Google recently launched Knol. It is essentially a Wikipedia where authors can build up a personal brand. In addition, they can even monetize pages they author via, surprise surprise, Google Ads. Personally, I think the concept is brilliant. It plays on everyone’s need to feel special and that can’t hurt participation. As I dove deeper… Read More
Author: Paul
a.k.a.:ppedrazzi
Great Customer Service
Ok, this post may not be what you expect from our blog, but I had to share two great examples of excellent customer service that I experienced recently. It is my opinion that excellent service is ever important in this time of low switching costs and doing it right has approximately zero marginal cost. Example… Read More
Mix is Live
Today is a big day for Oracle and our team. We have been cranking pretty hard for the last 6 weeks to get here. Where are we you ask? We’ll, I like to think of it as camp. Y’know in those everest trips how the teams have to reach a series of camps before their… Read More
Why 2.0 Didn’t Start in the Enterprise
As I was sitting down with the family enjoying some Baskin Robbins (Peanut Butter Chocolate rules!) last night I began to wonder why all this cool new “2.0” stuff didn’t originate in the existing companies providing software to enterprises? Since the new web is a lot about enabling people to share information, it seems likely… Read More
McAfee’s Own 9x Problem
As I sat this week at the Gartner conference, I had the opportunity to hear Andrew McAfee speak about Enterprise 2.0. One of the things I enjoyed hearing live was the 9x problem. He has written about it before, but the phenomenon is that we tend to overestimate the value of current solutions by 3x… Read More
The Wisdom of Eight Year Olds
Last weekend I was at my nephew’s 8th birthday party. As luck would have it, my sister had placed out a few jars of candy with a pen and paper so the kids could guess the number of items in each jar. The usual suspects of jelly bellies, gum, and mints were all there, with… Read More
Office 2.0 Conference Review
Last Thursday and Friday I was at the Office 2.0 Conference in SF held at the St. Regis hotel. The event came off as a success and I enjoyed the venue, meeting new people and sharing my thoughts on the Enterprise Collaboration panel. I especially thought Dan Farber did a nice job keeping us on… Read More
Everything New is a Swimming Pool
Yesterday, I was having one of my usual days. Trying to convince people that we need to do something different and getting blocked at every turn. It’s incredible that no matter how good the idea, it will always be met with a challenge. It got me thinking…Are there any ideas that are SO good, that… Read More
Enterprise 2.0 Is Different, Wan’t to Know Why?
Like most people interested in 2.0, I have been at this web thing for a while. From the days of dialing into BBS systems, to Mosaic, all the way to the beautiful Interfest we have today of Facebook, Flickr, and much more. As I talk to people looking to take some of this digital goodness… Read More
Find Me at the Office 2.0 Conference
Next week is the Office 2.0 Conference made immortal by their offer of free iphones to all participants. The conference looks to have a good mix of participation and as luck would have it, I’ll be speaking on a panel covering Enterprise 2.0 Collaboration. That session is Friday afternoon, but you can see the entire… Read More
Why Social Networks Don’t Work for Business
Web 2.0 seems to get all the press these days. I kinda feel sorry for its less popular stepchild known as Enterprise 2.0. It smacks of some suit trying so hard to be cool and hip, but alas, we all know that enterprise software will never be the coolest thing around. I have yet to… Read More
Oracle Open World Session Update
Looks like the illustrious events team has locked down session times. If you are interested in our sessions, they are both on Monday. Feel free to include them in your personalized agenda. Here are the details: Mon. Nov. 12 – 3:15-4:15pm S292186 Oracle and Web 2.0: Applying the Principles of Social Networks, Collaboration, and the… Read More
Our First Podcast
I was recently asked by Justin Kestlyn of OTN fame to participate in a techcast. It’s a short conversation around AppsLab, our charter and gives some insight into our projects and what we are all about. Take a listen if interested. -Paul
Interesting view on the enterprise and social networking.
” Will IBM compete with Facebook/Web 2.0? | Irregular Enterprise | ZDNet.com
Interesting view on the enterprise and social networking.
” Will IBM compete with Facebook/Web 2.0? | Irregular Enterprise | ZDNet.com
Interesting view on the enterprise and social networking.
» Will IBM compete with Facebook/Web 2.0? | Irregular Enterprise | ZDNet.com
Interesting view on the enterprise and social networking.
Oracle Gets Social
Here on the AppsLab team we have always been big believers in the power of people as a design point in applications. My personal background is in the portal space, and for years we preached people-centric. In those days, it meant a user had a configurable homepage with all the content they cared about in… Read More
Oracle, delivered…
Need your daily dose of Oracle? I ran across some cool RSS feeds to keep track of what’s going on. I personally read the Corporate News and the Application News. Of course you can always add our feed as well if you’re feeling lucky. If you have other cool Oracle feeds I haven’t seen, post… Read More
Join Us at Oracle OpenWorld 2007
Registration is now open for Oracle OpenWorld 2007. The conference will be held November 11-15 in San Francisco, CA. If you were there last year, you know hotels booked up fast, so get moving – I am not sharing a room. If you get a chance, join us at our session: Oracle and the New… Read More