Tech Beta Thoughts

While eating an apple today, I noticed a small bruise. I thought nothing of it and continued to eat the apple, leaving the small imperfection behind. Perhaps this is why so many new web companies have adopted the idea of releasing technology as "Beta" to the public, before all the bugs have been worked out. Most people can tolerate a hand full of small defects and still enjoy all the benefits of an unpolished product.

Long Tail of Technology on Ted Talks

I'm a big fan of the Ted talks. One in particular has caught my attention, Chris Anderson on Technology's Long Tail. One point I find interesting is the 20% adoption rate being critical mass for a new technology.

Been a while...

Its been a while since my last blog. Hopefully in the next few weeks I can get back to writing about marketing technology. Some of the topics I hope to cover in 2007 include:

• Quantify email marketing using web analytics
• SEO for rich media
  
• Optimizing pages for mobile search
• and many more...