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Friday Fodder – Seeing the World through Google Colored Glasses

Posted by Jason Averbook Apr 6, 2012

Have you heard the rumors about Google glasses? These Terminator-style specs give wearers the ability to enhance their world with the power of the Web as they go through their day. Google has code-name the effort, Project Glass. Check out … Continue reading


Talent Management Should Be Considered “Killer App” for Cloud & Social

Posted by Jason Averbook Mar 28, 2012

I’m not kidding, I really think we might be at the tip of the spear of large social media and cloud strategies in the near future. Not only has talent management been at the center of a couple of monumental … Continue reading


“C” is for Connected – Connected for Why?

Posted by Jason Averbook Mar 1, 2012

This morning I find myself waking up in Northern California preparing to deliver a workshop to a group of executives on the future of HR Service Delivery.  I narrowly escaped the “snowmageddon” in Minneapolis and the highly energized, “innovative” LEHRN … Continue reading


Is Groupthink the answer for everything? Ever try “groupalign”?

Posted by Jason Averbook Jan 17, 2012

Susan Cain, author of the forthcoming book “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking,” wrote a great article that appeared in the New York Times over the weekend. You can read it here. The gist … Continue reading


Holiday Week Chatter #3… Intranet 2.0: This Time It’s Personal

Posted by Jason Averbook Dec 21, 2011

Remember “intranets?” Those cool, private, all-knowing, company networks where you could access the sum of an organization’s knowledge, check out current projects, read corporate rules and policies, and of course, access the company directory. Remember the meetings (oh the meetings) … Continue reading


What’s My Role (or what should it be) During A Software Demo?

Posted by Jason Averbook Jun 16, 2011

After spending the last 3 days watching demos and the last 15 years taking part in software demonstrations, I thought I would highlight the usual roles played during a demonstration, what they should expect to do and how they should act … Continue reading


Do you remember when….Microsoft bought Skype?

Posted by Jason Averbook May 19, 2011

Today marks another day that we will and should always ask ourselves the question “Do you remember where you were when Microsoft bought Skype?” Unlike many acquisitions that are consolidations or maintenance stream “rollups” that happen in the technology space, … Continue reading


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