by Jeff Yablon | May 13, 2010 | Business Process
A couple of weeks ago, Apple bought Siri, a company that has developed “virtual assistant” software for the iPhone. Being familiar with both Siri and the virtual assistant market, when I heard about this I . . . shrugged. A virtual assistant helps you get...
by Jeff Yablon | May 12, 2010 | Business Process
Forgive me for lack of speed; I needed to let this one roll around in my head for a few days: Motorola is enjoying a business resurgence. Owing to their decision to start making SmartPhones based on the Google Android operating system, Motorola has become profitable...
by Jeff Yablon | May 11, 2010 | Business Process, Media
Yesterday I received an email from my sister. She had come across this video from CBS News: (if you don’t want to watch the video you can read the accompanying story here) The point of the story is simple: almost every copy machine in service today has a hard...
by Jeff Yablon | May 10, 2010 | Business Process, Marketing, Media
I’m neither a famous actor/celebrity type nor a dictator (although my kids might argue with the second half of that statement). But I use Twitter, and by now I hope you do, as well. There’s really no more effective way for a business to stay in touch with...
by Jeff Yablon | May 7, 2010 | Business Process, Media
This week I came across a survey that talks about people who text during sex. My immediate reaction was horror, thoughts about the decline of civilization, and the like. I thought about a piece I wrote last year when the results of a study on texting while driving...
