The Future of Transportation
/Various automakers, futurists and technologists give their views on what travel will be like in 80 years time.
Google Voice - New Innovations
/See Garret Rogers posting on recent advances in Google Voice for Mobile devices. Here is an excerpt:
Today, Google launched their mobile application for Google Voice, the most impressive Google service yet. With Google Voice, if you haven’t heard of it yet, you can consolodate all your phone numbers into a single “Google Number”. The mobile app is currently available on Blackberry and Android devices.
Learn more on from the video below. Is Skype at risk ?
The Impact of Mobile Devices
/18 Airports in the US and 5 airlines are testing the adoption of mobile devices that can display barcoded boarding passes. The airline industry is but one of hundreds of industries about to be impacted by the ubiquity of mobile devices and their capabilities.
Sway - Why Many Decisions Are Made Irrationally
/Major decisions made by individuals and organizations are often based on irrational choices. Why ? Authors Ori and Rom Brafman have collected stories from a variety of fields such as science, sports, aviation, and music that highlight the psychological forces at work that can sway our behavior.
Starfish & Spider
/Rod Beckstrom, author of The Starfish & the Spider articulates the nature of decentralization and the elimination of traditional leadership in successful organizations from that of control to that of facilitating everyone to participate. Organizations that attempt to maintain control through leadership will increasingly find that effort ineffective. Adopt the Starfish modality.
