Comments for Go Big Always | Go Big Always http://www.gobigalways.com You Make Big Happen. Sun, 16 Oct 2011 18:52:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Productivity software should learn from game design by Melinda http://www.gobigalways.com/?p=73#comment-368 Melinda Sun, 16 Oct 2011 18:52:13 +0000 http://gobigalways.com/productivity-software-should-learn-from-game-design/#comment-368 Sam, This is great! I really want the kind of software you describe. Your post is three years old, so ... does productivity/to do list/task management software-as-a-game exist yet? If you could point me to some examples, I'd love to know! Thanks. ~Melinda Sam,

This is great! I really want the kind of software you describe. Your post is three years old, so … does productivity/to do list/task management software-as-a-game exist yet? If you could point me to some examples, I’d love to know!

Thanks.

~Melinda

]]> Comment on Early Crushpath teaser site results by Mica Cardillo http://www.gobigalways.com/?p=724#comment-1675 Mica Cardillo Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:12:41 +0000 http://gobigalways.com/?p=724#comment-1675 After I scrolled down the HTML5 storyboard, I had one reservation about whether or not to sign up for the beta invite. There was nothing that screamed out "authenticity" and I was left wondering whether the site was a scam or the stealth thing was for real. To overcome my concern, I had to go do a Google search on Sam Lawrence just to make sure. A second thing was the UI for the signup. My first thought was that I was being asked to copy and past in my LinkedIn profile URL. After trying several URL variations, I decided to try and authenticate the normal way. I know you're trying to communicate graphically that the user is authenticating with LinkedIn. I see that now. I'm thinking, however, there are some other people out there who may have never authenticated to LinkedIn. Perhaps have "Email" appear in the actual entry field until the user begins typing? After I scrolled down the HTML5 storyboard, I had one reservation about whether or not to sign up for the beta invite. There was nothing that screamed out “authenticity” and I was left wondering whether the site was a scam or the stealth thing was for real. To overcome my concern, I had to go do a Google search on Sam Lawrence just to make sure. A second thing was the UI for the signup. My first thought was that I was being asked to copy and past in my LinkedIn profile URL. After trying several URL variations, I decided to try and authenticate the normal way. I know you’re trying to communicate graphically that the user is authenticating with LinkedIn. I see that now. I’m thinking, however, there are some other people out there who may have never authenticated to LinkedIn. Perhaps have “Email” appear in the actual entry field until the user begins typing?

]]> Comment on Jive launches the next big enterprise application category by larry http://www.gobigalways.com/?p=485#comment-1536 larry Mon, 07 Mar 2011 18:28:04 +0000 http://gobigalways.com/?p=484#comment-1536 Jive is the leader in sbs. You need to install the software to see how useful it is to an organization. We used to use pure IM system from Akeni but we needed more social network features. The only advantage of the Akeni Social sofware is that it is .NET based, therefore if you have .NET, you can install the software quite easily. But jive has better mobile device support. Jive is the leader in sbs. You need to install the software to see how useful
it is to an organization. We used to use pure IM system from Akeni but we
needed more social network features. The only advantage of the Akeni Social
sofware is that it is .NET based, therefore if you have .NET, you can install
the software quite easily. But jive has better mobile device support.

]]> Comment on Social Business isn’t going anywhere. (What’s it for?) by Jay Batson http://www.gobigalways.com/?p=665#comment-1674 Jay Batson Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:43:41 +0000 http://gobigalways.com/?p=665#comment-1674 One of the issues that faces companies doing this, though, is that the initial step is pretty high. The leading social business software provider (your ex-employer) is riding high on a proprietary business model. To date, that's been enterprises' only choice. Proprietary business models, however, are highly vulnerable to strong open source projects. Until now, the Drupal project is a strong project - but has lacked a social software OOTB solution. But, that has changed. <a href="http://drupal.org/project/commons" rel="nofollow">Drupal Commons</a> is now an OOTB social community solution that's functionally equivalent to the leading contenders. This provides a strong open source alternative - along with all the <a href="http://acquia.com/drupalcommons" rel="nofollow">freedoms</a> that come along with open source. I'd be interested in your thoughts as to how this can change enterprise adoption of social business software - whether it will speed it, etc. Thanks -jb One of the issues that faces companies doing this, though, is that the initial step is pretty high. The leading social business software provider (your ex-employer) is riding high on a proprietary business model. To date, that’s been enterprises’ only choice.

Proprietary business models, however, are highly vulnerable to strong open source projects. Until now, the Drupal project is a strong project – but has lacked a social software OOTB solution. But, that has changed.

Drupal Commons is now an OOTB social community solution that’s functionally equivalent to the leading contenders. This provides a strong open source alternative – along with all the freedoms that come along with open source.

I’d be interested in your thoughts as to how this can change enterprise adoption of social business software – whether it will speed it, etc.

Thanks
-jb

]]> Comment on Social Business isn’t going anywhere. (What’s it for?) by Enterprise 2.0: Maturing into the mainstream | ZDNet http://www.gobigalways.com/?p=665#comment-1672 Enterprise 2.0: Maturing into the mainstream | ZDNet Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:18:52 +0000 http://gobigalways.com/?p=665#comment-1672 [...] blogger and former Chief Marketing Officer at Jive Software, Sam Lawrence, presents a similar message, saying it’s time for Enterprise 2.0 to “re-aim [its] [...] [...] blogger and former Chief Marketing Officer at Jive Software, Sam Lawrence, presents a similar message, saying it’s time for Enterprise 2.0 to “re-aim [its] [...]

]]> Comment on Social Business isn’t going anywhere. (What’s it for?) by Ric http://www.gobigalways.com/?p=665#comment-1670 Ric Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:38:40 +0000 http://gobigalways.com/?p=665#comment-1670 Welcome back, Sam - good to hear your voice again! Welcome back, Sam – good to hear your voice again!

]]> Comment on Social Business isn’t going anywhere. (What’s it for?) by Go Big Always – Social Business isn’t going anywhere. (What’s it for?) #E20 #E2Conf « My Thoughts Enclosed… http://www.gobigalways.com/?p=665#comment-1669 Go Big Always – Social Business isn’t going anywhere. (What’s it for?) #E20 #E2Conf « My Thoughts Enclosed… Mon, 14 Jun 2010 03:18:54 +0000 http://gobigalways.com/?p=665#comment-1669 [...] Go Big Always – Social Business isn’t going anywhere. (What’s it for?) #E20 #E2Conf Jump to Comments The truth is, worker bees, managers and execs are bored reaching for the same tools the last 15 years. They’re sick of waking up and going into a real-world scenario filled with TPS Reports and the guy with the red Swingline stapler. They’re sick of being productivity integrators in the same way that as consumers we were sick of being system integrators during the reign of PC Economics. It’s not too funny when 80% of your day is spent in the Dilbert pool. via gobigalways.com [...] [...] Go Big Always – Social Business isn’t going anywhere. (What’s it for?) #E20 #E2Conf Jump to Comments The truth is, worker bees, managers and execs are bored reaching for the same tools the last 15 years. They’re sick of waking up and going into a real-world scenario filled with TPS Reports and the guy with the red Swingline stapler. They’re sick of being productivity integrators in the same way that as consumers we were sick of being system integrators during the reign of PC Economics. It’s not too funny when 80% of your day is spent in the Dilbert pool. via gobigalways.com [...]

]]> Comment on Social Business isn’t going anywhere. (What’s it for?) by Chris Almond http://www.gobigalways.com/?p=665#comment-1668 Chris Almond Sun, 13 Jun 2010 22:07:47 +0000 http://gobigalways.com/?p=665#comment-1668 Hi Sam. Thanks for teeing up this great smack-upside-the-head for all the e2.0 astronauts converging on Boston this week :-) "this is a category that REQUIRES enterprises to understand and embrace an extremely significant change in their behavior" The CIO might love the ideals of e2.0. But I'm guessing after hearing a rep say something like that, the CIO would probably respond w/something like... "So for this to be worth it I need to give my company a lobotomy?" Meaningful e2.0 projects get off the ground in larger enterprises only after sponsors & management have some comfort level in knowing that the changes will be incremental, manageable - that they will complimentary to the "the pragmatism of the workplace". The "extremely significant change" mantra is part of the secret sauce that I would keep under my hat - and draw inspiration from every day. Hi Sam. Thanks for teeing up this great smack-upside-the-head for all the e2.0 astronauts converging on Boston this week :-)

“this is a category that REQUIRES enterprises to understand and embrace an extremely significant change in their behavior”

The CIO might love the ideals of e2.0. But I’m guessing after hearing a rep say something like that, the CIO would probably respond w/something like… “So for this to be worth it I need to give my company a lobotomy?”

Meaningful e2.0 projects get off the ground in larger enterprises only after sponsors & management have some comfort level in knowing that the changes will be incremental, manageable – that they will complimentary to the “the pragmatism of the workplace”.

The “extremely significant change” mantra is part of the secret sauce that I would keep under my hat – and draw inspiration from every day.

]]> Comment on IBM Lotus Connections Evangelist now works at Jive by I got a new job. » Connected http://www.gobigalways.com/?p=265#comment-901 I got a new job. » Connected Mon, 17 May 2010 23:04:08 +0000 http://gobigalways.com/?p=265#comment-901 [...] Jive CMO. For those who’ve been with me from the beginning of my employment with Jive… back to the future, [...] [...] Jive CMO. For those who’ve been with me from the beginning of my employment with Jive… back to the future, [...]

]]> Comment on The Magik Quadrant from a customer’s perspective by Chris Yeh http://www.gobigalways.com/?p=646#comment-1664 Chris Yeh Sat, 15 May 2010 13:45:02 +0000 http://gobigalways.com/?p=646#comment-1664 This is so spot on, it should be required reading for every startup founder. This is so spot on, it should be required reading for every startup founder.

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