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Just posted an article on social media and it’s impact to corporations on Diamond’s Information Advantage blog.  Short summary – if you don’t develop a social media game plan, your customers will do it for you.

I am due for a new phone and had my sights set on the Blackberry Storm 2… although as I was surfing this morning I found that Verizon will be offering the HTC Imagio (w/ WM 6.5).  The Imagio is looking like a better option… but I can test in store on Oct 20 and plan to do so… I welcome your thoughts here… Quick compare:

* Phone capability – assume equal
CDMA 1xRTT/EVDO Rev. A, Quad-band GSM/EDGE, Single-band UMTS/HSDPA (2100MHz only)
* world phone – draw
* resolution – Imagio (800×480 vs. 360×480)
* size – draw (+/- mm)
* bluetooth – draw
* std charger – draw (USB-type)
* GPS – draw
* music player w/ 3.5mm jack – draw
* touch device – draw (the Imagio looks FAST in terms of “touch to action” time)
* microSD slot – draw
* wifi b/g – draw
* camera – Imagio (5MP vs. 3.2 MP)
* video capture – ?? both have it, not sure of capture resolution

This evening on my way to Hartford, CT I tried out my free trial of Delta’s “GoGo” in the air wireless service.  I had a fair amount of work to do, much of it requiring connectivity – e.g. phone calls, some appointment booking (needed to know people’s availability), and potential catch up via im with colleagues.  I must say that I am impressed for the most part.  My flight was about 2 hrs. so the cost would have been $10, but I had a free coupon.  Connectivity is good (I am in the air now writing this) although my experience using Skype varied.  Land line calls are so so in quality while Skype to Skype calls are much better.

I haven’t ever really been a fan of Apple, especially since they limit expandability (e.g. support for memory cards in the iPhone).  Granted, Apple “stuff” (e.g. software) works well and that’s a major reason for people loving what Apple produces.  That being said, as I watched the phenomenal mega biggy uber long crazy tennis Wimbledon match this morning I saw an Apple commercial highlighting the new iPhone’s ability to cut, copy, and paste.  I laughed.  Are you kidding me?  This is a feature worthy of a commercial?  My Blackberry has had the copy and paste feature for over 2 years.  Here’s the commercial showing “incredible things”:

When I didn’t receive my Google Checkout receipt from a recent purchase I was a bit puzzled.  I decided to check my gmail account spam folder.  Bingo – there it was.  Apparently the Google Checkout receipt email was tagged as spam by gmail – how ironic.