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    Defrag is Coming… started by loupaglia
    November 3rd and 4th will be here before we know it, and with it will come the second annual Defrag conference.  I had the pleasure of participating on a panel last year but I would be remiss in saying that simply attending was a fantastic experience.  The discussion spanned a nice set of topics and […]
    The Five Dysfunctions of a Team started by loupaglia
    I just completed reading this book by Patrick Lencioni.  In the world of business books, I rarely say this but this book is “absolutely phenomenal.”

    Lencioni uses a very engaging story-telling method to convey the real problems any business team and particularly executive leadership teams face.  It is an incredibly fast read, I read it in […]
    Twitter Issues, Tissues for Short started by loupaglia
    Two facts are known through the web and tech community regarding Twitter: 1) It has quickly moved from a simple ‘what are you doing?’ tool to the poster-child of the micro-blogging phenomenon 2) It has been having huge scaling issues which has been causing service outages over the past several months. Both facts […]
    Google Heads started by loupaglia
    Yet another very obvious sign that Google is having a profound effect on our society and culture. I believe we all need help. A cute video from 2006.
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    Negatives of Recommendation Systems started by loupaglia
    For the most part, I’ve been impressed with Amazon’s e-commerce capabilities: reviews, book recommendations and very often, their algorithmic book bundling system. However, I have now witnessed one that has gone terribly wrong. My wife bought the book on tape, The Lady and The Panda.

    In this particular case, Amazon’s algorithm went terribly ary:
    Check […]
    Metrics-Driven Innovation started by loupaglia
    Recently Marissa Mayer spoke at the Google Developer I/O Conference. This video has been promoted elsewhere but I thought it was worthwhile to promote again. The elements of web innovation and design approach, using Split A/B testing and the value of metrics is simply too important in our industry to go unnoticed. […]
    Why does Microsoft Need to Play in Search? started by loupaglia
    Should I get my MBA? started by loupaglia
    Interestingly, I received the same question this week from four different people.  Thought I would write a post on the topic.

    Truth be told, there is not a standard answer that applies to everyone.  If there is anything that is clear now, it is that all people are on different paths and often end up at […]
    Welcome to the Land of Irrationality started by loupaglia
    My morning today started with a cup of coffee and seeing Robert Scoble’s tweet and related post regarding the rumors flying around Microsoft/Yahoo and possibly Microsoft/Facebook, started via John Furrier’s post.  And I found myself in sheer disbelief.  Not because I do not think Microsoft isn’t being intelligent about its online strategy.  Not because of […]
    Twitter, the layman’s explanation started by loupaglia
    Best layman explanation that I have seen regarding Twitter yet. Found it via Fred Wilson on Delicious.
    Twitter in Plain English from leelefever on Vimeo.
    Since demonstrating the value of Twitter to a number of colleagues a few weeks back, I have seen more and more people I know entering the world of Twitter. Some […]
    user experience, great explanation started by loupaglia
    A co-worker sent me this to me weeks ago as one of the better examples he’s seen of explaining the real point of user experience. I just now got to take a good look at it and they did an excellent job in the overview. And they do it with what has become […]
    You’re Out There, Now What? started by loupaglia
    Two posts in a row regarding thoughts from Gary Vaynerchuk (@garyvee over at Twitter).  Yesterday, he had a passionate video post about the web’s impacts (or should I say disclosures) of people’s identities and true selves on the web.  I found it very relevant.  Particularly because earlier in the day Jeremiah Owyang (@jowyang over at […]
    what once was is no longer started by loupaglia
    I always find this funny, and it quite related to some of my views regarding the Yahoo! situation a few days back. Here is an excerpt from today’s NYTimes, “Amid Hurdles at AOL, Chief of Its Parent Is Open To A Deal“:

    AOL still enjoys many advantages that most companies can only dream about, […]
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