“It’s Complicated”. This could have been the best status to describe the relationship between Nestlé and its Facebook page a month ago. This situation began when Greenpeace launched a campaign against an alleged purchased by Nestlé of certain palm oil for use in KitKat candy bars. Environmental activists posted a negative video on YouTube and started an organized attack […]
Apple and Google: Returning to calmer waters
There is an Indian proverb (or maybe it is Confucian, who knows) that says that there is no worst enemy that the one who was your best friend. And this is because he or she knows you well. In 2007,when unveiling the iPhone, Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google came on stage and announced that Google […]
How Google’s decision to abandon China is another indication that the world isn’t flat
Triggered by a recent travel to India, I have started to look at the world in a slightly different manner. Of course, we all know about emerging economies, and about the India – China rivalry in particular. But the truth is that daily life normally brings us to focus on our most immediate reality, in […]
Cloud Computing: Come Rain or Come Shine?
As Cloud Computing is becoming a clear alternative to traditional IT infrastructure (see a previous post), a lot of media attention has been raised regarding its security. Last week, The Economist in the article “Cloudy with a chance of rain” stated the resistance by many IT managers to adopt cloud computing based on security issues. As a matter […]
