Good, better . . . good enough?
Posted on 16. Sep, 2009 by Jason Chan in Strategy, Technology
Quick! What’s the one computer product category that grew 5000% in sales last year? Nope, it’s not a trick question and no, it’s not the Chumby. It’s none other than the netbook, an ultra-compact, barebones, low-powered notebook computer that usually costs under $500.
It used to be that technological advance meant faster, better quality and [...]
BlackBerry Etiquette
Posted on 22. Jun, 2009 by Jason Chan in Technology
I’ve made it big!
I was recently interviewed by the New York Times about “smartphone etiquette” in this day and age. The main question was whether or not I thought it was acceptable to type away in meetings. As you might imagine, I had an opinion on this and one of my observations made the cut [...]
Closing the Loop
Posted on 10. Mar, 2009 by Jason Chan in Strategy, Technology
At various points in my career, I’ve worked with various marketers who all dream of closed loop marketing, where they can account for the direct impact of their efforts on sales. If sales is like an art and science and marketing is much the same way. These days, everyone wants it to be more like [...]
iPhone Application Addictions, er, Additions
Posted on 07. Mar, 2009 by admin in Life, Technology
A little lighter fare for this weekend. For people like me who are into their mobile devices, their selection of apps reveals a bit about their personality. I used to get excited to try out new apps, which come out daily. But now, figuring out what screen to put them on stresses me out!
There are [...]
Juggling Priorities: Email > Twitter > Facebook > Breakfast > RSS
Posted on 06. Mar, 2009 by admin in Life, Technology
As information sources become more and more numerous, it’s becoming more and more challenging staying on top of things. When I was a kid, my dad would grab the morning paper and he’d read the headlines while I grabbed the sports section for the box scores. And that’s all I had to do before heading [...]