Archive for May, 2007
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Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007 video versions of these tips
Versions of these tips that I prepared for Wireless Foundation
The advent of 21st century personal communications devices and services, particularly camera phones with GPS capability, GPS devices in your car, P2P software such as mesh networking, or social networking services, mean that it’s now feasible to have two-way […]
Global warming as national security issue? Old news here!
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007(this is one of the events that transpired while I was incommuniblogicato that I’ll be addressing belatedly because of its importance)…
The news that Director of Intelligence McConnell is has decided it is “entirely appropriate” that the intelligence community do a comprehensive intelligence estimate on the “geopolitical and security implications of global climate change” comes as […]
Administrivia: new blog, new RSS feed….
Monday, May 21st, 2007One of the miserable things about this transition from Userland is that my Feedburner feed’s URL has changed — so if you subscribed to the old feed, you probably won’t get the new one.
To subscribe, either click on the Feedburner chiclet on the sidebar, or enter this URL in your RSS reader: http://stephensonstrategies.com/wp-rss2.php
Government in your hand
Monday, May 21st, 2007Today’s Federal Computer Week runs an op-ed I wrote on a transformation I refer to as “government in your hand.”
It argues that Mayor Bloomberg’s recent decision to allow people to attach camera phone videos or photos to 311 or 911 calls is the precursor of a revolution that will transform the relationship of government and […]
top blog posts
Sunday, May 20th, 2007 Note: I’ll add hyperlinks as I’m able to port individual posts from my Userland blog –
if there’s one you’re particularly interested in that hasn’t been transferred,
let me know and I’ll move it to the front of the queue!
Homeland security theory:
Stephenson’s Homeland Security Laws
National Geographic feature: great boost to “swarm intelligence”
Why doesn’t DHS have a […]
Back from the depths of those Internet tubes
Sunday, May 20th, 2007Hi. Remember me????
It’s still going to be a long time before my blog is fully migrated from Userland — I’m still having problems porting the old posts, but I decided that I could spend the rest of my life waiting for that to happen and never post again, so here goes, and I’ll try […]
speeches
Monday, May 7th, 2007“W. David Stephenson is one of the most forward thinkers I have met in many years.He is on the cutting edge and far exceeds ‘out of the box.’ His topics are relevant and timely. He will keep your attendees on the edge […]
The internet’s 3 positive principles
Monday, May 7th, 2007reprinted from The Christian Science Monitor, April 10, 2001
By W. David Stephenson
Now that legions of Internet workers - including me - are unemployed, I’m frequently asked about the Internet’s future.
True, maybe people aren’t as eager to buy dog food or patio furniture online as we may have thought a year ago. But the Internet’s […]
Finally, a dose of dot.com common sense
Monday, May 7th, 2007(reprinted with permission from The Boston Globe, June 6, 2000)
by W. David Stephenson
Several of my friends who are brilliant e-marketers lost their jobs recently when toysmart.com closed its virtual doors. While I was sorry, I wasn’t surprised, because reality and common sense are finally tempering the ardor of those of us who once thought the […]
CEOs should take the lead in web strategy
Monday, May 7th, 2007 reproduced, with permission from Boston Business Journal July 28, 2000:
by W. David Stephenson
The Boston Business Journal recently published an editorial titled “Dot-coms have much to learn about business.” Indeed, the infrastructure problems that dot-com companies face are making bricks and mortar companies more attractive again. However, established companies’ strategies to transition to the […]
