Tag archive for ‘History’
The importance of evolution over revolution…. just ask Facebook
One thing Facebook has learnt in the last few days is the importance of incremental updates rather than one large revolution in design. In a recent survey 94% of Facebook users said they disliked the new site design and Facebook for the first time ever announced that they were listening to users and are going [...]
A little economic knowledge is a dangerous thing…
One conclusion can be drawn from the current economic crisis… no one has a clue what to do. From Keynesian ‘Fiscal Stimulation’ (Plowing money into the economy to sustain jobs and ride the way through the recession until things pick up again. The famous quote is ‘putting money in bottles and burying them underground’ to [...]
Why Apple will rot whilst Microsoft prosper
The recent ‘Steve Jobs health scare’ caused chaos to Apple stock. The seemingly endless list of triumphs for the company, which is performing better than ever before, was deemed irrelevant in comparison to speculation that it’s benevolent leader could be suffering from a second bout of cancer.
Many were questioning what relevance Steve’s health had to [...]