And the Winner is.......

After a long, hard Blog race the winners were announced last night....

There was stiff competition from the other blogs, especially the Disruptive Influences with a very slick presentation and great "Jackanory" video on the blog. The Wisdom of Cows with their top branding were close competitors. While the 0-0 AET were entertaining from start to finish in their presentation.

However, there could only be one winner and it went to the Naked Chasm Jumpers!!

No speeches, but just thanks to all our readers.

OVER 1000 VISITORS FOR NAKED CHASM BLOG

The Naked Chasm Jumpers blog reaches out to over a 1000 Visitors in just 6 weeks!

This achievement coincides with the same day that we present the Naked Chasm Blog to the MBA Class at Manchester Business School - Bring on the A-Grade!

Thank you for reading our blog.

Claim that Computing is Free Thanks to Moore’s Law

That is to say, the cost per MIP (million instructions) has now fallen to about a penny. Chris Anderson's article makes the point today saying that historically, the price of computing power has been astronomical; but, as hardware falls and Moore’s Law kicks in, that price has been falling at a faster and faster rate. Now, its virtually free.

Mr. Anderson gives a few other examples of things that have now also reached the “almost-free” inflection point — storage, bandwidth, and so on. I have to take exception to his assertion that free-computing equals waste, however, I think with all of these things now being essentially “free”, the real value will be in the value of ideas and creativity. Without the restraints and constraints of cost, more people will be able to participate in networks and take advantage of the power of computing for whatever purpose they desire. Almost-free will also act as a great democratiser on so many levels around the world, bringing the potential for information, the exchanging of ideas and knowledge to everyone.

The downside, of course, is that it is also ripe for abuse; one wonders, for example, if very cheap computers will just mean an explosion in spam.

Check It Out..... Not Long to Go Now!

CALLING ALL READERS!!


With only 4 days left to go until the Naked Chasm Jumpers blog is formally presented - you need to check out the Naked Chasm Reviews and let us know your thoughts:

1. Crossing the Chasm Book Review

The objective of this text is to summarise the key concepts which underpin Crossing the Chasm to provide a context to consider its key strengths and arguable limitations.

PLUS please check out whether the Crossing the Chasm Book can actually cross a chasm.

2. General Electrics IT Strategy Review
General Electric, or GE as it is commonly known, is the second largest company in the world and so how does a firm like GE use Information Technology (IT) to achieve its business goals.

Im sure you will agree that these are award winning articles!!