become some sort of limited player within it, I find their litigation tactics a bit pathetic. They have lost their ability to truly innovate and not only connect with their customers in meaningful ways, but anticipate their future needs or at least influence them significantly.
Microsoft’s Mango (Windows Phone 7.5) release has closed some of the gaps but as soon as the iPhone 5 is announced on October 4th they will be back to playing catch-up.
There is a reason why Apple has seen a 5000% increase in their stock’s value in the last decade just as much as Microsoft has been flat during that same time period. In Microsoft’s case the story has become all too familiar…
Too little too late, I’m afraid.
