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25,801 | kevinxray | 2007-06-01T03:29:28 | The Magic Marketing Formula | null | http://www.allbusiness.com/marketing-advertising/strategic-marketing/4113275-1.html | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
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From freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/misc.html#bikeshed-painting.See phk.freebsd.dk/sagas/bikeshed for historical background;see also Poul-Henning Kamp's regular column The Bikeshed at the ACM.
"The really, really
short answer is that you should not. The somewhat longer answer is
that just because you are capable of building a bikeshed does not mean
you should stop others from building one just because you do not like
the color they plan to paint it. This is a metaphor indicating that
you need not argue about every little feature just because you know
enough to do so. Some people have commented that the amount of noise
generated by a change is inversely proportional to the complexity of
the change."
Subject: A bike shed (any colour will do) on greener grass...
From: Poul-Henning Kamp <[email protected]>
Date: Sat, 02 Oct 1999 16:14:10 +0200
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Sender: [email protected]
Bcc: Blind Distribution List: ;
MIME-Version: 1.0
[bcc'ed to committers, hackers]
My last pamphlet was sufficiently well received that I was not
scared away from sending another one, and today I have the time
and inclination to do so.
I've had a little trouble with deciding on the right distribution
of this kind of stuff, this time it is bcc'ed to committers and
hackers, that is probably the best I can do. I'm not subscribed
to hackers myself but more on that later.
The thing which have triggered me this time is the "sleep(1) should
do fractional seconds" thread, which have pestered our lives for
many days now, it's probably already a couple of weeks, I can't
even be bothered to check.
To those of you who have missed this particular thread: Congratulations.
It was a proposal to make sleep(1) DTRT if given a non-integer
argument that set this particular grass-fire off. I'm not going
to say anymore about it than that, because it is a much smaller
item than one would expect from the length of the thread, and it
has already received far more attention than some of the *problems*
we have around here.
The sleep(1) saga is the most blatant example of a bike shed
discussion we have had ever in FreeBSD. The proposal was well
thought out, we would gain compatibility with OpenBSD and NetBSD,
and still be fully compatible with any code anyone ever wrote.
Yet so many objections, proposals and changes were raised and
launched that one would think the change would have plugged all
the holes in swiss cheese or changed the taste of Coca Cola or
something similar serious.
"What is it about this bike shed ?" Some of you have asked me.
It's a long story, or rather it's an old story, but it is quite
short actually. C. Northcote Parkinson wrote a book in the early
1960'ies, called "Parkinson's Law", which contains a lot of insight
into the dynamics of management.
You can find it on Amazon, and maybe also in your dads book-shelf,
it is well worth its price and the time to read it either way,
if you like Dilbert, you'll like Parkinson.
Somebody recently told me that he had read it and found that only
about 50% of it applied these days. That is pretty darn good I
would say, many of the modern management books have hit-rates a
lot lower than that, and this one is 35+ years old.
In the specific example involving the bike shed, the other vital
component is an atomic power-plant, I guess that illustrates the
age of the book.
Parkinson shows how you can go in to the board of directors and
get approval for building a multi-million or even billion dollar
atomic power plant, but if you want to build a bike shed you will
be tangled up in endless discussions.
Parkinson explains that this is because an atomic plant is so vast,
so expensive and so complicated that people cannot grasp it, and
rather than try, they fall back on the assumption that somebody
else checked all the details before it got this far. Richard P.
Feynmann gives a couple of interesting, and very much to the point,
examples relating to Los Alamos in his books.
A bike shed on the other hand. Anyone can build one of those over
a weekend, and still have time to watch the game on TV. So no
matter how well prepared, no matter how reasonable you are with
your proposal, somebody will seize the chance to show that he is
doing his job, that he is paying attention, that he is *here*.
In Denmark we call it "setting your fingerprint". It is about
personal pride and prestige, it is about being able to point
somewhere and say "There! *I* did that." It is a strong trait in
politicians, but present in most people given the chance. Just
think about footsteps in wet cement.
I bow my head in respect to the original proposer because he stuck
to his guns through this carpet blanking from the peanut gallery,
and the change is in our tree today. I would have turned my back
and walked away after less than a handful of messages in that
thread.
And that brings me, as I promised earlier, to why I am not subscribed
to -hackers:
I un-subscribed from -hackers several years ago, because I could
not keep up with the email load. Since then I have dropped off
several other lists as well for the very same reason.
And I still get a lot of email. A lot of it gets routed to /dev/null
by filters: People like Brett Glass will never make it onto my
screen, commits to documents in languages I don't understand
likewise, commits to ports as such. All these things and more go
the winter way without me ever even knowing about it.
But despite these sharp teeth under my mailbox I still get too much
email.
This is where the greener grass comes into the picture:
I wish we could reduce the amount of noise in our lists and I wish
we could let people build a bike shed every so often, and I don't
really care what colour they paint it.
The first of these wishes is about being civil, sensitive and
intelligent in our use of email.
If I could concisely and precisely define a set of criteria for
when one should and when one should not reply to an email so that
everybody would agree and abide by it, I would be a happy man, but
I am too wise to even attempt that.
But let me suggest a few pop-up windows I would like to see
mail-programs implement whenever people send or reply to email
to the lists they want me to subscribe to:
+------------------------------------------------------------+
| Your email is about to be sent to several hundred thousand |
| people, who will have to spend at least 10 seconds reading |
| it before they can decide if it is interesting. At least |
| two man-weeks will be spent reading your email. Many of |
| the recipients will have to pay to download your email. |
| |
| Are you absolutely sure that your email is of sufficient |
| importance to bother all these people ? |
| |
| [YES] [REVISE] [CANCEL] |
+------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------+
| Warning: You have not read all emails in this thread yet. |
| Somebody else may already have said what you are about to |
| say in your reply. Please read the entire thread before |
| replying to any email in it. |
| |
| [CANCEL] |
+------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------+
| Warning: Your mail program have not even shown you the |
| entire message yet. Logically it follows that you cannot |
| possibly have read it all and understood it. |
| |
| It is not polite to reply to an email until you have |
| read it all and thought about it. |
| |
| A cool off timer for this thread will prevent you from |
| replying to any email in this thread for the next one hour |
| |
| [Cancel] |
+------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------+
| You composed this email at a rate of more than N.NN cps |
| It is generally not possible to think and type at a rate |
| faster than A.AA cps, and therefore you reply is likely to |
| incoherent, badly thought out and/or emotional. |
| |
| A cool off timer will prevent you from sending any email |
| for the next one hour. |
| |
| [Cancel] |
+------------------------------------------------------------+
The second part of my wish is more emotional. Obviously, the
capacities we had manning the unfriendly fire in the sleep(1)
thread, despite their many years with the project, never cared
enough to do this tiny deed, so why are they suddenly so enflamed
by somebody else so much their junior doing it ?
I wish I knew.
I do know that reasoning will have no power to stop such "reactionaire
conservatism". It may be that these people are frustrated about
their own lack of tangible contribution lately or it may be a bad
case of "we're old and grumpy, WE know how youth should behave".
Either way it is very unproductive for the project, but I have no
suggestions for how to stop it. The best I can suggest is to refrain
from fuelling the monsters that lurk in the mailing lists: Ignore
them, don't answer them, forget they're there.
I hope we can get a stronger and broader base of contributors in
FreeBSD, and I hope we together can prevent the grumpy old men
and the Brett Glasses of the world from chewing them up, spitting
them out and scaring them away before they ever get a leg to the
ground.
For the people who have been lurking out there, scared away from
participating by the gargoyles: I can only apologise and encourage
you to try anyway, this is not the way I want the environment in
the project to be.
Poul-Henning
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25,897 | aristus | 2007-06-01T16:20:34 | Think Twitter is frivolous? Ask the protesters in Venezuela. | null | http://carlos.bueno.org/2007/06/think-twitter-is-frivolous-ask.html | 4 | 2 | [
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25,900 | comatose_kid | 2007-06-01T16:27:18 | Why products fail | null | http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/may2007/id20070518_332210.htm?chan=innovation_innovation+%2B+design_top+stories | 3 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
25,916 | szczupak | 2007-06-01T17:34:57 | How to measure the profitability of a startup? 3 simple methods. | null | http://www.businesshackers.com/2007/06/01/what-do-you-absolutely-need-to-start-a-startup/ | 2 | 3 | [
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25,969 | gibsonf1 | 2007-06-01T23:20:18 | Salesforce Developer Conference: Complete Video with Audio of all speakers (Including Guy Kawasaki) | null | http://www.salesforce.com/campaigns/developerconference/developerconferencevideo.jsp | 2 | 0 | null | null | null | http_404 | 404 | null | null |
Oops, the page you're trying to view isn't here.
But you’re still on the path to finding, winning, and keeping customers.
See how Salesforce, the world’s first intelligent CRM, can help you blaze a trail to business growth.
| 2024-11-08T08:52:05 | null | train |
25,970 | msgbeepa | 2007-06-01T23:37:10 | Web 2.0: The Biggest RSS magazine | null | http://www.avinio.blogspot.com/2007/06/minibox-biggest-rss-magazine.html | 1 | -1 | null | null | true | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
25,987 | vlad | 2007-06-02T03:03:43 | Trying to do something you see as a good fit for you is more important than whether or not it worked out | null | http://news.aol.com/topnews/articles/_a/magazine-names-famous-harvard-rejects/20070523110709990001?ncid=NWS00010000000001 | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | missing_parsing | News, Politics, Sports, Mail & Latest Headlines | null | AOL | NY Post4 hours agoDiddy redecorated a whole room with hundreds of mirrors for $500K party and ‘Freak Off,’ planner says: ‘Everywhere you looked was sex’"Great food, expensive alcohol, dancers, acrobats, models. Sometimes we had live animals, sometimes different performers. It all added up, but he didn't care," the source told … | 2024-11-08T21:31:56 | null | train |
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25,999 | danielha | 2007-06-02T08:30:04 | Slacker Gets $40 Million for Growth | null | http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/01/slacker-gets-40-million-for-growth/ | 2 | 0 | null | null | null | no_error | Slacker Gets $40 Million for Growth | TechCrunch | 2007-06-02T03:48:13+00:00 | Contributor | When Slacker initially launched their three prong web, desktop, and portable music service, we felt they needed a lot of cash in the bank to take on incumbents like Last.fm and iTunes. It looks like they got that start, with the addition of a whopping $40 million on top of the original $13.5 million series A, according to PEHub. Centennial Ventures and Rho Ventures were new investors, with Austin Ventures, Mission Ventures, and Sevin Rosen Funds returning.
So far Slacker has released two of their three pieces, a web player, and a desktop player. Last.fm, which focused on a web and desktop player, sold for $280 million to CBS after raising $5 million. This additional cash will most likely be going toward product development and manufacturing for the TBA WiFi portable music player and satellite car kit.
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My RolodexThrough Gmail and Gchat, Google knows everyone I contact. While you can turn a chat session “off the record,” Gmail’s 2.859GB (and counting!) of storage provides enough space so most people never need to delete a message. Thus, Google has both a history of all of my emails and chats, and can also make inferences about my strongest connections are based on how frequently I correspond with them.
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My PaycheckIf you are a blogger or webmaster who depends on ad revenue, chances are you derive at least some of earnings from AdSense, Google’s contextual ad network for web publishers. While AdSense does prove to be the most profitable option for many webmasters, the lack of transparency in terms of what percentage of revenue you’re getting raises some eyebrows.My ScheduleGoogle Calendar is a tool for maintaining your schedule and sharing it with your friends, family, and colleagues. Through integration with Gmail, you can automatically add an event to Calendar. For example, if someone writes to me “let’s have lunch at 1:00pm on Tuesday,” Gmail will realize this is an event and provides me with an option to add it to my schedule. With this data, Google gains further data both about your relationships and your activities.
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My PurchasesWhile Google Checkout has a long way to go to catch PayPal in the online payments market, their access to hundreds of thousands of e-commerce sites via AdWords gives them a big advantage. With Checkout, Google can keep track of my purchases and potentially tailor ads accordingly throughout its other services.
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My MultimediaWhile Google’s photo sharing application Picasa is far from a market leader, with its purchase of YouTube and its homegrown Google Video product, Google is the undisputed dominant player in online video. Thus, Google knows not only what I search for, but what I produce.
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My ThoughtsOne of Google’s earlier acquisitions was Blogger, which remains one of the largest blogging platforms. Blogger remains free and easy to setup, making it a popular choice for both personal and professional users. Since you can sign into Blogger using your Google Account, Google can keep track of the content you publish along with the scores of other data it collects. Of course, Google uses AdSense to match advertising with the content of the blogs published on its platform.My WhereaboutsHopefully you’re not so unlucky to be one of the guys photographed leaving the strip club or adult book store in the new Google Street View feature, but there is a good chance your house or workplace can be seen via satellite in Google Maps. Additionally, Google Maps competes with MapQuest, Yahoo, and a host of others for providing driving directions, so they have a good idea of the places you frequent.
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26,029 | unfoldedorigami | 2007-06-02T17:55:07 | Yahoo | null | http://yahoo.com | 1 | -1 | null | null | true | missing_parsing | Yahoo | Mail, Weather, Search, Politics, News, Finance, Sports & Videos | null | null | SportsUSA TODAY Sports - GolfweekFirst look at Nelly Korda in Sports Illustrated's 2025 Swimsuit Issue is hereLast week, Sports Illustrated announced that world No. 1 Nelly Korda would be featured in its 2025 Swimsuit Issue. Korda, 26, has won six times across 14 starts so far this season, including the Chevron Championship in April, the LPGA’s first major of the…561 min read | 2024-11-08T11:23:48 | null | train |
26,035 | andrew_null | 2007-06-02T19:49:01 | Andrew Chen: Stop asking "Does the world need another social network?" | null | http://andrewchen.typepad.com/andrew_chens_blog/2007/06/stop_asking_doe.html | 10 | 2 | [
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26,073 | vlad | 2007-06-03T04:19:49 | Linux and the Masses -- what will it take to get them there? | null | http://mag.mypclinuxos.com/html/Issues/200706/page03.html | 2 | 1 | [
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The global Information Technology (IT) sector is poised for significant growth and transformation in the coming year, driven by new tech advancements, economic factors, and evolving digital business needs. The latest forecast from Gartner provides valuable insights into the future of IT spending and highlights key areas of opportunity for businesses and technology providers alike. According to the latest market study, worldwide IT spending will reach $5.74 trillion in 2025, a 9.3 percent increase from 2024. This growth rate is noteworthy as a significant acceleration compared to the 7.2 percent increase expected during 2024. Information Technology Market Development The robust 2025 forecast underscores the critical role that technology continues to play in driving business innovation, efficiency, and competitiveness across industries. "Current spending on Generative AI (GenAI) has been predominantly from technology companies building the supply-side infrastructure for GenAI,"
The rapid growth of eCommerce has brought convenience to consumers worldwide, but it has also opened new avenues for fraudsters to exploit. As online transactions become increasingly prevalent, retail merchants face mounting challenges in safeguarding revenues and maintaining customer trust. This evolving threat of merchant fraud prevention is at a critical juncture, with emerging technologies playing a pivotal role in the ongoing battle against sophisticated fraud threats. Fraud Prevention Market Development The eCommerce boom, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, has created a fertile ground for fraudulent activities. Merchants across various industries are grappling with implementing robust fraud detection and prevention measures to mitigate unnecessary revenue losses from chargebacks and order reprocessing. The stakes are high, as evidenced by Juniper Research's latest market study which forecasts the value of eCommerce fraud will rise from $44.3 billion in 2024 to $107 billio
The global digital business arena's relentless expansion drives an unprecedented surge in IT data center demand. This comes with a significant challenge: rising energy consumption costs. Based on the latest research, I've observed how this trend is reshaping the cloud computing industry and creating both obstacles and opportunities for leaders across the tech spectrum. Data centers are experiencing an infrastructure transformation, primarily fueled by the explosive growth of Artificial Intelligence (AI) workloads. Data Center Energy Market Development According to a recent IDC worldwide market study, AI data center capacity is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 40.5 percent through 2027. This AI-driven demand is reshaping the data center sector and redefining the economics of IT infrastructure. "There are any number of options to increase data center efficiency, ranging from technological solutions like improved chip efficiency and liquid cooling
The global manufacturing sector stands at the cusp of a significant information technology (IT) transformation. The sector is experiencing a data explosion, driven by the use of advanced technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and Generative AI (GenAI). These intelligent systems process huge volumes of data, presenting challenges and opportunities for manufacturer CIOs worldwide. AI Cloud Data Market Development Many manufacturers need help implementing AI and GenAI solutions due to data availability and quality. This gap between data generation and effective utilization represents a strategic opportunity for cloud data management providers to offer differentiated solutions. According to ABI Research , the manufacturing data management market is forecast to create $225 billion in opportunities globally. This figure underscores the importance of data management in modern manufacturing and highlights the potential for substantial growth. As manufacturer
Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformational force, reshaping business processes and unlocking new possibilities for efficiency and innovation in corporate finance. The latest Gartner survey on AI usage in finance provides evidence of this emerging trend, offering valuable insights into the future growth trajectory of AI in finance. The Gartner survey reveals a significant milestone. As of 2024, 58 percent of finance functions actively use AI technology -- that's a substantial increase from previous years. Artificial Intelligence Market Development Perhaps even more telling is the projection that by 2026 more than 80 percent of finance functions are expected to be leveraging AI solutions. The survey sheds light on the use cases of AI in finance: AI is being deployed to enhance forecasting accuracy and provide deeper insights into financial trends. Automation of routine tasks and improved accuracy in financial reporting are key benefits observed. AI algorithms are
The rise of quantum computing has been heralded as a game-changing technological leap, promising to solve complex problems far beyond the reach of traditional powerful computers. However, it's becoming clear that the future of high-performance computing lies not in quantum alone, but in a hybrid approach that combines the strengths of quantum and classic systems. According to the latest market study by Juniper Research , there are challenges facing pure quantum computing and solutions developed to bridge the gap between its potential and realistic applications. Quantum Computing Market Development Juniper Research forecasts that quantum technology commercial revenue will grow from $2.7 billion in 2024 to $9.4 billion by 2030. This growth trajectory underscores the interest and investment in quantum technologies across various industries. The path to widespread adoption is not without obstacles. One of the most significant challenges is quantum decoherence, where systems lose their
New IT investment is aligned with digital business growth. The rapid adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies has become a key growth catalyst across many industries. The latest growth forecast from IDC provides a compelling snapshot of the AI market's upward trajectory and underscores its pivotal role in shaping the future of business innovation. Worldwide spending on AI will more than double by 2028, reaching $632 billion. This represents a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 29 percent over the 2024-2028 forecast period. Such rapid adoption is a clear indicator of AI's increasing importance and the willingness of business leaders to invest heavily in the strategic use cases that fuel net-new growth. Artificial Intelligence Market Development "AI-powered transformations have delivered tangible business outcomes and value for organizations worldwide and they are building their AI strategies around employee experience, customer engagement, business process,
The rapid evolution of digital payment technologies is reshaping global financial apps, with instant payment platforms emerging as a transformative force. These innovative payment systems are streamlining transactions and also driving financial inclusion or economic growth across diverse markets. The recent worldwide market study by ABI Research provides compelling evidence of the explosive growth in instant payment transactions. Instant Payments Market Development According to ABI findings, the top eight global instant payment platforms are projected to see their transaction volumes skyrocket from 213 billion in 2023 to 681.1 billion by 2028. This remarkable growth trajectory underscores the increasing adoption and importance of instant payment solutions in our increasingly online world. One key driver is the global rise in Peer-to-Peer (P2P) payments. "Account-to-account wallets, which have seen widespread use in P2P transfers, are experiencing increased usage given their use in
The global Information Security landscape is poised for significant growth, driven by escalating online cyber threats and the increasing complexity of digital business ecosystems. According to the latest market study by Gartner, global spending on information security is expected to grow by 15.1 percent in 2025, reaching a total of $212 billion. This investment highlights the importance of cybersecurity and underscores the need for new measures to protect sensitive data and infrastructure from cyber threats. Information Security Market Development Several key trends illustrate the scale and scope of the spending: This growth reflects the increasing prioritization of cybersecurity across industries as organizations seek to safeguard their digital business assets and maintain trust with customers. Spending on Security Services is forecast to rise by 15.6 percent in 2025, reaching $86.07 billion globally. This growth is driven by the ongoing shortage of cybersecurity talent and the need
The eCommerce payments landscape is significantly transformed, driven by technological advancements, changing consumer preferences, and evolving regulatory frameworks. As global commerce increasingly shifts online, the methods and tech underlying eCommerce payments are evolving to meet growing demands for convenience, security, and efficiency. According to the latest worldwide market study by Juniper Research, the global eCommerce transaction value is forecast to reach $11.4 trillion by 2029 -- that's up from $7 trillion in 2024. This 63 percent increase over five years underscores eCommerce's rapid expansion and adoption in key markets across the globe. eCommerce Payments Market Development "Alternative payment options have grown substantially, with APM transaction volumes leapfrogging cards in emerging markets. As merchants look to attract new users and geographies, they must consider offering APMs a key strategy to accomplish this," said Lorien Carter, research an
The semiconductor and smartphone industry stands on the brink of a transformative era, driven by the rapid integration of Generative AI (GenAI) technology into mobile devices. According to the latest global market study by International Data Corporation (IDC), GenAI smartphone shipments are forecast to grow by 363.6 percent in 2024 alone, reaching 234.2 million units. This surge represents 19 percent of the overall smartphone market. As we look toward the future, the adoption of GenAI is anticipated to redefine mobile device user interaction. GenAI Smartphone Market Development GenAI smartphones are defined by their ability to run on-device generative AI models efficiently, thanks to a system-on-a-chip (SoC) featuring a neural processing unit (NPU) with a performance capability of 30 tera operations per second (TOPS) or more, using the int-8 data type. This technological advancement promises to enhance the mobile user experience by enabling more personalized and proactive GenAI tool f
In an era where wireless connectivity is pervasive, Satellite Internet of Things (IoT) can change industries, offering leaders unprecedented opportunities to drive efficiency and innovation. As industries across the globe seek to enhance operational efficiency and sustainability, satellite IoT emerges as a pivotal enabler. According to a worldwide study by ABI Research, the Satellite IoT market is forecast to reach $4 billion by 2030, with over 26 million connections anticipated. "Prominent satellite IoT providers such as Inmarsat, ORBCOMM, Globalstar, Myriota, and hiSky have been actively working together with their partners to expand their service offerings and enhance connectivity solutions," said Jake Saunders, vice president at ABI Research . Satellite IoT Market Development The satellite IoT market's expansion is largely fueled by its application across key verticals, including agriculture, energy and utilities, fisheries and aquaculture, and environmental monitorin
Is your workforce truly your greatest asset, or is it simply another cost center? The CEO’s role has traditionally been synonymous with strategy, innovation, and financial performance. However, a seismic shift is underway -- the strategic imperative for Business Technology talent development. The C-suite is increasingly recognizing that the key to unlocking business value lies not just in technology or market share, but in the skilled people who power the organization. Gartner’s latest research study findings underscore this shift, placing workforce considerations as a top-three business priority for chief executives. Business Technologist Market Development This elevation of the workforce to strategic prominence is a direct consequence of several converging trends. The Great Resignation, coupled with an increasingly competitive global talent market, has made talent acquisition and retention a paramount challenge. Moreover, the rapid pace of information technology change demands a wor
The mobile money sector in emerging markets has grown over the past two decades. What started as a simple solution to provide basic financial services to the unbanked has evolved into an ecosystem that reshaped economies and increased financial inclusion. Mobile money services have filled a crucial gap in areas where traditional banking infrastructure is sparse or non-existent. In rural and low-income regions, mobile money has emerged as a lifeline, offering various financial services. Mobile Money Service Market Development According to the latest worldwide market study by Juniper Research, mobile money spending in emerging markets is projected to reach $2.37 trillion by 2029 -- that's up from $1.58 trillion in 2024 with a growth of 51 percent in just five years. We're seeing a move beyond simple peer-to-peer transactions to services like merchant payments, both in-store and via eCommerce, as well as international remittances. This shift is allowing financial service providers
The global cloud computing market is undergoing new significant growth, driven by the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and the demand for flexible, scalable infrastructure. The recent market study by International Data Corporation (IDC) provides compelling evidence of this transformation, highlighting the accelerating growth in cloud infrastructure spending and the pivotal role of AI in shaping the industry's future trajectory. Shared Infrastructure Market Development The study reveals a 36.9 percent year-over-year worldwide increase in spending on compute and storage infrastructure products for cloud deployments in the first quarter of 2024, reaching $33 billion. This growth substantially outpaced non-cloud infrastructure spending, which saw a modest 5.7 percent increase to $13.9 billion during the same period. The surge in cloud infrastructure spending was partially fueled by an 11.4 percent growth in unit demand, influenced by higher average selling prices, primari
The global energy landscape is undergoing a significant transformation. Renewable energy sources like solar and wind are rapidly gaining ground as we transition towards net-zero emissions. However, this transition hinges on a crucial but often overlooked factor: the modernization and expansion of our aging power grids across the globe. For decades the backbone of our electricity delivery system has been largely static. The influx of variable renewable energy sources like solar and wind presents a new challenge. Smart Power Grid Market Development Integrating these resources effectively requires a Smarter, more Responsive grid that can handle fluctuating power generation and efficiently distribute it across vast distances. This is where a new trillion-dollar energy market growth opportunity emerges. According to a recent worldwide market study by ABI Research, global investments in public grid digitalization and transmission network expansion must exceed $4 trillion by 2030 to meet our
As an independent management consultant specializing in the tech sector, I've witnessed numerous technological advancements reshape vertical industry workflow and horizontal job functions. However, few innovations have shown as much promise to revolutionize business operations as Generative AI (GenAI). A recent Gartner market study has shed light on the transformative potential of this technology, particularly in the realm of finance. The findings reveal a significant shift in how finance leaders perceive and plan to implement generative AI, signaling a new era of data-driven decision-making and operational efficiency. The Gartner assessment provides compelling insights into the expectations and priorities of finance leaders regarding GenAI adoption. One of the most striking statistics is that 66 percent of finance leaders believe GenAI will have its most immediate impact on explaining forecast and budget variances. GenAI in Finance Market Development This high percentage undersc
As a seasoned industry consultant with roots dating back to the early days of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite networks, I've witnessed firsthand the evolution of satellite technology and its transformative impact on global communications connectivity. Today, we stand on the cusp of another significant leap forward with the emergence of Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) satellites. A recent market study by Juniper Research sheds light on this emerging technology and its potential to revolutionize various industries. VLEO Satellite Market Development VLEO satellites, operating at altitudes between 150 and 450 kilometers above the Earth's surface, represent a new frontier in satellite technology. These satellites offer unique advantages over their higher-orbiting counterparts, including enhanced imaging resolution, lower latency, and improved operational efficiency. As the demand for high-resolution Earth observation and faster communication speeds continues to grow, VLEO satellites are
The global public cloud services market is continuing phenomenal growth, driven by digital transformation initiatives and a fundamental shift in how IT organizations function. This trend is fueled by several factors, including the increasing adoption of remote work models, the need for greater agility and scalability, and the ever-growing volume of data that organizations need to store and process. According to the latest market study by International Data Corporation (IDC), the public cloud services market will reach $800 billion in 2024, with a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19.5 percent. Public Cloud Services Market Development "Vendors are focused on being strategic partners to their customers by delivering highly performant, developer-friendly, trustworthy, and secure offerings that help users deliver intelligent applications more efficiently," said Adam Reeves, research director at IDC . This growth is being fueled by several key trends: IDC highlights
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26,094 | mynameishere | 2007-06-03T07:20:11 | Full text of War and Peace--a good lunchtime read. | null | http://www.bibliomania.com/0/0/52/96/frameset.html | 2 | -1 | null | null | true | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
26,098 | bootload | 2007-06-03T08:09:19 | Fund-raising advice from Dharmesh Shah | null | http://www.venturehacks.com/articles/dharmesh | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
26,100 | bootload | 2007-06-03T08:19:39 | The Photobucket Sale and Fotolog | null | http://www.borthwick.com/weblog/2007/05/13/the-photobucket-sale-and-fotolog/ | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
26,101 | bootload | 2007-06-03T08:21:02 | Architects vs. Builders | null | http://andymonfried.blogspot.com/2006/01/architects-vs.html | 2 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
26,104 | andrewmobile | 2007-06-03T09:07:26 | 10 reasons why every Web 2.0 developer should attend Virtual Goods Summit | null | http://andrewchen.typepad.com/andrew_chens_blog/2007/06/10_reasons_why_.html | 5 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
26,106 | bootload | 2007-06-03T09:23:45 | Tech camp for kids: Get the right fit | null | http://news.com.com/Tech+camps+for+kids+Get+the+right+fit/2100-1041_3-6188104.html | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
26,107 | bootload | 2007-06-03T09:24:31 | Advertisers put more value on visitors closer to home | null | http://www.mercurynews.com/businessheadlines/ci_5394311?nclick_check=1 | 2 | 0 | null | null | null | Failed after 3 attempts. Last error: Quota exceeded for quota metric 'Generate Content API requests per minute' and limit 'GenerateContent request limit per minute for a region' of service 'generativelanguage.googleapis.com' for consumer 'project_number:854396441450'. | Advertisers put more value on visitors closer to home | 2007-03-09T04:47:35Z | Constance Loizos | More and more Web 2.0 start-ups are running into a surprising problem: too many customers.
Make that too many customers in the wrong countries.
Although the Internet is a global medium, U.S. companies, which drive the vast majority of online advertising spending, shun users in many foreign countries.
“Outside of multinational advertising companies like Coca-Cola and Microsoft that have a worldwide presence, the value of an international audience is significantly less attractive for most U.S. advertisers, whose products and services are targeted to American audiences,” said Jeff Lanctot, vice president of media at digital advertising agency Avenue A.
“If you need to make money off your traffic, then some of the overseas stuff can be terrible,” added Scott Rafer, a serial entrepreneur who was chief executive of the blog-tracking start-up MyBlogLog until it was sold to Yahoo in January for $10 million.
San Francisco social-networking service Friendster highlights what’s happening. While Friendster’s user numbers are rising – 15 percent alone in the last three months – 22 percent of its users are from the Philippines, another 22 percent live in Malaysia, 20 percent are in Singapore and 12 percent live in Indonesia, according to Alexa, which provides information on Web traffic.
Those markets, while growing, remain undeveloped and are less attractive to advertisers, a snag that could cause problems for Friendster, which famously spurned a $30 million acquisition offer from Google in 2003 and has had a succession of chief executives since then.
Most of these companies, particularly those centered around user-generated content, don’t like to talk about this issue. After all, who wants to suggest some users are less valuable than others – even though it may be true?
Google didn’t respond to questions about its social-networking site, Orkut, but it’s conceivable the site no longer would exist if not for its deep-pocketed parent. Launched in 2004 from Google’s Mountain View headquarters, Orkut now receives 71 percent of its users from Brazil, according to Alexa, and “there are still no mechanisms for making money (online) in Brazil,” said Rafer.
Few U.S. users
Meanwhile, Fotolog, which operates an online community for downloading and sharing photographs from its home in New York, is in the same bind. It has virtually no U.S. users. Instead, 60 percent of its visitors live in either Chile or Argentina.
Fotolog also did not respond to a press request, but one venture capitalist who has met with the company suggests its traffic stopped his firm from helping provide the 5-year-old company a sixth round of venture funding.
“It might be exciting to say, `We have 150 percent year-over-year growth domestically, and 300 percent year-over-year growth internationally,'” said Lanctot. “That positions a company well. But that’s a long-term outlook, and as you know, it’s often about the short-term for these start-ups.”
Even London venture capitalist Barry Maloney acknowledges his firm, Benchmark Capital, with offices in Menlo Park, Europe and Israel, would be “very cautious” about funding a company that is mostly popular in places where there remains little in the way of online advertising dollars. “We’re not interested in lots of users, wherever they may be. We look at whether you can build a real business around the people using your site,” he said.
Not all companies with big overseas audiences are suffering. Take Bebo, on whose board Maloney sits. The San Francisco social-networking company is doing best in the United Kingdom, where 35 percent of its registered users live. That gives it a shot at an online advertising market that the U.K. Office of Communications estimates hit nearly $5 billion last year.
Learning from users
And other sites are using the traffic as a learning experience. New York-based WinkSite, a service that helps people turn their blogs into mobile Web sites, says 60 percent of its traffic derives from outside the United States, including Serbia and Montenegro. Rafer, chair of the company’s board, says that “we lose money on it” but adds that “we’re definitely learning from the folks overseas who are using the service and who are generally using mobile (services) more aggressively. So the $500 or $600 a month that we’re spending to support those people, that’s OK; we think it will come back to us at someday.”
Garrett Camp, co-founder of StumbleUpon, a 5-year-old start-up that invites its 2 million registered users to find and rate Web sites that match their interests, also sees advantages to traffic from around the world. The San Francisco start-up gets half its traffic outside the United States.
“Our users are still rating interesting pages and photos all the time,” said Camp. “No matter where they are, they’re still contributing valuable information to the system.”
Contact Constance Loizos at [email protected] or (408) 920-5920.
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