Economics/Geekonomics

Executive Shuffles In Techworld?

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We know yahoo has a new CEO, who I’m guessing wouldn’t take the job if she didn’t have a plan.

Netflix has a new CMO.

THQ has a new VP of Production.

I’m smelling a lot of executive shuffling right now.  OK actually I’m seeing it since news doesn’t smell like much of anything, but you get the idea.

Now all these companies have had their ups and downs, even Netflix (which causes their own problems).  But three big changes at three companies in this short time . . . makes me think that they (and probably others) are gearing up for big things, or hopeful big things.  You don’t make some of these changes without planning to MAKE changes.

So this is your friendly progeek’s nudge to keep an eye on these companies and see wht happens – and to look for other exeuctive shuffles.  If this is a trend, we may be seeing a lot of changes in tech . . . which, come to think of it, I’m expecting.

– Steven Savage

Steven Savage is a Geek 2.0 writer, speaker, blogger, and job coach for professional and potentially professional geeks, fans, and otaku. He can be reached at https://www.stevensavage.com/

 

 

 

Sunday Morning Geekonomics

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Well I’m up early, had to call people for Father’s Day, and of course, check in on the economic news.

First, the Greek elections are happening – again – and this pretty much determines the fate of the country, the Euro, and the world economy.  A BBC roundup is here.

I’m not exactly enthused about the chances for this to work out – my suspicion is that everyone involved wants to keep kicking this can down the road until there’s some kind of soft landing or until the rest of the world economy picks up.  No one wants to be the one holding the bag when/if things melt down, so I’m not seeing a lot of political courage here.

Barry Ritholz has a delayed column on the housing market, and he’s got some interesting analysis.  In general the housing market seems to be depressed for awhile – he says 3-5 years, I’m betting in some areas as high as 10.

– Steven Savage

Steven Savage is a Geek 2.0 writer, speaker, blogger, and job coach for professional and potentially professional geeks, fans, and otaku. He can be reached at https://www.stevensavage.com/

Must Read: Digital Disruption And Mobile

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Ritholz comes through with this infographic that you just have to see.

There’s a lot to read over and to think about, but here’s some takeaways from my thoughts:

  • Everything is going mobile.  That means your website (personal or profssional) needs to be mobile, your projects need to keep mobile in mind, and that doing geek stuff mobile is great practice.
  • Everything is going social, so you need to as well.  Twitter, Facebook, whatever.
  • On a side note, I’m wondering what the role of traditional RSS is going to be.  I’m not sure, to be frank.  I suspect email newsletters may be a big thing.
  • Everyone is going mobile, including businesses.  This is a pretty rapid transition, and it means that if you jump on mobile you’re going to be ahead of the game.  If you’re a developer, learn to develop in mobile, if you’re in marketing, you get the idea.
  • Consumer engagement is a big factor here – people do their research in stores.  What this means for online shopping also intrigues me – people are used to the online experience and are porting it elsewhere.
  • All this move to mobile can’t last in my opinion.  At some point “mobile” will just merge into “internet stuff” so what we see now is going to change and evolve anyway.
  • I see big opportunities for developers, marketers, and analysts here.

Any thoughts on your end?

– Steven Savage

Steven Savage is a Geek 2.0 writer, speaker, blogger, and job coach for professional and potentially professional geeks, fans, and otaku. He can be reached at https://www.stevensavage.com/