By Joe McKendrick
Quote of the week:
“The Internet no longer belongs to the young tech genius with a great idea and the means to execute it online. Innovation on the Internet now belongs to the world, and that is perhaps the most exciting thing about this space. It’s attracting not just the ‘next Mark Zuckerberg,’ but also thousands of super smart innovators from every field imaginable, each of whom brings extraordinary insights and drive to play. …in the end, it’s not a singular business. It now encapsulates the human narrative, writ very large.”
– John Battelle, in a recent post observing that people of all ages and in all professions are figuring out new ways to leverage online opportunities — no longer just tech whiz kids and venture capitalists.
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Contributing Editor, Business
Joe McKendrick is an author and independent analyst who tracks the impact of information technology on management and markets. Joe is also SOA community manager for ebizQ, and speaks frequently on Enterprise 2.0 and SOA topics at industry events and Webcasts. He also serves as lead analyst and author of Evans Data Corp.’s highly regarded bi-annual SOA/Web Services and Web 2.0 surveys.
Joe writes a regular column for Database Trends & Applications, and has authored numerous research reports in partnership with Unisphere Research for user groups such as SHARE, Oracle Applications Users Group, and International DB2 Users Group.
In a previous life, Joe served as director of the Administrative Management Society (AMS), an international professional association dedicated to advancing knowledge within the IT and business management fields.
He writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
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(Source: www.smartplanet.com )