Had a few glitches with the surprise crash of open source editor Audacity but am glad to be back after a week gone.

I Read The News Today Oi Vey

1. Sage takes an interesting turn at Insights 2008
2. nGenera Buys Talisma
3. SAP's Business By Design release dates still confusing

Lists(less)

The worst is first - Analyst firms who get it

1. Aberdeen Group
2. Nucleus Research
3. AMR Research
4. IDC
5. Gartner Group
6. Yankee Group
7. Forrester Research Group

Experience Matters

You need to read Groundswell, by Forrester's Charlene Li & Josh Bernoff. Great stories, good stats, if not a bit overreliant on Forrester data (surprise!). Well worth it. Listen in on why.

Music for This Episode

1. Intro: Got My Mojo Working from the album, The Lost Tapes by Muddy Waters. Buy it at Amazon.com
2. News: I've Got News from the album, The Wheel Man by Watermelon Slim & The Workers. Buy at Amazon.com
3. Experience Matters: Use Your Experience by Charles Bobus. Courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network
4. Outro: Rollin' by Maria Daines. Courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network
5. Drumrolls, courtesy of harri and heigh-ho from Freesound.com