Don Dodge on The Next Big Thing

December 2006 - Posts

• 10:55 AM Wednesday, December 20, 2006
  Dec 20 Wed

  Predictions on what will be hot in 2007

  My prediction for the top 5 hot areas for 2007 should be no surprise to regular readers of my blog. Online Video / TV - YouTube burst onto the scene in a big way last year paving the way for consumer generated video. BrightCove is my pick for the commercial Read More...
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• 09:11 AM Friday, December 15, 2006
  Dec 15 Fri

  Focus on the CUSTOMER, not the competitor - Jeff Raikes

  Many companies are obsessed with a competitor when they should be obsessively focused on their customers . It is a common mistake made by companies large and small. The Guardian Unlimited has a fascinating interview with Jeff Raikes , President of Microsoft Read More...
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• 03:33 PM Friday, December 08, 2006
  Dec 08 Fri

  Jon Udell joins Microsoft Channel 9

  Jon Udell is leaving InfoWorld and joining Microsoft. He will join the same group (Channel 9) where Robert Scoble worked. I met Jon 5 years ago when I was at Groove Networks and Jon was writing for InfoWorld. Jon not only writes about technology, he is Read More...
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• 10:32 PM Monday, December 04, 2006
  Dec 04 Mon

  Microsoft Expression - tools for designers to work with developers

  Microsoft today announced Expression Studio tools for designers and creative people. These tools work cleanly with the Visual Studio suite of tools for developers. The idea behind Expression Studio is to provide designers tools to prototype the User Interface Read More...
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• 09:18 AM Monday, December 04, 2006
  Dec 04 Mon

  Tubes from Adesso - a cool new way to share files

  In a previous blog I spoke about a cool new app coming from Adesso Systems called Tubes. Well, I just got a sneak peak of the soon to be announced public beta of Tubes... and I am impressed! Tubes from Adesso Systems is a really cool new way to share Read More...
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• 11:19 AM Friday, December 01, 2006
  Dec 01 Fri

  Is Microsoft driving innovation?

  The Wall Street Journal asks " Is Microsoft Driving Innovation or Playing Catch-up with Rivals?" People tend to confuse invention with innovation , as the WSJ has here. They use the words interchangeably, but they are very different. Robert Scoble debated Read More...
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