Archive for January, 2012

SOPA, PIPA and Health Care Reform

Monday, January 23rd, 2012

If there’s one thing that can be said with certainty about SOPA (the Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (the Protect IP Act), it’s “the issues are confusing!” What does it all mean? From media reports that both are bad for business, particularly small business – to backers of the proposals, the reports are confusing to say the least.

At the most basic level (more…)

Don’t Be the Victim of Disruptive Innovation!

Monday, January 23rd, 2012
  • VHS tapes.
  • Landlines.
  • Encyclopedias.
  • Film (the Kodak kind).

All examples of products that have already, or will probably soon, disappear from use. Why? Because they were made obsolete due to new advancements, replacements or changing consumer demand that led to their demise. That kind of evolution is happening all of the time. Sometimes slowly. Sometimes rapidly. Just as (more…)