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Google Getting Kicked in the Apps?

September 14, 2010 By Dan Brodie Leave a Comment
GoogsVerizon

MG Siegler over at TechCrunch is reporting that Verizon will be installing their own app store on Android devices running on their network. It appears that Android has given power back to the carriers that had originally been wrestled away with the launch of the iPhone/AT&T plan in 2007. While the more technically inclined people may view this as "free" most consumers will view this as confusing. The fragmentation nightmare is just beginning for Google's Android platform and it will only get worse. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Tech, Tech News

Alignment and Execution

September 14, 2010 By Dan Brodie Leave a Comment
Success by Execution

At BuildDirect, there are many things we do that are strategically right. Our culture pervades the atmosphere here in our office not only making it one of the top, most sought after places to work but making it a place you "love" to work. The team is built of "A" players actively helping the company capture market share in one of the worst markets in the past hundred years. Our culture and values, our goals, in fact, the essence of who we are as a company has never been more aligned than now. Alignment is important because execution matters. Some things you choose to execute on will fail. That's a fact of life. Taking bold action and executing with precision is better than not taking action at all. However, taking action with poor execution can lead to the same or worse results as doing nothing. I was reflecting today on an article in the New Yorker written by Jose Antonio Vargas about Facebook. In the article, Chris Cox, Facebook’s vice-president of product, said “Getting … [Read more...]

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How TV Will Change the World

August 31, 2010 By Dan Brodie Leave a Comment
The Eight Track Tape Player

More so than in any other time over the last 4 decades of my life have I seen technology moving at such a rapid pace. As head of our amazing IT team at BuildDirect, I get to sample and test some great cutting-edge technology. This technology is generally related to our ecommerce site, our supply chain and distribution technology, our order fulfillment systems, VoIP, mobile devices and applications, sales/marketing/finance advancements or improvements, and many more areas. With so many new and exciting things being developed and implemented, it's often easy to get lost in such a diverse and rapidly changing technological landscape. Part of my job is to ensure our executive team also remains up-to-date with the latest and greatest technology. To that extent, I try to provide them with tools that not only make them familiar with new technology but the technology needs to seamlessly integrate with their work flow and productivity. In many ways it often changes their work flow directly. More … [Read more...]

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The iPad Tax and “Saving” the News: or How Not To.

June 3, 2010 By Dan Brodie Leave a Comment
Asa Mathat/All Things D

Jeff Jarvis, author of "What Would Google Do?", wrote a great article today over at the NY Post outlining the Federal Trade Commission's efforts to "save" journalism. As Jeff points out, the FTC "only circles its wagons around old newspapers and their fading business models." Here are some of the "solutions" that Jeff summarized: Expanding copyright law and restricting the doctrine of fair comment to benefit legacy publishers. Granting antitrust exemptions to allow publishers to collude on pricing to consumers and to business partners. Giving news organizations tax exemptions. Subsidizing news organizations by increasing government funding to public broadcasting; establishing an AmeriCorps to pay reporters; giving news companies tax credits for employing journalists; creating a national fund for local news, and giving the press an increased postal subsidy. Personally, I find the antitrust exemptions troubling. On the other hand, that type of collusion could simply … [Read more...]

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