Archive for September, 2006

Different Analsyt Relations Tactics – what can go right and wrong

Posted on September 27, 2006. Filed under: Analyst, ibm, partners |

I’m live blogging from an analyst event in Waltham which includes partners. We are using a different tactic which allows the analysts to have 1:1’s with the partners behind closed doors, without us being there. Our premise is, that if our programs are good enough, we should be able to leave them alone [...]

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Who said it?

Posted on September 25, 2006. Filed under: history, humor |

“Here’s my strategy on the Cold War: We win, they lose.”
“The most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government and I’m here to help.”
“Of the four wars in my lifetime none came about because the U.S. was too strong.”
“I have wondered at times about what the Ten Commandments would have looked [...]

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More Social Computing Education and Analyst Relations

Posted on September 20, 2006. Filed under: Analyst, Social Computing, analyst relations, blogging |

In an effort to keep our A/R team in Software Group as up to date as possible, we did another education call, this time on podcasting. We were joined by Steve O’Grady and Cote of Redmonk who presented on the subject, and members of our own communications team who do some excellent podcasts.
Besides [...]

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Billions of Blue Blistering Barnacles, It be Talk Like a Pirate Day.

Posted on September 18, 2006. Filed under: humor |

Aye maties, it be that time o’ year again, arrrrr. Talk like a pirate day. For you sorry landlubbers, here’s yer video ta learn the proper way to speak.
Time’s takin it’s tole on modern day pirates. The only vessel we’re a sailin’ is a desk. Arrr, the only booty to be [...]

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A Relatively Unknown but Useful Keyboard Function (for the function key)

Posted on September 13, 2006. Filed under: technology |

Normally, I would have put this in the comment section, but it was an obscure discovery that I thought few would know and many might want to know.

I recently did a bloggerview with David Hill. In the course of the discussion, the thinklight came up. It turns on by pressing the function key [...]

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What I've learned about Analyst Relations, or Some Guidelines to do the Job Correctly

Posted on September 12, 2006. Filed under: Analyst |

I’ve been going about my business of analyst relations for a while now, but a recent event told me all vendors are not the same when it comes to this job.
We are in the middle of a Partner Survey with one of the big 3 right now, and we were sent a questionnaire to fill [...]

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September 11, 2001, Good vs. Evil

Posted on September 11, 2006. Filed under: history, military |

Another day that will life in infamy? The comparisons are there. America was attacked, on our home soil, and we retaliated.
I like to watch human nature. Here are my observations. Bully’s attack the weak. No response to 8 separate terrorist attacks on US in 8 years starting in 1993 emboldens anyone [...]

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Blogosphere

Posted on September 6, 2006. Filed under: humor |

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What's goin' on

Posted on September 6, 2006. Filed under: competitors, other, screw ups |

The Marvin Gaye themed Blog today.
7 more Windoze security updates today, bringing the total to well over 20 in just the past couple of weeks. I wonder if this happens to Sam, Mark Hurd, Michael Dell…they get paid a whole lot more than me per hour to sit and wait for updates.
Oil – went [...]

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What is Apple up to on the 12th?

Posted on September 5, 2006. Filed under: iPod, microsoft, technology |

The same thing that Microsoft wants. Control of the Living room and the entertainment lifestyle. There will be announcements about a new iPod phone or a service but look at the Big Picture.
Here’s the big picture, check all that apply:
1.
2. check #1.
3. All of the above
Who is the largest Disney Stockholder? [...]

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