Posts tagged “microsoft”
Got Culture?
Douglas Bowman, a damned fine designer, just quit his job at Google due to basic, deep-set cultural differences: When a company is filled with engineers, it turns to engineering to solve problems. Reduce each decision to a simple logic problem. Remove all subjectivity and just look at the data. Data in your favor? Ok, launch […]
Read on...Where is the Love?
Since when does Microsoft get it? Sure, the ways in which the internet changes the relationship between advertisers and consumers isn’t exactly breaking news, but Microsoft’s new ad is the best and most humourous summary of the changes that I’ve seen so far. Of course the authenticity of the blog to the movie is so […]
Read on...The Real Future of Shopping
Loyal readers are already aware of the OTTO Store and my part in creating it. In a past post I questioned whether this is the future of shopping or not, but left the question unanswered. Well, the answer’s simple. No. It’s not. What is the future of shopping? Step right this way and I’ll explain […]
Read on...Blending the Future of Shopping
It’s out, it’s official, and I’m finally allowed to discuss it: the project on which I’ve spent a fair bit of time in the last six months is online. Almost anyone who reads this blog is certain to have at least a vague idea of how a web site comes into being, but most of […]
Read on...The Future of Shopping?
Today, Windows Vista appeared in, according to Bill, 39,000 stores. Quite possibly a big deal for many people who spend as much time in front of a computer as I do, but not for me, at least not when compared to the launch of the OTTO Store.
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