Saying “I don’t know” can be one of the smartest, empowering, and most liberating things you can say during a pivotal point in any meeting. As I feel I have enough meetings (lifetime) under my belt to begin to comment on what works and what doesn’t – nothing glaringly stands out like the power of [...]
I Don’t Know
http://www.ericgfriedman.com/2009/04/28/i-dont-know/
Behavior, naming, and the Streets of Tomorrow
Image via Wikipedia I have been thinking about naming conventions for products and services lately and how user behavior should influence these decisions. As more services, products, people, and ideas come online – search engines try to help users find this data by surfacing these web pages after someone queries the engine. As you go [...]
http://www.ericgfriedman.com/2009/04/27/behavior-naming-and-the-streets-of-tomorrow/
Move technology to invisibility
Move technology to invisibility This is a quote from Kevin Kelly in his book The New Rules for the New Economy in which he goes on to explain: Computer technology is undergoing the same disappearance. If the information revolution succeeds, the standalone desktop computer will eventually vanish. Its chips, its lines of connection, even its [...]
http://www.ericgfriedman.com/2009/04/14/move-technology-to-invisibility/
The Lifetime lift
I have spoken to a few people recently who tell me they were able to accomplish great things, move mountains, or “make it rain” simply by making a few phone calls. I always congratulate them, but I do not think they are giving themselves enough credit. When you have been working for any amount of [...]
http://www.ericgfriedman.com/2009/04/10/the-lifetime-lift/
Quotable Bloggers from 2008
Adam Singer recently published a list of inspirational quotes from bloggers, and was humbled to see that I was included. I am certainly in the company of some of the better bloggers and marketing and technology thinkers – a full list is below as well as the presentation. Bloggers quoted: Chris Brogan, Seth Godin, Eric [...]
http://www.ericgfriedman.com/2009/03/31/quotable-bloggers-from-2008/
Internet Explorer 8 and the History of the Web
Internet Explorer 8 officially launched recently and Bradley and Montgomery (BaM), the innovative independent agency behind Microsoft’s Mojave Experiment, released a humorous video created to promote the launch of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 8. From the release: Ben Carlson, Chief Strategy Officer of BaM, explains the thinking behind the campaign, “Almost everything you’ve experienced on the [...]
http://www.ericgfriedman.com/2009/03/23/internet-explorer-8-and-the-history-of-the-web/



