Jack Santos

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Musings: The Amplification of Communication

by Jack Santos  |  January 25, 2012  |  2 Comments

I love how the fragmentation of communication is actually moving away from appropriate use, and moving to duplicative use, amplifying  the total volume of messages on the planet — while real content or  (more accurately) unique thought  is growing in proportion to population growth – no small number by itself.  This has probably been a [...]

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The One Company Country

by Jack Santos  |  June 3, 2011  |  Comments Off

The recent spat of bad news about Nokia  brings pause.  Two years or so ago I met with the CIO and staff, and presented them with dire predictions.  If it wasn’t mid-winter, they would have thrown me in the lake.  Even then I was prepared for an ice bath.  But there was no question that [...]

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Unplug, Unfollow, Dropout – and Focus

by Jack Santos  |  March 14, 2011  |  Comments Off

Kudos to the folks at Computerworld for having the strength of character to not have a huge wireless infrastructure at their Premier 100 event last week in Palm Springs. CIOs liked it. A lot. It was an opportunity, for 2 days, to focus.  Unlike many events that greet you with a bank of PCs, and [...]

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Internet Video, Comcast, and the FCC

by Jack Santos  |  August 30, 2010  |  Comments Off

Today’s Wall Street Journal had an article about he intense scrutiny Comcast is under for its purchase of NBC. An excerpt for Comcast’s filing stated: “Comcast, on the other hand, argues that Internet video won’t be a direct competitor to cable any time soon, removing any incentive for it to cut off online competitors’ access [...]

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Wireless (Caffeine-free) vs. Wired (Expresso)

by Jack Santos  |  August 24, 2010  |  Comments Off

A few months back I had a discussion (read: gentlemanly disagreement) with a colleague that was chastising me for having cut the cord – I was, at the time, all wireless all the time.  Cell phone as a primary phone, separate iPhone with a tethered option, 3G card for the laptop, 3G/Wi-Fi router for guest access. [...]

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