The tyranny of mediocrity
Mediocrity is the cousin of relativism. “We’re not the fastest, but we’re not the slowest.” “We don’t have the best service, but we’re better than most.” “We’re not the market
- March 7, 2011
- Alan Knott-Craig
Twitter frees broadcasters
I’m not from the media industry. But I’ve come to learn that, in the jargon of the experts, a broadcaster is in fact not the network distributing the news. It
- March 7, 2011
- Alan Knott-Craig
Keep your eye on the ball
Did you watch the Proteas snatch defeat from the jaws of victory yesterday? For the umpteenth time, our national cricket side has caved in when victory seemed assured. Why? Most
- February 3, 2011
- Alan Knott-Craig
The next bubble?
1 February 2011 The next bubble Winston Churchill once said: “If there is one thing we can learn from history, it is that we do not learn from history.” Truer
- January 4, 2011
- Alan Knott-Craig
If, by Rudyard Kipling
If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make
- December 28, 2010
- Alan Knott-Craig
A dummy’s guide to interconnect rates
25 April 2010 The regulation of mobile phone operators can be used as a case study of how strong network bonds can be broken. First, some definitions: On-net: Calls
- December 28, 2010
- Alan Knott-Craig
The Web today
15 December 2010 Nowadays tech is not hardware. Tech is software, and the cutting edge is the Web. PC-based software is a bit like mustard jeans in the early 90’s.
- December 28, 2010
- Alan Knott-Craig
The new world is the place to be
26 November 2010 Hi guys, What a year! Feels like I’ve been in an old SpeedQueen tumble-dryer. I’m dry, but at some point it seemed the machine was going to
- December 28, 2010
- Alan Knott-Craig
Change management
10 August 2010 I grew up in Pretoria east, went to a government school, had my fair share of fights, and managed to finish matric without children, a criminal
- December 28, 2010
- Alan Knott-Craig
Formula of system evolution
2 April 2010 E = evolution of systems, ie: forward progress, positive development, progressive complexity C = System complexity F = Feedback loop I = Information S = Speed of
- December 28, 2010
- Alan Knott-Craig
Economic complexity
25 March 2010 The network effect of mobile interconnect as it pertains to the development of countries All things in the world comprise a system, and every system
- December 28, 2010
- Alan Knott-Craig
Local broadband prices (as published in Sunday Times)
30 January 2010 Firstly, some facts. ADSL comprises 63% of broadband connections globally. In SA, ADSL comprises less than 40% of the broadband market, and until recently, an email being