Yelp as an anti-brand hero

I made a quick trip to Charlevoix last week. Without much planning, we needed to stop to eat a quick bite on the road. Although, generally, I prefer to eat at good independent restaurants, the lack of time and planning made me want to consider a chain restaurant. A large chain restaurant is a brand,…

Data, information and news integrity in the age of clouds

The Internet as a network is often represented as a cloud. In some ways it may be an indication of how we are behaving collectively when reading or sharing information. Not so long ago (10 years), I was sitting in Computer Sciences classes at McGill University where I was learning about good database practice to…

About vision, execution and spins

Competition is harsh is the world today. Especially if you are in the technology space where borders have a lot less meaning today that it use to. You have to compete globally, with regional specificity (language, culture, regulations…) acting as a delaying factor. Having a great vision is a definitive must have of course, but…

Future of Web and Media: Control of distribution is key

As many debates are going on over what will happen to media (print, TV, radio, music, movies) in this Internet age, I want to remind that distribution is the key. Hollywood has not dominated the film industry for years because it came up with the brightest idea, it did so because it did concentrate the…