The Down Economy and Data Integration
Vendors, writers and analysts are generating a lot of buzz about the poor economic growth conditions in the world. It’s…
A Proposal Regarding High Tech Immigrants to the US
The topic of H-1B visa's has always been a hot one. In the current economic climate there are plenty of…
How to Blog About Twitter Without Blogging About Twitter
Perusing through recent blog articles in my feed reader, I spy many articles about Twitter–but few about Twitter. Like leaves…
Open source middleware: the time may be ripe
One topic I bring up a lot at this blogsite is that of market disruption. Typically, when new technologies or…
Wolfram Alpha: Second-Hand Impressions
Regular readers may not be surprised that my commentary on the Wolfram Alpha pre-launch publicity didn’t earn me a hands-on…
Socializing Social Search
I owe you all a post about my impressions of Aardvark, but in the mean time wanted to highlight a…
SOA without service-enabled applications?
“SOA Possible Even Without Service-Enabled Apps.” This is a statement that goes against the conventional wisdom, so, being a fan…
When Government Officials Should Not Blog
If you haven’t visited the official blog of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Transportation, it’s branded as a “Commonwealth Conversation”…
How a YouTube Video Goes Viral: Baaaa!
If nearly 321,000 views of a YouTube video in 48 hours isn’t indicative of a virus, can you provide a…