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Viewing habits are changing, inexorably. Insofar as the networks' business model remains premised on traditional linear TV viewing, they are vulnerable to disruption. But vulnerable doesn't necessarily mean doomed. Read more »

So, AWS gets the credit when it comes to vision and execution. In many respects, they deserve the success that they have been enjoying. However, those in the world of technology understand far too well that success is often temporary. Read more »

Businesses are increasingly moving to the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) model in an effort to please employees and trim the costs of mobile deployments. But the emergence of a new strategy suggests some businesses may want to pay for some of those new gadgets after all. Read more »

In this Weekly Update, I take a look at the Hub approach to community work spaces and office sharing, which focuses on programming not just desks and wif. Read more »

Unlike Apple TV, which is largely about on-demand content, Amazon has a number of assets that could significantly enhance the linear TV experience if incorporated into a set-top box that worked in conjunction with a tablet. Read more »

I was heads down working last week, catching up with the world in the way that always follows international travel (I was in Lisbon the week before: see The Future Of Work In A Social World – Part 1). So I was somewhat distracted, and merely logged a long list of announcements from product companies [...] Read more »

The best guess about Pivotal right now is that they provide some good technology in an already crowded market, and they’ll have a huge amount of trouble finding the right message to sell it against the existing players. While there will be some penetration into enterprises, specifically, those that already leverage VMware and EMC, which is pretty much everybody, the value that this technology brings in terms of game changing innovation likely won’t be there. Read more »

Developers this week quickly snapped up the first two Firefox OS smartphones to hit the market. And there are some other reasons to believe Mozilla's new platform could have a big impact on the over the next few years. Read more »

As First Solar appears to have finally turned the corner toward sustainable growth, it has a shot to make inroads into the rooftop market with its TetraSun acquisition. Read more »

Most of the time, writing about social business revolves around foreground activities, like how people might use new tools, or actions that leaders can take to coax a company’s culture along, step by step. But a few things from last week cause me to reflect on the possibilities for social tools and practices that take [...] Read more »