Drinking Verizon Droid ‘s Business Change Kool-Aid

Posted on November 11, 2009 by --Jeff Yablon/The Answer Guy-- Business Change & SEO Consultant — No Comments ↓

OK, folks, let’s be clear: I Hate Texting. Nothing has changed, got it?

And although I use them and tell you regularly that failing to do so carries tremendous peril to your business, I’m still not a big fan of either Facebook or Twitter, either. Again . . . no change.

But I’m in. I’ve started using a Verizon / Google Droid, and it’s amazingly good.

This isn’t a product review. I used to do them, both for IYM Software Review and as The Computer Answer Guy, but this is not one. I’m just saying that business change can be managed, and the Droid is the best way of managing the changing communications landscape that I’ve seen. As I said a few weeks ago, it won’t kill the iPhone, but it’s so good that it should.

That’s it . . . I wanted you to know that I drink my own Kool Aid, and was just waiting for the right tool to come along so that my business change could be managed the way it needs to be . . . carefully.

Now go manage yours.

Related to This Story:

• Texting Causes Botched Surgical Procedures
• iPhone Traffic now Less Than Android Traffic
• Google Kills The Droid? Nah. But Verizon Just Did.
• iPhone vs. Droid vs. Nexus One, From a Real Person
• Uh-Oh! Android 2.0.1 Update Breaks DROID Wi-Fi with WEP Encryption
• Who Backs Up Your Data When There Are No Files?

Tagged with: droid, Google, texting, verizon
Posted in business change

0 comments on “Drinking Verizon Droid ‘s Business Change Kool-Aid”

37 Pings/Trackbacks for "Drinking Verizon Droid ‘s Business Change Kool-Aid"

1. Tweets that mention Drinking the Kool-Aid: Verizon's Business Change Droid -- Topsy.com says:

   November 11, 2009 at 7:28 pm

   [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Jeff Yablon, hate texting. hate texting said: Drinking the #Droid Kool Aid. It's surprisingly yummy: http://bit.ly/1sbxyt [...]
2. SplashID Android Upgrade: A Very Bad Business Change says:

   November 13, 2009 at 5:29 pm

   [...] I’ve recently started using a Google/Verizon Droid SmartPhone. Running the Google Android operating system, it is one slick toy, and having waited as long as I could to make the jump I believe I’ve made the right choice. [...]
3. Business Change That Saves Newspapers? Rupert Mursoch says "Kindle" says:

   November 18, 2009 at 1:06 pm

   [...] whatever), we also learn to add content to them. It’s true; I have more media streaming into my Droid then I ever read simply because “there’s an app for [...]
4. Harry Potter is a Better Salesman Than You says:

   December 6, 2009 at 9:24 am

   [...] ones learn to shorten their hours to . . . maybe sixty per week, but business is never far away; my Droid alerts me to things I’ve told it are important every thirty minutes or [...]
5. Uh-Oh! Android 2.0.1 Update Breaks DROID Wi-Fi with WEP Encryption says:

   December 11, 2009 at 11:51 am

   [...] with WEP Encryption Author: The Answer Guy ( Jeff Yablon )  |  Category: Uncategorized I Love My Droid. It truly simplifies my life and makes me more productive. As mentioned before I don’t love [...]
6. Business Change Coopetition in the iTunes Store with Bing and Android says:

   December 16, 2009 at 12:04 pm

   [...] is where things get interesting. As a Droid /  Android user, I’m not that interested in a Bing application. I already have all the [...]
7. Nexus One, Google, Android: Phone Business Change? None!. says:

   January 6, 2010 at 11:50 am

   [...] contract. And they’ve done exactly that. The Nexus One is very, very cool, leap-frogging even my beloved Droid in a few areas (while falling short in a few [...]
8. Is Blogging OVER? Business Change Moves Fast. says:

   January 21, 2010 at 12:20 pm

   [...] It isn’t always easy, and the way I approach the task of keeping up on all that reading varies (as it should). Some things get mailed to me. Some show up in my e-mail or browser. And others come to me through an RSS feed (you can receive this feed by subscribing here) and land in my Droid SmartPhone. [...]
9. Apple Introduces ... a Giant Binky. Welcome to iPad Mania! says:

   January 28, 2010 at 12:42 pm

   [...] be keeping my Droid. Related Posts:Google, Android, Nexus One: Phone Business Change? None!iPhone vs. Droid vs. Nexus [...]
10. Business Change Revenue: Kindle, iPad, and Survival says:

    January 29, 2010 at 8:37 am

    [...] the Kindle to remain relevant when we can do everything from one. I can already read e-books on my Droid, for example, as can iPod users on their phones, so why would I need to carry a [...]
11. If There Are No Files How Do You Back Up Your Data? says:

    February 2, 2010 at 10:05 am

    [...] you know, I’m a Droid user. The device truly makes my life easier, 0rganization-wise, or I would have stuck with my old [...]
12. Apple Fears Android, Mentioning it Banned from iPhone Apps says:

    February 4, 2010 at 2:28 pm

    [...] competition, so not wanting iPhone apps to mention Android (it’s the software running the Droid, the Nexus One, etc.) “makes sense”. But telling a vendor / partner that mentioning an [...]
13. OK, REALLY ... How Important is Twitter / Social Networking? says:

    February 5, 2010 at 11:16 am

    [...] follow only about 50 people. Their tweets should up on my Droid. I scroll through them and scan for useful information, but let’s be honest: I miss a bunch. [...]
14. Mobile World Congress: No Business Change in Phone Apps says:

    February 17, 2010 at 8:31 am

    [...] of time. Which is too bad, because I sure do wish I could run the Answer Guy Central iPhone App on my Droid. Related Posts:Apple Fears Android, Mentioning it Banned from iPhone Apps.Apple Virus Found!Does [...]
15. The Droid is Already Dead, and Google Killed It says:

    February 24, 2010 at 9:21 am

    [...] from being a Droid user and being in sour-grapes mode, maybe you think I shouldn’t care. You’d be wrong. [...]
16. Droid Gets Android 2.1! Err...Not So Fast... says:

    April 1, 2010 at 7:06 pm

    [...] what ever happened to the Android 2.1 upgrade for Droid that Verizon promised on January 6 when Google’s Nexus One was released? Remember when they [...]
17. Beginning, or Beginning of the End?: Apple iPhone OS 4.0 says:

    April 9, 2010 at 10:48 am

    [...] couple of years for Google’s Android operating system and made popular on devices like the Droid, and make no mistake: Apple had to address the problems in iPhone OS. So hooray for Jobs & [...]
18. Google to Bring Nexus One to Verizon? Just Another Lie. says:

    April 26, 2010 at 11:40 am

    [...] Remember back when Google launched the Nexus One SmartPhone and told us we should expect to see “their” phone on every major phone network? I commented at the time that the Google Phone looked like way less business change than Google wanted us to believe they were creating, and later told you that Google’s fragmentation of the Android Operating System might kill phones they were less attached to, like the Verizon Droid. [...]
19. Try a Software Disciplinarian: To-Do Lists Make You Do Less says:

    April 27, 2010 at 11:28 am

    [...] Pilot about a month before they hit the street in the summer of 1996. Of course, I’ve been using a Droid since late last [...]
20. Doing What You Promise: The Best Way To Grow Your Business says:

    April 29, 2010 at 10:50 am

    [...] travel during my business day. I carry my Droid and from it I can manage a lot of what has to get done while I’m out. But sometimes I need to [...]
21. Android Traffic Now Higher Than iPhone Traffic says:

    May 4, 2010 at 9:25 am

    [...] it pretty clear how I feel about the iPhone, and I’ve been a loud supporter of Android since I started using a Droid last November. But there’s only the slightest tinge of “I told you so” in me telling you about [...]
22. Uncontrolled Business Change: Motorola As a Software Company says:

    May 12, 2010 at 9:41 am

    [...] on the hardware and using someone else’s (free!) software. The Verizon (Motorola / Google) Droid sold many millions of units. Motorola is back, [...]
23. Here Come the 4G Phones!...And Kiss Flat Rates Data Goodbye says:

    May 28, 2010 at 8:39 am

    [...] but as a fairly heavy user of a 3G Droid SmartPhone I’m skeptical. This is all about getting more [...]
24. LogMeIn Android: You Can and You Should Aren't the Same says:

    June 24, 2010 at 10:23 am

    [...] of the beautiful things about using SmartPhones like the iPhone, or my Android-based Droid is that I can now access my computer from literally anywhere, and I don’t even need to carry [...]
25. The Key To Great Customer Service: Setting Expectations says:

    January 12, 2011 at 7:19 pm

    [...] with the Motorola S305.What did work, though, was that I could pair the Motorola S305 with my Droid SmartPhone. And when I did that I discovered something very cool: If I was playing music on my Droid and a [...]
26. Apps Are Good. Software Is Bad. Business Change Impact: HUGE says:

    January 24, 2011 at 5:10 pm

    [...] to play with software the way I did in the days when I wrote IYM Software Review.As you know, I’m a Droid user. And while I still use computers way more than my SmartPhone, it’s on my Droid that I tinker, [...]
27. Google Reigning In Android Fragmentation—Maybe says:

    April 7, 2011 at 11:14 am

    [...] been an Android user since Verizon, Motorola, and Google got together and released the original Droid. While my SmartPhone has begun feeling slow and bloated as it’s aged and I’ve added app [...]
28. Starbucks On Android: The App That Takes (Don't Do This) says:

    June 17, 2011 at 10:25 am

    [...] is pulling music over my SmartPhone connection constantly, and CardioTrainer is using the GPS in my Droid to check and recheck my position every couple of seconds and do calculations on my [...]
29. More on The Daily Deal: Now, You Need an App For That! says:

    June 30, 2011 at 9:58 am

    [...] useful as I find my Smartphone, one thing I’ve been aware of ever since I drank the Verizon Droid Kool-Aid is that I need to pay attention to how it works (that is, what Apps I have installed and what they [...]
30. Google Buys Motorola. Android Become The Brooklyn Bridge says:

    August 15, 2011 at 11:19 am

    [...] Google got together with Verizon and Motorola almost two years ago to release the Droid, they kick-started their push into SmartPhones and mobile connectivity and search. Google’s [...]
31. I Never Thought I'd Say This: Twitter Innovates Advertising. says:

    August 18, 2011 at 1:41 am

    [...] on Twitter. I follow just a few dozen people, and I receive constant updates of their postings on my Droid, but still I know I’m missing most of what most of the people I follow have to say. [...]
32. Mobile Phones, Car Dealers, Three-Ways, The Wall of Shame says:

    December 29, 2011 at 1:14 pm

    [...] own agendas, and the customer becomes an afterthought. I alluded to this phenomenon right after I started using an Android phone in November of 2009; when something when wrong with WiFi upon a software upgrade, I couldn’t [...]
33. (Half-Baked Reviews and ...) The Decline of Journalism says:

    January 17, 2012 at 9:49 am

    [...] still a big piece of computer geek floating around inside me (and I had stuff to transfer from my Droid to the Galaxy Nexus SmartPhone), I spent some time playing over the [...]
34. Botched Surgery? A Lot Like Car Crashes (Blame Texting) says:

    January 19, 2012 at 1:49 pm

    [...] by things they don’t understand. And business change needs to be managed. I remember when I started using my Droid being accused by my girlfriend of being obsessed. I was—with understanding it. Once I had that [...]
35. If You Pay Them, Google Will Make The Internet More Secure says:

    March 9, 2012 at 11:54 am

    [...] love Google . . . except when I hate them. And I use a bunch of their software, including my beloved Droid. But moves like this make me more scared than happy or [...]
36. Older People: Too Set In Their Ways To Use SmartPhones? says:

    March 26, 2012 at 12:19 pm

    [...] also been effusive in my praise of the Droid ever since I started using one last November. Really I’m praising the Android operating system; I believe that between its features, [...]
37. Kindle, Nook eReaders Turn Business Change to Business Chaos says:

    April 16, 2012 at 12:29 pm

    [...] short time after I started using a Droid, I found myself in the middle of a “what’s the real-world impact of the decisions I [...]