Jonathan Stark

Mobile strategy, training, and development.

Tag: Business

Why Twitter Is Awesome

It’s really hard to explain why Twitter is awesome, and frankly, I am getting sick of attempting to do so. IMHO, Lane Hartwell said it best:

It’s not the links or the deep wisdom or the celebrities or the customer service stuff supplied by the companies on Twitter that makes it amazing. It’s the connection I [...]

Developer Support And Training Services Announced

I am excited to announce the immediate availability of three new services:
Quick Question
Got a weird FileMaker or web situation that’s got you stumped? With Quick Question, you can contact me directly via IM or email for individual 1-on-1 attention. You are welcome to ask anything you like, but I’ll probably only have helpful advice about [...]

Providing Mediocre Service to Half Your Customers on Purpose

Ray Silverstein (the author of The Best Secrets of Great Small Businesses) and I were quoted in, of all places, the Small Business Focus newsletter of the Union Bank of California for an article entitled “Know Your Best Customers.” With all due respect, I have to disagree with Ray regarding his customer classification system:

According to [...]

Massive Layoffs at the San Diego Union Tribune

In the wake of massive layoffs at the recently sold San Diego Union Tribune, Joe Gandelman, Editor-In-Chief of The Moderate Voice has written a piece on the future of newspapers. It came to my attention via Google Alerts because Joe reprinted a comment I had made earlier for another online publication.
I still stand by [...]

Jonathan quoted in the Wall Street Journal

I was quoted by Joe Mullich for an article in the Wall Street Journal called “How to Pick Your Mobile Lifestyle”. Here’s my bit:

A November 2008 survey found that only 11 percent of people would use netbooks as their primary computer – 79 percent viewed them as secondary devices. “Frankly, I’d give up my beloved [...]