James Kobielus' Blog: Aweekstweets May 22-28 2010: the week I walked Vegas the way I always wanted

I keep myself amused. 1 minute ago via TweetDeck

Yes Mike I am. about 2 hours ago via txt

Gordon Biersch Brewery on Paradise Rd, Vegas. Good restaurant. Good that it's walking distance from Strip. A good distance from the Strip. about 2 hours ago via txt

#Forrester #ITForum Whew! Last preso went well. Did 1-way, 2-way, & 4-way sessions. Listening to Magnetic Fields' "3-Way" from "Distortion" about 6 hours ago via TweetDeck

@AToptygin Thanks, but you apparently didn't see the corrected tweet I sent 10 seconds after that original tweet. about 6 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to AToptygin

RT @DavidLinthicum "Ellison eats words on Cloud Computing" (http://bit.ly/djiCVS) JK--Not really. He's not letting rhetoric get in way of $$ about 8 hours ago via web

What's this jazz about whether IT vendors are "sexy"? Please restrain that adjective to original meaning. Misused, it's dumber than "cool" about 8 hours ago via web

#Forrester #ITF10 In my morning talk, I mentioned that often check Twitter first, email second for news. Bet I'm not alone. BizTech news+++ about 8 hours ago via web

RT theWHIR "QA Kognitio US Operations CEO John Thompson" (http://bit.ly/bXUZfN) JK--Good one from DW SaaS pioneer. Predict: Steve DMs ASAP about 8 hours ago via web

#Forrester #ITF10 Prepping for preso w/ @csleclair on Dynamic Case Mgt, starting 1:10pm (PDT). By "prepping," I mean getting in the zone. about 8 hours ago via web

RT gspadoni @MLx "No. 1 Habit of Highly Creative People: Solitude! (http://ff.im/-l13WH) JK--Carving out solitude zone in hypersocial world about 8 hours ago via web

RT @JimGaffigan “Would U like salad or fries w/ chsbrgr?.pretend 2 eat healthy or enjoy meal?" JK--Split diff: stuff it all inside HotPocket about 8 hours ago via web

RT @WSJ "Gary Coleman, child star of the '80s sitcom 'Diff'rent Strokes,' is dead at 42 (http://on.wsj.com/bOm7n6) JK--Simply......sad. about 8 hours ago via web

RT @OracleBlogs "New R Interface to Oracle Data Mining" (http://ow.ly/17wyWl) JK--Good one. R picking up momentum in predictive analytics about 8 hours ago via web

RT @Org9 "Lindsay Lohan prohibited from installing Linux on alcohol monitoring gadget (http://bit.ly/cL4WaD) JK--LOL! The Onion has rival! about 8 hours ago via web

#Forrester #ITF10 One of most common praise-phrases we hear from clients is "I don't know how you do it?" (i.e, get so much done in no time) about 10 hours ago via TweetDeck

#Forrester #ITF10 Analysts are experts at messing with time--or rather, mash & crunch ton of work in little time without sacrifice quality. about 10 hours ago via TweetDeck

Listening to Built to Spill "Mess With Time" from "You in Reverse" while work deliverable. Multitasking. Present on SNA in half-hour. about 10 hours ago via TweetDeck

@bmichelson Yes, Brenda. I blame you for all your great tweets from our show. Please don't ever say nice things about #Forrester ever again about 11 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to bmichelson

#Forrester #ITF10 Commented this morning that too easy to comment on event live without being there. Blame Twitter. BTW @bmichelson is here about 11 hours ago via TweetDeck

RT @bmichelson B.Hedrington, Best Buy "top of stack constantly changing" #ITF10 JK--Stack bottom constantly virtualized beyond recognition. about 11 hours ago via TweetDeck

#Forrester #ITF10 Yes, analysts do our "dayjobs" in time-crannies btwn presos. I stand. @johnrrymer sits. Different dudes. Different styles. about 11 hours ago via TweetDeck

#Forrester #ITF10 Had great breakfast chat today with #Workday, a SaaS ERP provider with embedded BI, BPM, BRE. about 11 hours ago via TweetDeck

"Man Infects Himself with (Computer) Virus (http://bit.ly/bldd9c) JK--Getting sick of tech? This dude's taking it way too far! about 11 hours ago via TweetDeck

Here's @jasonkobi in promo for his current acting gig. Any Hollywood casting directors out there? 2nd from left http://yfrog.com/6poz8j about 11 hours ago via TweetDeck

I meant cover of Specials song. What's got into me. Losing my grasp of pop music trivia. Losing my edge. #KEXP about 13 hours ago via TweetDeck

#Forrester #ITF10 This morning I present solo on Social Network Analysis. Afternoon, me & @CSLeClair on Dynamic Case Mgt about 13 hours ago via TweetDeck

RT @kexpplaylist: Friday Night Saturday Morning by Nouvelle Vague #KEXP: JK--Mazzy Star-ish languid cover of Clash song. It works. about 13 hours ago via TweetDeck

http://bit.ly/XLdjx #techfree Vacation from technology? As kid, I always loved TV in other cities. That's tech. Integral to experience. about 13 hours ago via TweetDeck

#Forrester #ITF10 Panel I did with @bevelson @CSLeClair @passion4process came off well. We have different voices, styles, & gestures. Meshed about 13 hours ago via TweetDeck

#Forrester #ITF10 Had great 1:1s yesterday. Noisy room. Had to raise my already loud voice to make points heard. At night, I rest my voice. about 13 hours ago via TweetDeck

#Forrester #ITF10 Thanks all 4 come to #SAP #BI lunch preso & later talk. @bevelson did ITF US presos. I do equiv presos at ITF EMEA Lisbon. about 13 hours ago via TweetDeck

Good one with #Sybase the night before. Why the lag on tweeting it? Conversations so good I'm thinking over, simply forgot to tweet. about 13 hours ago via TweetDeck

Had good dinner with #Oracle last night. Always a good one at #Forrester #ITF10 about 13 hours ago via TweetDeck

#Forrester #ITF10 Dashboards vs. dashes of BI. Sometimes, a fast, focused, simple alert is plenty. Sometimes, too much = analysis paralysis. about 14 hours ago via TweetDeck

That said, I got a good one last night. 8 hours of sleep, dream-free. Now for 16 hours of work, sleep-free. about 14 hours ago via TweetDeck

#Forrester #ITF10 What have I learned here this week? That sleep is overrated. The most lucid, practical dreams best dreamt on foot. about 14 hours ago via TweetDeck

#Forrester #ITF10 What have I learned here this week? That predictive process optimization strikes responsive chord. Which processes 1st? about 14 hours ago via TweetDeck

#Forrester #ITF10 What have I learned here this week? It's that many enterprises unsure where to start with BI initiatives. So many options. about 14 hours ago via TweetDeck

Apparently my actor son @jasonkobi has 2 new billboards of him: Pigeon Forge TN & downtown Charlotte NC but too shy to Facebook 'em about 14 hours ago via TweetDeck

Running the gantlet of guys pushing GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS!!!! cards on narrowest bottleneck of the Strip sidewalk. My hands full, tweeting this. about 23 hours ago via txt

The huge vacant desert lots on either side of the Strip are one of my favorite features of Las Vegas. A quick getaway on foot within minutes about 23 hours ago via txt

My insanely weird & labored tech pun last night on the last line from "Mr. Roberts" reminded me how much I love that film & miss Jack Lemmon about 23 hours ago via txt

Influence, like fame, is so evanescent it's not worth fretting over. Better to focus on stuff you can control, such as how you perform. 8:17 PM May 27th via TweetDeck

RT @kexpplaylist: Non Alignment Pact by Pere Ubu #KEXP: JK--David Thomas somehow makes ungainly voice work in his Pere Ubu & solo recordings 8:00 PM May 27th via TweetDeck

#Forrester #ITF10 I really enjoyed #SAP preso today on in-memory BAE and "Project HANA" plans. 7:58 PM May 27th via TweetDeck

RT @bmichelson "Analyst firm events make for interesting study of #analyst #anthropology " #itf10 JK--Q: Are we not maniacs? A: We are devo! 6:45 PM May 27th via TweetDeck

#Forrester #ITF10 Today in panel w' @bevelson @passion4process @CSLeClair I called "3 B's" a "hairball" tech cluster. With all due respect 6:24 PM May 27th via TweetDeck

#itf10 Not giving away #Forrester trade secrets to say M&Ms analyst brain food. Each color activates specific cerebral node. Blue = BI etc. 6:18 PM May 27th via TweetDeck

#ITF10 Great #SAP demo of Explorer interactive #BI search visualization at lunch session. @bevelson also presented. I'll present in Lisbon. 2:53 PM May 27th via txt

#ITF I timed it. 2-minute latency between tweeting & it showing up on that hallway message board. 2:27 PM May 27th via txt

#ITF10 Social ntwk analysis vs. social media analytics: closely aligned but distinct applications for improving marketing campaign lift. 2:22 PM May 27th via txt

What I mean by "eye of beholder"? If you feel that you know more in a particular area than most analyst, maybe U should become analyst. 9:48 AM May 27th via TweetDeck

@robsaker What's an "expert"? Somebody whose authority in area is grounded in deep ongoing research. "Don't know much" in eye of beholder. 9:47 AM May 27th via TweetDeck in reply to robsaker

@dberlind Just to underline what's hopefully obvious, @jameskobielus made that recommendation in jest. 9:45 AM May 27th via TweetDeck in reply to dberlind

Britney Spears is "influencer" over people's musical purchases, but I don't particularly care for her output. Re analysts, I value quality. 9:44 AM May 27th via TweetDeck

RT @dberlind: "The underscore is highly overrated. I'm big fan of hyphen." JK--Let's rename underscore to "lo-phen" just to revamp its image 9:37 AM May 27th via TweetDeck

You think listening & engaging with world of SocMed-leveraging IT analysts is onerous? Try listening/engaging with WHOLE WIDE WORLD that way 9:35 AM May 27th via TweetDeck

Endless debate about who is or isn't analyst annoys me. Seems to hinge on various def'ns of influence. I just pay attention to smart people. 9:32 AM May 27th via TweetDeck

"10 Reasons Governance Like Sex" (http://bit.ly/d13eGD) JK--And I thought I took metaphors too far. Ouch! Not today. We all have headaches. 9:17 AM May 27th via TweetDeck

Half the time social media feel like endless Robert Altman film. Myriad characters, overlapping dialog, subplot overload, cynicism the norm. 9:15 AM May 27th via TweetDeck

"VoltDB open-source DB exits beta" (http://bit.ly/dtsuHI) (http://bit.ly/9smxHy) JK--Milestone in industry adoption of all-in-mem DBs. 9:04 AM May 27th via TweetDeck

Scapegoating Facebook 4 yer privacy concerns like blame Starbucks 4 yr caffeine jitters. Addicts bear some responsibility 4 their addictions 8:52 AM May 27th via TweetDeck

As I told Boris over drinks tonight, these #SQLMovieQuotes are not for the faint of heart. One must labor puns valiantly & suck fearlessly. 1:17 AM May 27th via TweetDeck

#SQLMovieQuotes "Cap'n it is I INSERT INTO & I just threw yr DISTINC'Ng B-TREE overboard. Now what's all dis CRUD about no movie tonight?" 1:06 AM May 27th via TweetDeck

Las Vegas Cathedral. Seat of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Las Vegas, Nevada USA. Least monumental structure on Strip. Its humility humbles. 10:53 PM May 26th via txt

Social network analysis. Influencer analysis. Whatcha wanna bet somebody builds awesome gossipbot to gauge who's badmouthing U on soc media? 7:58 PM May 26th via TweetDeck

#Forrester #ITF10 Fatigued from explaining everything I cover. Pondering simplify my msg down to "I cover high tech." Think that'll work? 7:48 PM May 26th via TweetDeck

Pleased to welcome @TheWatsonTwins to august company of singing indie twins following my tweets. Can U ladies recommend me to Tegan & Sara? 7:42 PM May 26th via TweetDeck

RIP Art Linkletter. One of most primal very early childhood memories was 1960-ish, him interview my generation on TV. Dude had darndest life 7:09 PM May 26th via txt

#Forrester #ITF10 Healthy hallway internal debate re retaining Allman Bros as flagship brand band. There are Lynyrd & ZZ factions here. ;-) 5:23 PM May 26th via TweetDeck

#Forrester #ITF10 Did 1:1 w/ client asking how real geo-BI space is. It's a real theme in BI/analytics/DW, sez I, but not stand-alone niche. 5:18 PM May 26th via TweetDeck

#Forrester #ITF10 Microsoft CIO says they're aggressively dogfooding Azure--eg, DBA v security debate re optimal Azure SQL data partitions. 2:54 PM May 26th via txt

#Forrester #ITF Sitting in lunch session with Microsoft CIO. Hope can ask question. Hand is raised. 2:46 PM May 26th via txt

#Forrester #ITF10 Mind-meld w/ @csleclair on dyn case mgt: "knowledge mgt in context"--i.e, time-aware closure-oriented case-process context 2:17 PM May 26th via TweetDeck

SWAG'd via IM to @owensleslie that maybe 5% of data in avg DW never accessed ever by anyone. Reports fed from that data? Larger % go unused 1:38 PM May 26th via TweetDeck

RT @BobDylanSays: "Wowee! Pretty scary!" JK--You think? Try having followers who hang on everything you tweet. Oh...I forgot....you're Dylan 1:33 PM May 26th via TweetDeck

#Forrester #ITF10 The 1:1 hall is jumping with activity. Just had a wonderful sideband analyst-inside-baseball chat with @jhammond. 1:19 PM May 26th via TweetDeck

#Forrester #ITF10 Just advised a 1:1 client to move toward DW virtualization on back-end and self-service in-memory BI on front end. 1:12 PM May 26th via TweetDeck

#Forrester #ITF10 My first Day One 1:1 in a moment. @CSLeClair & just did final hallway mind-meld for our Friday preso on Dynamic Case Mgt. 12:25 PM May 26th via TweetDeck

#Forrester #ITF10 Suggest we license Morcheeba "Part of the Process" as theme for fall's BP Forum. File under: jams only Jim gets into. 12:22 PM May 26th via TweetDeck

#Forrester #ITF10 If rate of change in your heartbeat is faster than rate of change in your environment, I feel for you. Should be opposite. 12:17 PM May 26th via TweetDeck

#Forrester #ITF10 Cullen: Too easy to get too low-level with processes. Align with biz imperatives, goals, & metrics. Map & model your biz 11:47 AM May 26th via txt

#Forrester #ITF10. Cullen: capab maps clarify IT project priorities. Customer retention projects key. JK--Customer analytics, multichan CRM 11:40 AM May 26th via txt

#Forrester #ITF10 Keynote. Alex Cullen discussing biz capab maps, indiv capab views, key metrics. Clear tie-in to process analytics. 11:36 AM May 26th via txt

FWD: Direct from forrester: FYI - We're using #itf10 for the event hashtag. I'll circle up with Tom for a correction. Thanks! 11:33 AM May 26th via txt

Ok, let's try this again. The correct event hashtag is #FITF10. All of my previous tweets are hereby rendered null & void. I wash my hands. 11:24 AM May 26th via txt

#Forrester #FITF10 Maybe it's the morning earwax speaking, but did Tom just call DW a "secret garden"? If your DW a secret, it's no asset. 11:19 AM May 26th via txt

#Forrester #ITF10 Pohlmann discuss Biz Tech building blocks: simplify, deliv svcs, build capab, connect people fluidly, intel biz processes. 11:14 AM May 26th via txt

#Forrester #ITF Keynote: Tom Pohlmann shows photos of his kids, bares soul. Admits to cynicism. JK--Occupational hazard of veteran analysts 11:04 AM May 26th via txt

#Forrester #ITF10. I've been using wrong event hashtag. This one's correct, per @rbkarel. My bad. No, I won't delete retweet faulties 10:53 AM May 26th via txt

#Forrester #ITF. Overhead playing Gin Blossoms song with lyric "I don't want to take advice from fools." Me neither. You're at right event 10:49 AM May 26th via txt

Awaiting keynote on Day 1 of #Forrester #ITF. Conf theme: Biz Tech Transformation: Making It Real." Meeting change agents makes it real 4 me 10:44 AM May 26th via txt

Third day now I've been in Vegas for #Forrester #ITF. Vegas a very atmospheric place. That atmosphere has taken up residence in my sinuses. 10:41 AM May 26th via txt

Sitting quietly tweeting in back left at filling-up keynote hall at #Forrester #ITF. Just exchanged morning greetings with Julie Meringer. 10:37 AM May 26th via txt

Nice new touch at #Forrester #ITF: hand sanitizer dispensers in hallway. This a press-the-flesh event but we intend to spread only our ideas 10:31 AM May 26th via txt

Day 1 breakfast #Forrester #ITF. Met some Canadian colleagues in hall. Say Obama'll bring 3K+ to Toronto G-20 late June. City'll shut down. 10:26 AM May 26th via txt

RT @kexpplaylist: The Power Is On by The Go! Team #KEXP: JK--Sort of like rap group, but with highschool cheerleaders & full instrumentation 9:23 AM May 26th via TweetDeck

Prepping my head for Day 1 of #Forrester #ITF. Lots of 1:1s today, presos next 2 days. My content analytics colleague @owensleslie at #TAS10 9:10 AM May 26th via TweetDeck

RT @kexpplaylist: Teardrop by Massive Attack #KEXP JK--Few non-ambient songs explore the power of implied silence like this one. 9:05 AM May 26th via TweetDeck

#Forrester Simon Yates' blog: "IT Forum EMEA 2010: Talking BI With James Kobielus" (http://bit.ly/catuql) JK--Hmmm...Talking BI Blues?...Nah 9:04 AM May 26th via TweetDeck

Now that #KEXP DJ El Toro following my tweets I'll periodically tweet DC area refs for his benefit. I miss Weasel, WHFS' funky helium voice 12:25 AM May 26th via txt

Hearing Dusty Springfield's terrific original of "Stay Awhile" makes me long for Rachel Sweet's superb cover 15 years l8r from "Fool Around" 12:20 AM May 26th via txt

World's divided into two kinds of folk: those who get into Vegas entertainment and those who get into getting down on Vegas entertainment. 12:15 AM May 26th via txt

My power yoga & powerflex & power analysis training has me convinced U can push yourself & push again & relax deeply into it & all's cool! 12:09 AM May 26th via txt

As was shouting to Schadler over drinks at tonight noisy party, when Twitter came, was easy transition. Built my poetry on micro-expression 11:57 PM May 25th via txt

Listening to Yeasayer "Madder Red" from their great new "Odd Blood" LP. Has the feel of classic Moody Blues. Admit it, you dig Moody Blues. 11:44 PM May 25th via TweetDeck

#Forrester #ITF A big part of what makes Forrester internal meetings & parties so useful is sideband chatter of "you're seeing that too?" 11:42 PM May 25th via TweetDeck

#Forrester #ITF Guess what? We're such a big, diverse, dynamic, & scattered company that I'm still meeting many analysts for first time. 11:41 PM May 25th via TweetDeck

RT @kexpplaylist: Straight to Hell by The Clash #KEXP: JK--This group and the Police worked the most organic synthesis of reggae & rock. 11:35 PM May 25th via TweetDeck

#Forrester analysts are amazingly robust. By "robust," I mean still articulate & spinning great ideas when dead beat exhausted. #itforum 11:34 PM May 25th via TweetDeck

I wonder. Is small talk shouted with vehement passion over drinks in a noisy restaurant any less small? 11:07 PM May 25th via TweetDeck

I explicitly "liked" this Facebook group: "being a decent human even without the threat of eternal damnation" (http://bit.ly/bt7m07) 8:55 PM May 25th via TweetDeck

Long email discussion threads are a bit like that movie "Memento." You scroll time back in reverse order to clarify what's going on. 8:45 PM May 25th via TweetDeck

RT @CNN: "BP says it will show 'top kill' attempt live" http://on.cnn.com/99ryJT: JK--On pay-per-view? Sounds like extreme sporting event 8:34 PM May 25th via TweetDeck

Real-time content warehouse with in-db adv analytix & query fed. See my def'n of "comprehensive cloud analytics" in http://bit.ly/a6NQmz 8:33 PM May 25th via TweetDeck

Depending on your elevation above it and the direction & time of day you look at it, Vegas is either fascinating or sad. 8:29 PM May 25th via TweetDeck

"Sybase IQ Adds Text Analytics" (http://bit.ly/aBouAX) JK--Evolving DW into real-time content warehouse with in-db adv analytix & query fed 8:26 PM May 25th via TweetDeck

"Who will be Microsoft's next 'boy genius'?" (http://bit.ly/9EITf2): JK--Umm....will they consider female adults of normal intelligence too? 8:13 PM May 25th via TweetDeck

RT @kexpplaylist: Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On) by Talking Heads #KEXP JK--With 1980 "Remain In Light" great band became classic one 7:54 PM May 25th via TweetDeck

Dynamic case mgt. Case folder evolves into full flexible case content & context in info container driving quick closure & intel conversation 7:51 PM May 25th via TweetDeck

Human heart of dyn case mgt: exception handling, intellig't conversation, guided analytics, ad hoc proc. @CSLeClair y yo #itforum #forrester 7:46 PM May 25th via TweetDeck

Dynamic case management: someone in enterprise owns your pain, weaving ad-hoc path within & without established processes to make your day. 7:43 PM May 25th via TweetDeck

RT @merv: "AR challenge comm big picture in large portfolio company to ...analysts" JK--Challenge comm large-portf analyst-firm msg to vdrs 7:35 PM May 25th via TweetDeck

RT @thubten: "To empower another, is to empower yourself." JK--Also helps you offload to them. So you can relinquish power & power down. 7:32 PM May 25th via TweetDeck

Millennials don't read books. I hear this but see my millennial offspring crunch gobs-o-text, ever-scrolling, soc med, like books pre-folio 6:41 PM May 25th via TweetDeck

RT @MarshaCollier: Social Media Participation Chart http://post.ly/hMLl: JK--The only one of these that I'm not is a "joiner." 6:14 PM May 25th via TweetDeck

#Forrester wishes #Oracle would provide detailed #Exadata roadmap ASAP. It's well behind rivals in lay out clear DW & adv analytics future 5:31 PM May 25th via TweetDeck

Recently, several #Forrester IT clients say concerned #Oracle not provide Exadata v2 refs. FYI vdr has provided 1 lukewarm ref to #forrester 5:29 PM May 25th via TweetDeck

"Is BI in the cloud over-hyped?" (http://bit.ly/akpFws) JK--You mean just "hyped" (exaggerated importance). And no it isn't. Just maturing. 2:24 PM May 25th via TweetDeck

My gut tells me geospatial reqs will drive mathematical innovation. Why? Think Ptolemy Newton & Gauss. Models conquer space, tame infinities 2:05 PM May 25th via TweetDeck

Interviewed by Adrienne Baker of Information Management re Sybase IQ 15.2. She'll update her story in just a sec. 1:55 PM May 25th via TweetDeck

#Forrester #ITF Itching to get down to the conference level, but several customer inquiries to handle. Better focus. Here. Upstairs. Alone. 1:24 PM May 25th via TweetDeck

Busy day at #ITF #Forrester, and so far it's been with client requests that are entirely separate from ITF. Whew! 12:58 PM May 25th via TweetDeck

Finishing up #Forrester eval of #CRM customer service vendors. Wave report due out in next month or so @waband @bevelson @rbkarel #SCRM #BPM 10:57 AM May 25th via TweetDeck

"Google Prediction API" (http://bit.ly/b7tOuO): JK--Wow! Predictive analytics in Google cloud. Is this API to Hadoop? FAQ sketchy. 10:55 AM May 25th via TweetDeck

#forrester #itf10 Come to my joint preso with @CSLeClair Fri 110-155 (PDT) on dynamic case mgt converging BPM ECM soc media analytics 8:19 AM May 25th via TweetDeck

#forrester #itf10 Come to my solo preso on Fri 1030-1115 (PDT) on social network analysis for improving customer svc with predictive tools 8:18 AM May 25th via TweetDeck

#forrester #itf10 Come to my panel with @bevelson @passion4process @CSLeClair Thurs 145-230 (PDT) on transform process thru analytics 8:17 AM May 25th via TweetDeck

#forrester #itf10 Common theme across my 3 presos here: orgs inject self-learning predictive analytic logic into biz processes 2 stay agile 8:12 AM May 25th via TweetDeck

RT @kexpplaylist: Casimir Pulaski Day by Sufjan Stevens #KEXP: JK--This is one of the saddest, most beautiful ballads in recent history. 8:07 AM May 25th via TweetDeck

RT @kexpplaylist: Until the Morning Comes by Tindersticks #KEXP: JK--A bit like The National, but British, slower, & more melancholy. 8:03 AM May 25th via TweetDeck

Another day, another clickthru to IT "article" with interesting headline, only to find content-lite graphic-BS slideshow saying nothing new. 8:02 AM May 25th via TweetDeck

Desert sun is super freakin' intense. This thick curtain is absolutely essential to sleep soundly. But the mind still senses sun & awakens. 7:55 AM May 25th via TweetDeck

"[not] your father's dumb terminal" (http://bit.ly/azz0Ss) "Not Your Father's SAP" (http://bit.ly/9XHCrC): JK--My old man? Sperry Univac! 1:14 AM May 25th via TweetDeck

"Why your business should not abandon Facebook" (http://bit.ly/9sTiyE) JK--Yet another "Facebook is toast" story. 1:01 AM May 25th via TweetDeck

RT @VirginiaPlaces: RT @jameskobielus "Palazzo today... http://bit.ly/bMhIrH <--MAP JK--A continent away. Glad Lewis & Clark didn't hire U 12:38 AM May 25th via TweetDeck

Listening to Peter Paul & Mary's greatest hits. What's this? Hidden track? "Puff the Magic Doobie"? I knew it, I knew it!!!!!!! 12:35 AM May 25th via TweetDeck

Love name of Wayne Brady's Vegas show: "Making %@it Up". Also love billboard for Penn & Teller at Rio: "Fewer audience injuries this year!" 12:22 AM May 25th via txt

Love those marble tables in hallways in Palazzo conf center. Have electrical outlets. Analyst on-the-go workbench. Wi-Fi strong at #itf10 12:11 AM May 25th via txt

Took several hours before room ready at Palazzo today. Got work done around #forrester #itf. Said hi to Laura Koetzle & #Sybase Mike Balch. 12:05 AM May 25th via txt

The Korean conflict scares me. The north is run by a madman with nuclear weapons. The south is essentially reliant on us 4 defense. Add 2+2. 11:51 PM May 24th via txt

Hot tea. Fried rice. Noodle Asia. Venetian. I don't usually eat in casinos. They gross me out. But feel lazy. And Chinese is comfort food. 11:47 PM May 24th via txt

Updated my email signature to the #Forrester role-centric format (Business Process). Our logo's in it + my coverage areas & Twitter handle. 11:42 PM May 24th via txt

Social media like endless improv jazz polyrhythmic jam. Never comes 2 closure. #CRM needs case closure. Facebookishness not right for CRM. 11:13 PM May 24th via TweetDeck

One of my fave things about Palazzo: printer in hotel room. I'm a print-out fiend, in case you didn't know. Don't mind lifting pulp. #itf10 10:57 PM May 24th via TweetDeck

Had me a good alone-walk around Las Vegas west of Strip this afternoon, then dinner. Quiet zuning. Check my Facebook for cellphone fotos. 10:32 PM May 24th via TweetDeck

Turtles got away before she could snap a shot. Pond is a protective ecosystem. 5:17 PM May 24th via TweetDeck

Just advised my girl to take cellphone photos of the turtles she just saw on the pond near home. Facebook 'em. Make me proud! 5:14 PM May 24th via TweetDeck

Analysts on the road must have agile, adaptive strategies for carving productivity time out of seemingly nothing. #itf10 #forrester. 5:12 PM May 24th via TweetDeck

Should there be reciprocal "Relating to Analyst Relations" course for analysts, for our mutual productivity? #ForrARC #ITF10 5:08 PM May 24th via TweetDeck

"iPads banned from Yankee Stadium" (http://bit.ly/cghmGy): JK--These "iPad banned from...." stories amusing. Does "i" stand for "illicit"? 5:05 PM May 24th via TweetDeck

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RT @kexpplaylist The Times They Are A-Changin' by Brothers & Sisters #KEXP: JK--Terrific full-gospel-choir 1971 version of the Dylan classic 4:49 PM May 24th via TweetDeck

“What BI is Not” #Forrester TweetJam Recap http://bit.ly/aV1lAy: JK--What BI is, is knot of diverse data mgt techs. We help you untangle it! 4:24 PM May 24th via TweetDeck

Gaining back three hours in one day is always cool. It's the closest you'll ever get to time travel, except that you continue to age. 4:21 PM May 24th via TweetDeck

Predictive processes. One of core themes I'll be discussing at #forrester #itf10. Pervades all my sesssions. Automate "next-best actions" 4:19 PM May 24th via TweetDeck

Listening to Jenny Lewis' great new rocker "See Fernando" (http://bit.ly/3Y8Zn). She should re-energize her acting career too. 4:17 PM May 24th via TweetDeck

IBM Acquires Sterling Commerce (http://bit.ly/9Xb4Sf) JK--Expect to see IBM/SPSS ramp up decision automation for supply chain optimization. 4:02 PM May 24th via TweetDeck

RT @kexpplaylist: She Don't Use Jelly by The Flaming Lips #KEXP: JK--I'll understand if these guys annoy you, but they crack me up. 3:54 PM May 24th via TweetDeck

The iPad touchscreen looks cool. I keep my handy little touchscreen Zune HD in pocket. Love microbrowser, but take it out of pocket to touch 3:53 PM May 24th via TweetDeck

The "last 'Lost'" phenomenon is totally lost on me. I never caught a single episode. 3:50 PM May 24th via TweetDeck

RT @djkevincole: RT @kurtbreighley: Is filling in 4 @djkevincole on #kexp today. .....Dylan-mania! JK--Who is that masked man? DJ El Toro! 3:43 PM May 24th via TweetDeck

RT @kexpplaylist: Home by Engineers #KEXP: JK--Always confuse these guys with Editors. Bands these days confuse their dayjobs with vocations 3:40 PM May 24th via TweetDeck

Expect to spend a significant portion of my time at #itf10 bringing folks up to date on everyything I cover now. Try to stay flexible. 3:38 PM May 24th via TweetDeck

Vegas' lo humidity feels good. It won't feel so good this time tomorrow when invisible dust clogs my head & I long for rain to wash the air. 3:28 PM May 24th via TweetDeck

RT @kexpplaylist: Terrible Love by The National #KEXP: JK--Mistaken notion that their sound "depressive." It's mellowing, like aged Scotch. 3:20 PM May 24th via TweetDeck

Interviewed by Katie Serignese of SD Times re mashup market. I discussed as approach to self-service BI, and agile lightweight Web app dev. 3:19 PM May 24th via TweetDeck

RT @rbkarel "What BI Is Not Forrester TweetJam Recap and Takeaways" summarizing awesome #dmjam session from last week. http://bit.ly/dnQtIL 2:39 PM May 24th via TweetDeck

RT @kingsthings: “Be the change you want to see in the world.” - Gandhi 2:36 PM May 24th via TweetDeck

RT @gmtomko: “Nothing so conclusively proves a man's ability to lead others as what he does from day to day to lead himself.” -T.J. Watson 2:36 PM May 24th via TweetDeck

Everything goes social. Per Schulz/Lucy:"I love humanity--it's people I can't stand!" Per Frost, "good fences make good neighbors." Privacy! 2:08 PM May 24th via TweetDeck

Everything goes social. Does that mean we need to submit to everything increasingly preying on our privacy--i.e., on our "social-free zone"? 2:06 PM May 24th via TweetDeck

Happy 69th birthday to Bob Dylan. If anybody ever aged into own voice, it's Bob. He was way older when younger, and telegraphed that fact. 2:04 PM May 24th via TweetDeck

RT @kexpplaylist: Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat by Bob Dylan #KEXP JK--Folks treat Dylan so serious, but always been funniest songwriter around! 2:01 PM May 24th via TweetDeck

Ahhh....a quiet location at #forrester #itf10 before the bulk of the action....good place to get work done...in plain sight. 1:50 PM May 24th via TweetDeck

Social ntwk suppt is important, but customer service solution vendors also need strong field service--eg mobile/offline--to stay with pack. 12:57 PM May 24th via txt

Social networking support still spotty across the #crm market. Some vendors strong, but many weak or lacking. #scrm. 12:18 PM May 24th via txt

Forget what I tweeted about Yeasayer's great new album, "Odd Blood." Instead, think fresh Depeche, with more than hint of classic Talk Talk. 7:18 AM May 24th via txt

#Forrester #ITF You can also catch me at @Bevelson sessions, in audience. I'll be presenting those sessions 2 weeks from now at Lisbon ITF. 7:14 AM May 24th via txt

RT @Dana_Gardner: "Bill Gates: More Profit Than Prophet" (http://bit.ly/9LJxFD DG) JK--His books OK. But CEOs rarely have breakthru thinking 6:44 AM May 24th via TweetDeck

One thing Five Guys outlets at airports lack are the free peanuts. Understandably. Can you imagine concourses crunchy underfoot with shells? 6:42 AM May 24th via TweetDeck

#forrester #itf10 Internal meetings, then 3 days of presos & 1:1s. I'm fully expecting excellent conversations from beginning to end. 6:41 AM May 24th via TweetDeck

RT @kexpplaylist: I Can Change by LCD Soundsystem #KEXP: JK--You will be silently singing this song upon first hearing & often thereafter. 8:01 PM May 23rd via TweetDeck

Yoga teacher Cindy was half-hour late this morning. I'm only student whose mobile number she has. I passed message. Passed time doing solo 7:51 PM May 23rd via TweetDeck

Notice how we've all sorta made our peace with spam? Just like we've made our peace with gnats. Swat the nasty little buggers away! 7:48 PM May 23rd via TweetDeck

My daughter's boyfriend is far deeper on all things Google than I am. The younger generation has a different perspective. I listen. 7:40 PM May 23rd via TweetDeck

RT @kexpplaylist: Buckets Of Rain by Neko Case #KEXP: JK--Neko does a great job on classic Dylan song from 1975's "Blood on the Tracks" 7:36 PM May 23rd via TweetDeck

RT @kexpplaylist: Second Hand News by Mates of State #KEXP: JK--Strikingly excellent cover of the Fleetwood Mac classic. 7:21 PM May 23rd via TweetDeck

Me on the sofa at home....totally blissed...one evening a few months ago...how I usually look when not working....or worrying 7:20 PM May 23rd via TweetDeck

Doing #forrester #itf10 sessions on Social Network Analysis, Process Analytics, & Dynamic Case Mgt w/ @bevelson @passion4process @CSLeClair 7:13 PM May 23rd via TweetDeck

Free ad-suprtd Wash Examiner delivered soaking wet this rainy morn. Didn't double-bag. Only coupons salvageable. Trashed soggy rightwing rag 9:31 AM May 23rd via txt

Political talk shows. Consistently, the woman pundits are a couple of notches more attractive than male counterparts. 9:21 AM May 23rd via txt

Chris Matthews political talkshow. Lists "10 stupidest political statements of all time." Conveniently "all time" = last 40 years in US only 9:19 AM May 23rd via txt

Sunday morning political talkshows. Oldest continuing programming strategy in ntwk TV. I can't remember watching a single one whole way thru 9:16 AM May 23rd via txt

Good to have a full weekend at home to rest up before #Forrester IT Forum. I'll be super-busy all week long. 8:47 PM May 22nd via TweetDeck

@SethGrimes No. But sounds like a cool concept. I love the term. 8:45 PM May 22nd via TweetDeck in reply to SethGrimes

@ashish_bhagwat The links worked--I checked them again. 8:45 PM May 22nd via TweetDeck in reply to ashish_bhagwat

Bought & love Yeasayer's second LP, "Odd Blood." Imagine The National crossed with DeVotchKa, with keening vocal harmonies. 8:44 PM May 22nd via TweetDeck

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