Sleep, take 2. Given that I need to be awake again in four hours. Grrr.
Trailer for Adam Curtis’ “All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace”, about computers n’stuff. http://arseh.at/6un
Hmmm… I should’ve set up a thingy to proxy thru so I can watch stuff on ABC iView. Geotardation is so 20th Century.
@peterjblack I think you should email all the students to tell them they’ve failed. Also call them rude names. #lwb242
Reading “War and Peace” might help, @atirere, bu I have chosen to have MOAR DRUGZ instead.
“We’ve thought about it, and…” Possibly the second-best explanation ever. http://arseh.at/6uj
Sleep eludes. Botheration.
Midnight-thirty. Methinks it’s time to try for sleep. B’bye.
@charispalmer I reckon “current flavour” is it, yes. It’d be fun to trace the history of how companies label themselves too.
@RickyMaveety Thank you. The Left Coast has been delightful so far this trip.
@charispalmer I do find it intriguing that “tech” seems to mean “digital information technology” now. And yet… steam! Things with cogs!
A treadle sewing machine is great, @R_Chirgwin … does that count, @charispalmer?
Fuck it’s midnight. This different time zones thing is such bullshit.
RT @charispalmer: Shout out to geeks and non-geeks - what’s the oldest piece of tech you own? #lazyweb [Does “the wheel” count? “Fire”?]
@pgreenbe I’ll make sure to let you know. It’s the least I can do after that great panel discussion this afternoon. #nsw11
@cynthiabadiey It was truly delightful, thank you. Do you happen to know the name of the chef / caterers? #nsw11
@cynthiabadiey Oh I’m quite happy to have skipped the bar tonight… ;) #nsw11
@renailemay Yep, Ellison’s SFO house, overlooking Presidio district. Modern, lots of art, alas no photography inside but I posted the view.
@lukehopewell Sadly no, Mr Ellison did not appear. #nsw11
Met at Crikey on federal budget: “IT: ritual shenanigans, but hey, this is government” http://arseh.at/6u7 [Paywall’d, free trial.]
It was indeed lovely, @lukehopewell. Apparently the caterer was one of SFO’s celebrity chefs. I’ll have to grab the name tomorrow. #nsw11
Back at the hotel, having had a delightful dinner with the journos and analysts at Larry Ellison’s house overlooking San Francisco. #nsw11
Wow. The toilet I am pissing into is labelled “Kohler”. Hi Alan!
Sadly but understandably, photography is not permitted inside. #NSW11
@sholtomac Erm, dinner is at Larry Ellison’s house, um, not sure where we are.
The view from Larry Ellison’s house http://post.ly/21MD4
Wow this article about The Australian vs Crikey doesn’t pull punches. http://arseh.at/6tu
Yes, @tweettomnow, Oracle Larry Ellison. He’s one of the biggest investors in NetSuite. #nsw11
Um, so dinner is at Larry Ellison’s house. I have 15 minutes to find something approximating a shirt. #nsw11
OK, you can stop looking now. The audio crew found it in the last session room. #nsw11
Um, so did anyone see where I put my phone? #nsw11
Oops you were right, @cynthiabadiey, Scott McNealy added the “Get over it” part. http://arseh.at/6tp #nsw11 /cc @DenisPombriant
And this blog post as linkage to both quotes in better context. http://arseh.at/6to @cynthiabadiey @DenisPombriant #nsw11
Oops, @cynthiabadiey @DenisPombriant, Schmidt says anonymity is dead, Mark Zuckerbery said privacy is dead. Somewhat the same. #nsw11
RT @cynthiabadiey: @DenisPombriant Who said “Your privacy is gone. Get over it.” Scott McNealy? [Nope, Eric Schmidt, Google.] #nsw11
RT @WoollyMittens: Young people don’t have credit card fraud to worry about. [Good point.] #nsw11
An example is posting that you just bought certain music. That’s part of creating the image of who you are through your purchases. #nsw11
But @briansolis says younger people are learning how to create the public images they want in different environments. #nsw11
My question would be whether “younger = less concern about privacy” is simply about ageing rather than “privacy is dead”. #nsw11
Asked whether privacy is the elephant in the room here, @DenisPombriant asks how old the questioner was. #nsw11
Personally, I think Facebook starts with a C, i.e. its founder, but that’s another story… #nsw11
How do we translate social interaction into revenue, asks an audience member. @briansolis says that’s F-commerce. F is for Facebook. #nsw11
@firstdogonmoon Could you turn Wayne Swan into a piñata of democrary? Hit it with the polling stick and out floods the pork spending!
Customer service via Twitter tends to be reactive to problems, not proactive, reckons @briansolis #nsw11
@cynthiabadiey No no, that wasn’t a question to ask, that was just my expansion of the point. Cheers. #nsw11
Forgotten point from @pgreenbe: customer expectations have changed e.g. faster, individual response, businesses haven’t adapted. #nsw11
The #1 thing customers want from social engagement is tangible value, says @briansolis, but what’s tangible value for that customer? #nsw11
Before a company responds to people in their social media, it needs to understand the cultural norms of that space, says @pgreenbe #nsw11
Most businesses developing a social strategy forget to look inwards [at culture, methods?] before looking outwards, says @briansolis #nsw11
They’re taking questions via Twitter but the Twitter stream isn’t on a screen for us to see. Opportunity to demo the point missed. #nsw11
People use Facebook etc to communicate with businesses because their websites are terrible, suggests @briansolis #nsw11
Peaks and troughs of faith in social media follow economy, suggests @DenisPombriant. In recession we seek other views we can trust. #nsw11
So @quietdiscourse thinks about using FourSquare… wouldn’t want to become mayor of Fred’s House O’ Ladies. Hah! #nsw11
That’s quite true, @deconstructo, “doing social” would be quite wrong for a brothel. #nsw11
People make the mistake, says @pgreenbe, of thinking we had a business revolution when we had a communications revolution. #nsw11
A core problem is that the business decision-makers don’t use this stuff themselves, says @briansolis #nsw11
Says @briansolis, there’s been a cultural change amongst the customers, which required a matching cultural change in the business. #nsw11
Social CRM panel is @pgreenbe @briansolis @DenisPombriant and moderator @NetSuite_Mini. #nsw11
Social CRM panel begins, thankfully with observation that you don’t HAVE to “do social” if it’s not right for your business. Hurrah! #nsw11
RT @expectproblems: Anyone else out there really miss Byteside? [That’s a “yes” from me.]
@firstdogonmoon If you continue poking democracy with a stick it’ll burst like an ill-made piñata. And then where will we be?
It’s not quite 4pm on the NetSuite SuiteWorld expo floor, but the bar is being set up again. There’s no way this could go wrong. #nsw11
@donnyo @garthk @mikeal OK, so that was the easiest “here, meet this guy” event so far this year… Cheers!
Ah, ther’e a Yammer developer network. http://arseh.at/6th Thanks, @donnyo #nsw11
@garthk Yammerfolk will connect you to their developer advocate as they’re still finalising the API. I shall arrange introductions. #NSW11
RT @unixbigot: “trove of knowledge” is live usage [Aha! I daresay it’s therefore used similarly in other fields. Thanks.]
@garthk Would you like me to ask the Yammer folks any questions about their new API? They have a solid presence here. #nsw11
One NetSuite customer dealing with issue 2 had an SAP rollout roadmap that was 16 years long! #nsw11
RT @rycrozier: In that vein, there’s also Trove Tuesday, where one can eat pancakes without fear of reprisal. [Please stop. Please.]
3. As NetSuite has grown it’s built scale internally to service the needs of bigger clients both organisationally and technically. #nsw11
2. Large companies often have a patchwork of software / versions in different divisions / subsidiaries, want to avoid upgrade cycles. #nsw11
1. Once they develop functionality for narrow market verticals, it’s much easier to take on bigger clients in that industry. #nsw11
Jim McGeever, COO NetSuite, is explaining the three issues that have encouraged their move into larger enterprises. #nsw11
RT @juhasaarinen: Well, there’s Trove MacManus, a little known presenter, and that arch conservative Karl Trove too. [So, so bad…]
Is there a kind of trove other than a treasure trove?
Goldberg explains NetSuite’s innovation strategy with this image: http://arseh.at/6td #nsw11
Goldberg is bravely doing a live demo: creating a purchase order approval workflow using SuiteFlow UI. Seems straightforward, quick. #nsw11
NetSuite’s OneWorld multi-currency multi-language product does look quite schmick. #nsw11
Evan Goldberg, CTO NetSuite, says big focus now on OneWorld, especially CRM and ecommerce. #nsw11
@dahowlett O hai. I’m sitting 5 rows back, extreme left, wearing black t-shirt. I have no tusk, sorry. Thanks, @trib #nsw11
Advertisers pull ads from “The Bolt Report”, bonus spots they were given for free. http://arseh.at/6ta HT @JohnBirmingham
No traditional licensed-based software company has successfully made the transition to web-native, claims Nelson. #nsw11
This was in comparison to Salesforce.com, in a study done by “a global SI”. #nsw11
Those weaknesses were supply chain management things: contract-based supplier management and cross-subsidiary trading. #nsw11
Refreshing to hear Nelson mention NetSuite’s weaknesses as well as strengths. #nsw11
@JohnBirmingham Surely there’s some way of burning calories without leaving bed?
OMFG, we now have three continuous hours of media briefings. In a jetlagged post-lunch blur. Please send stimulants. #nsw11
@jasonlangenauer Are you suggesting a more Humpty Dumpty approach to language?
Yammer will release an open API to allow any external app to push into their activity stream. #nsw11
Nelson explains pricing model for “unlimited”. There are price points that, um, have limits. $1M is for 500 users, up from there. #nsw11
Nelson also says “We’re killing it in Australia”. NetSuite has great sales there, he says. #nsw11
Zach Nelson says NetSuite was drawn into bigger enterprises as part of a natural process, and realised they had the capability. #nsw11
Crikey story filed. It’s amazing what you can do once a “keynote” turns into a product pitch. Which is every time these days.
Video just shown at SuiteWorld: Kids explain “cloud”, via Accenture. http://youtu.be/_eq3Sj1G… #nsw11
We’ve just been told to use social media but not during product roadmap presentations by the management team. Good luck with that. #msw11
Groupon, “fastest growing company in history” [is this true?], now using NetSuite. Pimpage, backrubs ensue. Live on stage! #nsw11
NetSuite also announcing integration with Google Docs, Box.net, InsideView, QonText, myDials #nsw11
NetSuite’s SuiteSocial / Yammer linkage is expected to be available “in Q3”. Does this give Salesforce.com a big head start? #nsw11
The word “social” is dropped, introducing SuiteSocial. It adds “social stuff” to every NetSuite record and integrates with Yammer. #nsw11
I’m not sure how highlighting an unlimited edition fits the earlier SME pitch, but hey, that was then, this is now. #nsw11
NetSuite Unlimited Edition with “unlimited” modules, users, subsidiaries, SuiteApps, storage. Starts above $1M per annum. #nsw11
Shock! NetSuite is announcing a new version today. Bullet-point list of items all starting “unlimited”. #nsw11
Nelson is now framing The Future as E(RP)-Commerce, running web front-end directly on your ERP system, not separate environment. #nsw11
Nelson is making a big pitch to the “Fortune 5 Million” who “power 50% of the economy”, plenty of upsuckage to SMEs. #nsw11
@jasonlangenauer Some things are, and will forever remain, a mystery. Did I mention the blood orange martinis?
Watching folks tweet and retweet the random pro-NetSuite Big Numbers being quoted, like their global growth rate. Muppets. #nsw11
I love the corporate mentality. Let’s herd 2000 people into a room and… show them a video. Can do that at home, guys. #nsw11
The very first words of the mandatory pre-keynote video? “The cloud.” Drink! Oh. And the cloud is changing business. Who knew? #nsw11
Keynote by Zach Nelson, CEO NetSuite, about to begin. Background at http://arseh.at/56m Webcast at http://arseh.at/6t6 #nsw11
I think I’d better head to the media room for breakfast. This Crikey piece is starting to mention lizards. In a budget analysis. #nsw11
OK, the words are flowing now. I’ve managed to combine “Malcolm Turnbull” and “random orifice” in a sentence. True story.
I suspect that if I do a shot of vodka every time someone says “cloud” today [yawn] I’ll be drunk by 0905, dead by 0940. #nsw11
John Hilvert @pragmatic45 has a fine list of budget winners/losers for the ICT sector. I can just link and snark now. http://arseh.at/6t5
It’d be lovely if folks at SuiteWorld didn’t spam-tweet in the imperative voice. “Come to our booth!’ “Check our thing!” Go away. #nsw11
RT @anthonybaxter: Monetise the eyeballs! [I love it when you talk dirty…]