Conversational Web, AI & a Trillion Dollar Bubble

The conversational Web, AI and a trillion-dollar bubble. At MoNage, we explored the future of the conversational web and the convergence of computing, cryptocurrency, AI, Communications, messaging and their underlying ecosystems.  I spoke about trillion dollar opportunities and my concerns that tomorrow’s conversational web may well be compromised by today’s failure to fully encompass diverse […]

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Hurling Comes to Boston

The oldest and fastest team sport in the world visited Boston yesterday. Hurling, the ancient and Legendary national game of Ireland played out at Fenway Park before a crowd of some 28,000 people including this first timer. Played with an ash stick called a hurley and a leather ball called a sliothar (which looked like […]

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Urgent v. Important; A Facebook Time-out

Urgent vs. Important – or equally well known in parenting and business circles as the Facebook timeout. I’ve been hearing from many folks lately with complaints about valuable time wasted or lost but only realized once they’ve emerged from one of the many daily trips down the rabbit hole of social media. Much of the […]

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Video is Now

Why video? Why now? Because studies by Animoto, Google and Hubspot support the proposition that marketing is moving to video and visuals at an ever accelerating pace. Here are some baseline statistics: 4X as many customers would rather watch a video about a product than read about it. (Animoto, 2015) Almost 50% of internet users […]

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Hey, What you guys doing?

Hey, what you guys doing? It’s a complex question asked in a simple way. While it came from the mouth of a two-and-a-half-year-old as he toddled over to see what his big brother and big sister were doing, the significance of the question sheds light on a basic human need. “What are you guys doing?” […]

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My first practice of Tai Chi

With soft meditative music in the background, nearly a dozen of us gather on the brick patio behind the Topsham Library for an introductory lesson in Tai Chi. We focus on the three basic conditions: Mind, Breath and Posture. We learn to transfer energy by gathering fresh energy from the sky and ground while breathing […]

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Dr. Chatbot or AI meets the Botniks

I recently read an article about the National Health Service in England beginning a collaboration with a digital media company to build a Chatbot that can interface with patients. One of the biggest issues in the British Healthcare System is how long a patient waits to see a doctor and in parallel with that wait, […]

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Busting Stereotypes – Bankers & Bikers

Also known as Being seen, Being heard and Being found – for all the right reasons. Bankers & bikers bring certain images to mind. Some are not flattering and others are not exciting. What do you think of when you see that leather jacket with colors on the back? Bikers, or more correctly ‘motorcycle enthusiasts’ […]

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Fly the Friendly Skies – Big Wind Day

Big Wind Day.  #231wind  No, this is not about an airline and the problems they run into with a long history of customer satisfaction issues and overbooking. The post came about after seeing this meme passed along this morning from friend Lennox Chase. ” Don’t get mad. Don’t get even. Do better. Much better. Rise above.” […]

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