csrollyson

I help leaders to make their firms or agencies stronger by leveraging disruptive technology ahead of their competitors. I work extensively with enterprise social networking (& Web 2.0) strategy and execution. My two main paths to market are the Social Network Roadmap and the Executive's Guide to Web 2.0.

I also write an online journal for CEOs, CMOs and CIOs.

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Wed Nov 25
Patience. Saw this guy outside Whole Foods this week. He wasn’t nervous or frantic like many pooches, but his angst and love were palpable, beautiful.

Patience. Saw this guy outside Whole Foods this week. He wasn’t nervous or frantic like many pooches, but his angst and love were palpable, beautiful.

Impressionist Sears Tower, peaking into purple fog on a chilly yet balmy November evening

Impressionist Sears Tower, peaking into purple fog on a chilly yet balmy November evening

Sun Nov 8
Ray of light. Always fascinating, the play of afternoon sunlight with Lake Shore Drive buildings (Chicago). Second day of 70’F weekend in November, will help us get our average up, rather cool summer.

Ray of light. Always fascinating, the play of afternoon sunlight with Lake Shore Drive buildings (Chicago). Second day of 70’F weekend in November, will help us get our average up, rather cool summer.

Wed Nov 4
Lava clouds over Chicago River last week, looking southwest from Wrigley Bldg on Boule Mich

Lava clouds over Chicago River last week, looking southwest from Wrigley Bldg on Boule Mich

Sun Nov 1
Just love October’s “yellow surround effect” - you can catch it only a few days when color optimal and gray sky, preferably damp, too

Just love October’s “yellow surround effect” - you can catch it only a few days when color optimal and gray sky, preferably damp, too

Fri Oct 30
Mum’s the word! ,-) [fall, Lasalle at Delaware]

Mum’s the word! ,-) [fall, Lasalle at Delaware]

Mon Oct 26

Skype 2.8.0.722 #Fail #Errors

Very unhappy that Skype released this piece of garbage; must be force quit every time.  Here are the details.. as you can see, many issues, bad software. Worse, they have the classic maze on skype.com so you can’t reach them easily. They’ve become a microsoft I’m afraid.. and I was a raving fan for years. Very disappointed.

Skype 2.8.0.722 errors

2009-10-26 12:28:07.669 Skype[283] SkypeApplication::init called

2009-10-26 12:28:20.111 Skype[283] International prefix longer than target in applyCountryCodesFromDefaults

2009-10-26 12:28:40.575 Skype[283] International prefix longer than target in applyCountryCodesFromDefaults

2009-10-26 12:29:40.668 Skype[283] SkypeSound::setAudioDeviceUID: cannot find audio device with UID AppleUSBAudioEngine:Logitech:Logitech USB Headset:1b100000:1, trying to use default system output device instead

2009-10-26 12:31:06.884 Skype[283] SkypeEventNotificator::playSound: ERROR: cannot load sound FastBlip2 (Classic)

2009-10-26 12:31:28.502 Skype[283] International prefix longer than target in applyCountryCodesFromDefaults

2009-10-26 12:31:55.103 Skype[283] International prefix longer than target in applyCountryCodesFromDefaults

Main starting with pid 288 parent pid 64

2009-10-26 12:32:20.902 Skype[288] SkypeApplication::init called

2009-10-26 12:32:32.176 Skype[288] International prefix longer than target in applyCountryCodesFromDefaults

2009-10-26 12:32:55.282 Skype[288] International prefix longer than target in applyCountryCodesFromDefaults

2009-10-26 12:33:14.413 Skype[288] SkypeSound::setAudioDeviceUID: cannot find audio device with UID AppleUSBAudioEngine:Logitech:Logitech USB Headset:1b100000:1, trying to use default system output device instead

2009-10-26 12:34:11.799 Mail[225] 0xb9f1c90: observer lock is held, postponing release. break at /SourceCache/Message/Message-753.1/Utilities.subproj/FoundationAdditions.m:649 to debug

2009-10-26 12:34:20.549 Mail[225] 0xb9f1c90: observer lock is held, postponing release. break at /SourceCache/Message/Message-753.1/Utilities.subproj/FoundationAdditions.m:649 to debug

2009-10-26 12:34:28.511 Skype[288] SkypeEventNotificator::playSound: ERROR: cannot load sound Hangup (Classic)

2009-10-26 12:35:12.824 Skype[288] International prefix longer than target in applyCountryCodesFromDefaults

2009-10-26 12:35:52.180 Skype[288] International prefix longer than target in applyCountryCodesFromDefaults

2009-10-26 12:35:56.190 iCal[226] Parameter briding ALTREP (NSURL) type failed for CID:<FFFF__=08BBFE28DFFACE8C8f9e8a93df938690918c08B@>

2009-10-26 12:35:57.184 iCal[226] Parameter briding ALTREP (NSURL) type failed for CID:<FFFF__=0ABBFE4DDFFABFAD8f9e8a93df938690918c0AB@>

2009-10-26 12:35:57.578 iCal[226] Parameter briding ALTREP (NSURL) type failed for CID:<FFFF__=0ABBF983DFDF4A908f9e8a93df938690@csc.com>

2009-10-26 12:36:31.153 Skype[288] International prefix longer than target in applyCountryCodesFromDefaults

And so on (as Vonnegut was fond of writing, and please apply appropriate intertextuality ,^)

Thu Oct 22
Pieds a terre ,~)

Pieds a terre ,~)

Wed Sep 16

MITEF "Entrepreneurs/Innovators Resources" Live Blogged

To read in the order I blogged it, go back 3 pages to start and read in reverse order (from bottom to top).  I tried to correct a few typos but time doesn’t allow for perfection; I pecked this out on an iPhone!

Similar theme here to other entrepreneurial panels I’ve seen over the years.

  • Chicagoans don’t self-promote enough
  • The community isn’t collaborative enough, it’s separated
  • Chicago’s value prop is domain knowledge, not technology (like the [Silicon] Valley)
  • Entrepreneurs need to get smarter about research and sharing control
  • We have a LOT of assets and resources that aren’t used to best effect
  • Dave Weinstein and Ron May are a riot
MITEF packed the house, as usual

MITEF packed the house, as usual