Are CIOs at risk of getting left behind on social media? Two recent surveys would seem to suggest that they are. Gartner’s survey of more than 2300 CIOs worldwide found that social media was a low priority (11th) for the majority of CIOs interviewed, while harmon.ie’s survey found that only 10 percent of CIOs in the Fortune 250 and … Continue reading
Last week, after much anticipation, Facebook finally filed for its Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the stock market and began the process of becoming a public market. Filing for an IPO requires Facebook to reveal the inner workings of its business to the public. The 150 page filing shows that Facebook has a US$3.7 billion … Continue reading
Much has been written lately about the role of new technology in helping to stimulate and transform the global economy from recession back to growth. One such article I read recently in the McKinsey Quarterly entitled The Second Economy, stated that ‘Every so often—every 60 years or so—a body of technology comes along and over … Continue reading
