Secure Invoicing in Microsoft Word

February 22, 2010

One of the benefits of working with a platform company is that you have the ability to see trends occurring in an ecosystem…
For the last year or so, many of the discussions I have had with technologists (payments and otherwise) focus on the concept of what I call a “highly-integrated user experience.” These are [...]

Platforms and Payments

January 4, 2010

One of the things I particularly enjoy about the position of Platform Evangelist is the requirement to keep abreast of industry trends and conversations. One of the simplest, and most compelling, ways* is via monitoring multiple blogs. At present, I monitor 155 feeds daily** and attempt to draw conclusions from the wealth of [...]

Google Chrome OS: what does it mean for commerce?

November 24, 2009

If you have followed the technology news as of late, you will have (undoubtedly) read many stories of the launch of Google’s Chrome OS. If you have not, then I would recommend beginning with the Google Chrome OS – FAQ.
If you are interested in the marketing surrounding the launch, then I’d recommend a glance [...]

PayPal Developer Conference: Innovate 09

November 2, 2009

Tomorrow is the start of Innovate09…The PayPal Developer Conference.
As the brief description on my twitter page has always read, I view my life as “living at the intersection of payments and technology”. As such, I have to admit that I’m delighted that the tagline for the conference is “The intersection of ideas [...]

Immediate Gratification: a story of software activation

May 13, 2009

I freely admit it.I am one of those people.A generation raised to want it…and want it now.Instant gratification is, often, my expectation.There is no beauty in the “wait” and I have little patience for it.
For example, I recently purchased a piece of software to automate a relatively mundane task related to managing my corporate e-mail. [...]