Google is no Sophia Loren – more like Ugly Betty
There is no getting around it – Google sucks when it comes to the Social Web, or in marketing speak – Social Media. Unlike the other leaders in the field Google’s efforts have either…
Will Microsoft Be Lapped in the Race for Tablets?
By Art Fewell
Tablet PC’s are coming and they will come in a grand fashion. Over time touch based I/O and tablet form factors will become perhaps the most common computing experience for the average user. Microsoft…
Relax: The Corporate World Can’t Co-Opt Social Media
One of the recurring themes from this week’s EMC World conference was the extent to which corporations (including EMC) are incorporating elements of social media. I heard similar points from all sides: Independents were…
Hurricane Season Comes Early
Recent reports confirm that HP will not be releasing their tablet PC known as the “Slate” this summer. It appears that they will be focused on similar device which will run the Palm WebOS…
The Toxic Nature of Email
By Mark Suster
I haven’t written a blog post in a week. I travelled for a couple of days for work and decided to get some sleep on those days rather than staying up into the wee…
Mozilla at the Crossroads
By Jeff Nolan
Mozilla at the Crossroads from Venture Chronicles by Jeff Mozilla CEO John Lilly is stepping down from that role and leaving the nonprofit, a successor has not been announced. The only reason I am…
Talking Culture at EMC World with Joe Tucci and Jack Mollen
Joe Tucci and John Furrier talk about the evolution of EMC "(courtesy, Len Devanna) If you’re listening to the buzz (over 3500 EMC World Tweets so far), then you know there’s no shortage of…
EMC is Your Sherpa on the Journey to Converged Networks
I’ve spoken often on this blog about Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) as a great option for Converged Network technology. There have been a lot of discussions on the technical maturation of standards and…
RWW Mobile Summit
By Jeff Nolan
I went to the RWW Mobile Summit last Friday where in the true unconference style the attendees defined the agenda and developed the conference content at the day transpired. While moderate in size, it…
VPLEX: Redefining the Boundaries of the Data Center
In March, Pat Gelsinger introduced EMC’s vision for Virtual Storage (my blog post is here). Today, EMC announced the VPLEX family of products—the first new products that deliver on the vision. VPLEX is a…