Comments for bitstrategist :: thoughts about 1s and 0s http://bitstrategist.com Mon, 30 Apr 2012 04:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Comment on Solutions in search of problems: A canary in the startup coalmine by Tom http://bitstrategist.com/2012/04/solutions-in-search-of-problems-a-canary-in-the-startup-coalmine/#comment-655 Tom Mon, 30 Apr 2012 04:44:00 +0000 http://bitstrategist.com/?p=2099#comment-655 I found some of this to be really great! "In the digital (and perhaps physical) world, people are usually satisfied with things that are good enough (i.e., they satisfice as opposed to maximize)." This statement really hit the nail on the head for a recent problem I was trying to solve. I found some of this to be really great!
“In the digital (and perhaps physical) world, people are usually satisfied with things that are good enough (i.e., they satisfice as opposed to maximize).”

This statement really hit the nail on the head for a recent problem I was trying to solve.

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]]> Comment on The misguided quest for the UX polymath by Ryan McCormack http://bitstrategist.com/2012/01/the-misguided-quest-for-the-ux-polymath/#comment-650 Ryan McCormack Thu, 15 Mar 2012 04:16:43 +0000 http://bitstrategist.com/?p=1817#comment-650 I don't disagree that breadth is always valuable from an individual perspective, and that learning is essential. It's something I strive for every day, because I think it gives a greater degree of empathy, and opens us up to extreme possibilities. I don’t disagree that breadth is always valuable from an individual perspective, and that learning is essential. It’s something I strive for every day, because I think it gives a greater degree of empathy, and opens us up to extreme possibilities.

]]> Comment on The misguided quest for the UX polymath by Loren Baxter http://bitstrategist.com/2012/01/the-misguided-quest-for-the-ux-polymath/#comment-649 Loren Baxter Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:04:00 +0000 http://bitstrategist.com/?p=1817#comment-649 While the quest to *hire* a polymath is like charging at windmills, the quest to *be* a polymath is a noble pursuit. Never stop learning! While the quest to *hire* a polymath is like charging at windmills, the quest to *be* a polymath is a noble pursuit. Never stop learning!

]]> Comment on Pinterest: The crack cocaine of digital consumption and sharing by kristy http://bitstrategist.com/2012/02/pinterest-the-crack-cocaine-of-digital-consumption-and-sharing/#comment-648 kristy Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:40:00 +0000 http://bitstrategist.com/?p=1933#comment-648 Sigh. And I didn't mean to comment as "promtacular." Sigh. And I didn’t mean to comment as “promtacular.”

]]> Comment on Pinterest: The crack cocaine of digital consumption and sharing by promtacular! http://bitstrategist.com/2012/02/pinterest-the-crack-cocaine-of-digital-consumption-and-sharing/#comment-647 promtacular! Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:38:00 +0000 http://bitstrategist.com/?p=1933#comment-647 But, there is a flip side to this that I know I'm not alone in:  I have actively spent more time "doing" things I've discovered on Pinterest (recipes and crafts, shopping in actual stores) than from any other singular site.  I don't disagree with anything you've written here, but I think that Pinterest is special in how much impact it's having on our off-line lives.   But, there is a flip side to this that I know I’m not alone in: 

I have actively spent more time “doing” things I’ve discovered on Pinterest (recipes and crafts, shopping in actual stores) than from any other singular site. 

I don’t disagree with anything you’ve written here, but I think that Pinterest is special in how much impact it’s having on our off-line lives.  

]]> Comment on Pinterest: The crack cocaine of digital consumption and sharing by bitstrategist http://bitstrategist.com/2012/02/pinterest-the-crack-cocaine-of-digital-consumption-and-sharing/#comment-646 bitstrategist Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:26:00 +0000 http://bitstrategist.com/?p=1933#comment-646 I definitely see your points...Life isn't nearly as fulfilling without both meals and desserts. We need each for different reasons, in different times and places. It's all good, as long as we don't wind up in a place where people mistake desserts for meals, or where that's all there is to eat. :-) I definitely see your points…Life isn’t nearly as fulfilling without both meals and desserts. We need each for different reasons, in different times and places. It’s all good, as long as we don’t wind up in a place where people mistake desserts for meals, or where that’s all there is to eat. :-)

]]> Comment on Pinterest: The crack cocaine of digital consumption and sharing by alizasherman http://bitstrategist.com/2012/02/pinterest-the-crack-cocaine-of-digital-consumption-and-sharing/#comment-645 alizasherman Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:18:00 +0000 http://bitstrategist.com/?p=1933#comment-645 I agree with your assessment of where things seem to be going, and I "predict" there will be a snap back of sorts, a backlash if you will, where we shed these increasingly trivial interactions and go deep again. But until that time, I think there is a place at this time for these "single-action" networks where there is little friction (and little depth) but merely bursts of connections and small interactions because, frankly, that is all our overloaded minds can handle at the moment. To turn eye candy into serendipitous moments of contact - brilliant. And satisfying if only for a moment.  I could have pinned about two dozen things in the time it took to read this post. This is the meal, much more fulfilling, satisfying and nutritious. But I still would like a little....dessert. We humans love our instant gratification. I agree with your assessment of where things seem to be going, and I “predict” there will be a snap back of sorts, a backlash if you will, where we shed these increasingly trivial interactions and go deep again. But until that time, I think there is a place at this time for these “single-action” networks where there is little friction (and little depth) but merely bursts of connections and small interactions because, frankly, that is all our overloaded minds can handle at the moment. To turn eye candy into serendipitous moments of contact – brilliant. And satisfying if only for a moment. 
I could have pinned about two dozen things in the time it took to read this post. This is the meal, much more fulfilling, satisfying and nutritious. But I still would like a little….dessert. We humans love our instant gratification.

]]> Comment on Don’t be a hamster: Own your routines by elaine http://bitstrategist.com/2011/11/dont-be-a-hamster-own-your-routines/#comment-636 elaine Thu, 01 Dec 2011 04:18:00 +0000 http://bitstrategist.com/?p=1741#comment-636 Well said. Routines grow stale when we lose sight of the greater context of what makes our lives fulfilling. When we're on vacation, most of us like to 'take it all in' because we're doing something outside of our normal routine - Being present makes our experiences so memorable. But if you live every day with purpose, you don't need vacations to realize a life of fulfilling experiences. Well said. Routines grow stale when we lose sight of the greater context of what makes our lives fulfilling. When we’re on vacation, most of us like to ‘take it all in’ because we’re doing something outside of our normal routine – Being present makes our experiences so memorable. But if you live every day with purpose, you don’t need vacations to realize a life of fulfilling experiences.

]]> Comment on Digital ecosystems: A framework for online business by Greg Green http://bitstrategist.com/2011/06/digital-ecosystems-a-framework-for-online-business/#comment-629 Greg Green Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:07:00 +0000 http://bitstrategist.com/?p=1527#comment-629 I like this analysis of the modern company's communications problem. Specifically the Domino's example, which when fuloly laid out does make you wonder how large a team of people they have managing all these components and what that costs. What would be the real impact if, for example, Domino's ditched twitter? Seriously, who cares what domino's tweets? What I've observed as a Micro ISV (Independent Software Vendor) is that user expectation is that all these components and the amazing ajax functionality that goes with them should also be available from small companies. "Let's just build a social collaboration portal, you know, a Website, all the documents and everything will go through there." one client said to me, with no knowledge of what this implied. So will this scale advantage enable larger companies to outpace the little ones who can never get that momentum because they can't hit all those customer touchpoints? Will the big only get bigger at the expense of the small? I like this analysis of the modern company’s communications problem. Specifically the Domino’s example, which when fuloly laid out does make you wonder how large a team of people they have managing all these components and what that costs. What would be the real impact if, for example, Domino’s ditched twitter? Seriously, who cares what domino’s tweets?

What I’ve observed as a Micro ISV (Independent Software Vendor) is that user expectation is that all these components and the amazing ajax functionality that goes with them should also be available from small companies. “Let’s just build a social collaboration portal, you know, a Website, all the documents and everything will go through there.” one client said to me, with no knowledge of what this implied.

So will this scale advantage enable larger companies to outpace the little ones who can never get that momentum because they can’t hit all those customer touchpoints? Will the big only get bigger at the expense of the small?

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