Okay, so Loren Feldman of 1938 Media has a wicked sense of humor. No doubt about it.
And, while I didn’t stand on line (yes, I’m from New York, we say “on line” – deal with it) like Scoble and scores of others for 22 hours to get mine, I still fall into that early adopter geeky gadgetphile category.
Like Loren, I mean Ballmer, there are many things I don’t love about the iPad – and that damn keyboard shift thing for a number is at the top of my list – there are other things that I am loving experimenting with. Mostly, though, it occupies my husband in the evenings while I sit with my computer in my lap, Tweeting my ass off. And that, dear friends, is priceless.
Thanks, Loren, for the laughs. Oh, and by the way, I enjoyed your thoughts in The Beginning of The End. People should read it. And, while I don’t think that checking out is the answer, at least for me, I can see why it would be something worth considering from time to time.
Shelly Kramer is a Principal Analyst and Founding Partner at Futurum Research. A serial entrepreneur with a technology centric focus, she has worked alongside some of the world’s largest brands to embrace disruption and spur innovation, understand and address the realities of the connected customer, and help navigate the process of digital transformation. She brings 20 years’ experience as a brand strategist to her work at Futurum, and has deep experience helping global companies with marketing challenges, GTM strategies, messaging develoment, and driving strategy and digital transformation for B2B brands across multiple verticals. Shelly’s coverage areas include Collaboration/CX/SaaS, platforms, ESG, and Cybersecurity, as well as topics and trends related to the Future of Work, the transformation of the workplace and how people and technology are driving that transformation. A transplanted New Yorker, she has learned to love life in the Midwest, and has firsthand experience that some of the most innovative minds and most successful companies in the world also happen to live in “flyover country.”
