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IT Quote of the Week: Douglas Engelbart
Jul 21st
Douglas Engelbart invented the computer mouse and was an early pioneer of the Information Technology profession. As such he is an excellent pick to be our IT Thought of the Day Quote of the Week Series feature.
I like Information Age quotations. I find some of them very inspirational and like to carry a new one around about every week. I thought that i could share mine with you from time to time. This week it will be a funny quote. You can read more about the author at Wikipedia.
“The digital revolution is far more significant than the invention of writing or even of printing.”
Douglas Engelbart
What did you think of the quote? Did you like it? Do you know of any other similar ones? Please share.
That is my Information Technology Thought of the Day (ITTOD) for July 21, 2010.
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IT Thought of the Week: Robert McNamara
Jul 7th
Robert McNamara had some amazingly forward thinking ideas about computers and information technology. As such he gets a second chance to be our IT Thought of the Day Quote of the Week Series feature.
I like Information Age quotations. I find some of them very inspirational and like to carry a new one around about every week. I thought that i could share mine with you from time to time. This week it will be a funny quote. You can read more about the author at Wikipedia.
""Management is the gate through which social and economic and political change, indeed change in every direction, is diffused though society."
Robert McNamara
What did you think of the quote? Did you like it? Do you know of any other similar ones? Please share.
That is my Information Technology Thought of the Day (ITTOD) for July 7, 2010.
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News Commentary: Three Cheers for the Cell Phone
Jul 12th
Posted by Scott Coughlin in Business of IT
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CNN has a really nice piece commemorating the creator of the cell phone, Mr. Martin Cooper. This story is the IT Thought of the Day News Commentary of the Week.
On Mondays I offer comments on some of the most interesting information technology stories that I have found on the web that week. Please feel free to join in the discussion or suggest other stories.
Today’s comments were generated after I read the fore mentioned CNN story. Great article that I recommend to you. Give them a read below.
CNN.com – Inventor of cell phone: We knew someday everybody would have one
By Tas Anjarwalla
What I loved about this article was that it represented the exact best that an outfit like CNN can deliver. It showed journalistic ethics, special access granted by being a big name, and rigorous fact checking and research without opinion or slant. To me, it shows exactly what big media can and should deliver that bloggers never can, will, or should. I wish that CNN and the rest of mainstream media would stick to this type of story and get out of the business of trying to beat bloggers to scoops, or drive a political agenda, even involving tech reporting, by spinning news to create positions. Bravo to CNN and Tas Anjarwalla for showing us how it can and should be done. Great story.
OK, that is what I think of this topic. What do you think about this topic? Do you agree or disagree with me? Do you have a recommended news story for next week? Please share your ideas below.
That is my Information Technology Thought of the Day (ITTOD) for July 12, 2010 by Scott Coughlin.
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