From the monthly archives:

April 2009

Why The Public Sector Needs To Commit To Scientific Research

by Steffan Antonas on April 30, 2009

Speaking at the National Academy of Sciences 2 days ago, the President reinforced the need for a sustained national commitment to science. His firm stance that “science is more essential for our prosperity, our security, our health and our environment and our quality of life” is an important step in shifting the national consciousness to [...]

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Mulitple Prototypes, Better Feedback

by Steffan Antonas on April 28, 2009

I mentioned in a previous post that open-social development for products has been a getting a lot of press lately. Companies are learning that true customer insight starts by including customers and users in the development stage. Getting prototypes into the hands of your potential customers early-on, and iterating a ton based on the feedback [...]

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Encouraging Randomness and Accelerating Serendipity

by Steffan Antonas on April 28, 2009

If you’re a heavy Twitter user like me, you may be familiar with the awkward, tense feeling that can grip you when a non-Twittering friend or co-worker decides that enough is enough and it’s time to confront you about your “habit” (Twintervention?). Regardless of the events that lead up to said awkward moment, the blank, [...]

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I’m A Guest On TwitterTalkRadio!

by Steffan Antonas on April 27, 2009

This week was my friend Angie Swartz’s first week hosting TwitterTalkRadio on WSRadio.com. I first met Angie at the Charity:Water Twestival at the beginning of this year in downtown San Diego.  She’s a superstar. She’s a successful entrepreneur and currently runs several websites including SquareMartiniMedia.com, twitterattraction.com and sixfiguremomsclub.com.
On Monday she shot me a message asking [...]

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Trendspotting At Web 2.0 Expo

by Steffan Antonas on April 17, 2009

I recently spent a week at the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco, CA. I had a ball. There’s something (dare I say Worldchanging?) about the O’Reilly events this year. There’s a sense of community, shared responsibility and agency in the air. It’s one thing to be social in the blogosphere and participate in online [...]

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An Interview With Alex Iskold, Founder and CEO of AdaptiveBlue

by Steffan Antonas on April 7, 2009

This just popped on to my radar and I thought it was worth sharing. A number of people have asked me about what Glue is and what it does since my latest post on the major upgrades AdaptiveBlue released last week during the Web 2.0 Expo. Nick O’Neill has done a 15 minute interview with [...]

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The Glue Community Gets What It Asks For

by Steffan Antonas on April 6, 2009

I hope you didn’t miss this in the wake of the Web2.0Expo excitement this week. AdaptiveBlue released a few major upgrades to Glue yesterday that the community is no doubt going to love. These guys consistently show how in tune they are with what their community wants and how committed they are to delivering value [...]

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