Walter Rowland

Let’s consider two kinds of portals: one is a place where stuff is, the other is a place where people exist. Most portals start out as the former, and they tend to stay that way. In most organizations, the portal is a place where stuff is. You go there when you need some stuff, or […]

Reading this L.A. Times article about a recent study performed by researchers from Harvard’s Department of Psychology entitled “Disclosing Information about the Self is Intrinsically Rewarding” made me think not so much about the consumer implications and explanations for the popularity of social media outlets such as Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare, Instagram, and Pinterest, but rather […]