As we make a mad dash thru 2009, trying to survive, maybe thrive, while wondering if the world we grew up in will return in any semblance of it’s prior self, I gotta lot of things on my mind, such as:
- At what point will McDonald’s and Starbuck’s become competitively undifferentiated and, essentially, interchangeable?
- Do any of the traditional advertising agencies have a chance for survival in the world of Web 3.0/4.0?
- Is the great suburban experiment really over?
- Are the strategic concepts of “white space” and “blue oceans” interchangeable?
- When will Wagamama come to my town?
- Do we have the capacity, both socially and economically, to take care of the many disenfranchised individuals that now face a challenge they never expected?
- Is “capital is scarce” ever a good reason to put innovation on the back burner? (I believe the correct answer is “no”)
- Who will be the last print daily newspaper standing?
- Where do I go to cure my addiction to Alltop? (If you haven’t visited it, I’m warning you!)
- What is the revenue model that will make Twitter more than a passing fancy? And how can it not include advertising?
- What will the drought in Napa/Sonoma do to cabernet/pinot noir/chardonnay affordability?
- Has adding to your LinkedIn network now devolved into a digital age parlor game?
- No offense, but, why do we need this?