What is Optimum Performance?

Prepare for the Proliferation of Personalization

This week I read two really neat books. One of them is called "Weaving the Web: The Original Design and Ultimate Destiny of the World Wide Web" by Tim Berners-Lee, the original creator of the web. While the first half of the book Berners-Lee gives a brief history of how his invention came into being, the second half provides some fascinating insights on where it's…

Be Uniquely Ubiquitous

Many have asked me, "Mike, why have so many dotcoms crashed when they were unique?" They explain, "You preach that being unique is a prerequisite for being successful -- but if these companies were unique, why did they fail?" Good question.

Be Contagious… Spread The Word!

"Melissa" invaded our computers in late 1999, then "I Love You" in 2000. A year later, the "homepage.htm" attachment virus is wreaking havoc online. And now, in 2002, we have not been spared. A fury of Klez.Gen worms as they spread like wildfire has brought the web to a crawl at times.

Why Can’t Microsoft Make

Why is it that Microsoft wants you to buy its product but does not want you to open the plastic case that is welded around the cardboard box? I believe that such packaging along with cockroaches will survive atomic disasters!