Entries Categorized as 'consumerization'
by Jeffrey Mann | November 19, 2010 | 1 Comment
Symposium is usually an intense experience, and this year was no different. This year 3300 attended the event, a 21% increase over last year. It was the biggest EMEA Symposium in the last ten years. Close to 100 analysts did 200 presentations, almost 2200 1on1 meetings, and about 40 user roundtables. Personally, I did 26 [...]
Category: Events Strategic Planning being an analyst collaboration consumerization europe social media social software symposium Tags: conservative organizations, EMEA, social software, symposium. #gartnersym, Type C
by Jeffrey Mann | November 1, 2010 | 2 Comments
Today’s announcement that the Telegraaf Media Groep has acquired the company behind the Hyves social networking site is another troubling sign for locally-oriented media sites. Hyves has achieved quite good penetration in the Dutch market, with almost 11 million Dutch users, over half the total population. Despite its efforts, it hasn’t succeeded much in growing [...]
Category: Facebook Hyves consumerization europe social media social software Tags: consumer social networks, europe, Facebook, Holland, Hyves, Netherlands, social media, Telegraaf, TMG
by Jeffrey Mann | June 20, 2010 | 5 Comments
I haven’t been blogging or tweeting much in the last couple weeks. I’ve had my head down while getting the magic quadrant for externally-facing social software ready for review and finishing the bulk of work on the Cannes Symposium agenda. Neither of these are completely finished yet, but both are close enough for people to [...]
Category: being an analyst consumerization europe social software symposium Tags:
by Jeffrey Mann | February 9, 2010 | 1 Comment
You may not have realized it, but today is the third annual Safer Internet Day, a day to promote safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones, especially for children and young people around the world. The awkward name, doofy logo and stiff language quickly identify this as a government initiative (with [...]
Category: Cloud Facebook collaboration consumerization privacy security social media social software technology Tags: children on the Internet, EU, Facebook, Insafe, privacy, Safer Internet Day, social networking, social software
by Jeffrey Mann | January 21, 2010 | 1 Comment
The Internets are agog with speculation on numbers showing that the previously meteoric growth in Twitter users is beginning to sputter and slow down. Is this the end of the road for Twitter as the media darling? I’m not so sure. First, Hubspot’s measurements show that the rate of growth is slowing, not that Twitter [...]
Category: Twitter consumerization microblogging social media social software Tags: #SOTwitter, Hubspot, microblogging, twitter
by Jeffrey Mann | August 19, 2009 | 14 Comments
This is Hype Cycle season, which always leads to lots of comments on blogs and other social media sites. I wrote the Microblogging technology profile, and have been alternately bemused and amused about the reactions to its position this year. Talking about Twitter always generates reactions, especially on Twitter. This year, Microblogging (which includes the [...]
Category: Hype Cycle Twitter being an analyst blogging consumerization microblogging Tags: Hype Cycle, microblogging, twitter
by Jeffrey Mann | April 28, 2009 | 2 Comments
It’s odd to see a powerhouse like Facebook scrambling to become more like Twitter, a relative upstart with no visible means of revenue. The reported rejected acquisition bid could play a role in a “If you can’t buy them, copy them” way. But clearly, this is what is happening. First Facebook changed its user interface [...]
Category: Facebook Twitter consumerization microblogging social software Tags: business model, Facebook, openness, twitter
by Jeffrey Mann | February 10, 2009 | 6 Comments
Dissing anything Apple is one of the most dangerous things a blogger can do, but I feel obliged and justified. Baiting Apple fans is second only to criticizing open source as a way to generate vituperative comments. I have always had a mixed marriage with my wife preferring Macs and me needing to use Windows [...]
Category: Apple Personal consumerization Tags: Apple, ease of use, myths, UI, Windows
by Jeffrey Mann | February 1, 2009 | 6 Comments
This New York Times article reflects an issue that has been lurking at the back of my mind ever since I started using social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, Yammer, Linkedin and my infrequent private blog. While I’m not a really high volume poster, I like to share a fair amount of stuff on [...]
Category: Twitter blogging consumerization social software Tags: new york times, personas, security, social software, UI
by Jeffrey Mann | January 12, 2009 | 8 Comments
I’ve been using Twitter for the last ten months or so, and many people have asked me why. How can sending 140 character missives into the ether be a good thing? The simplest answer is that it’s fun. I enjoy coming up with quick little updates on what I am thinking about or doing, and [...]
Category: Twitter being an analyst blogging consumerization social software Tags: microblogging, social media, social software, twitter
