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Mark Scrimshire

Mark Scrimshire specializes in rapid deployment of solutions to address business problems using Web 2.0 technologies and techniques. Currently he is working with CareFirst in the Healthcare industry as a Senior Technical Staff Member advising on the deployment of technology to address business transformation issues in the healthcare administration industry.

Apple May Well Have Just Created a Whole New Army of Mac Developers

By Mark Scrimshire

If the iPhone is built on the core of Mac OS X and the development environment supports both iPhone and Mac OS X desktop applications how long will it be before we see a proliferation in Mac OS X applications? This has the potential to be a far bigger halo effect ...

Mar. 12, 2008 08:15 AM Reads: 3,624

Web 2.0 Takes a Hit and Nobody Noticed

By Mark Scrimshire

Boeing has announced the shutdown of their airborne Wi-fi service, Connexion. It represents a subtle blow to Web 2.0 and gives us all pause for thought.

Oct. 27, 2006 09:45 AM Reads: 10,901 Replies: 1

i-Technology Viewpoint: Windows Live – A Case of Reality Distortion?

By Mark Scrimshire

Some commentators have taken Microsoft's entry in to the Web 2.0 world as a reason for spreading doom and gloom and predicting the annihilation of small, innovative developers. I disputed this prediction and agreed with entrepreneurs Jason Fried of 37 Signals and ...

Oct. 7, 2006 07:30 AM Reads: 24,530 Replies: 2

Apple vs Microsoft – and the Cardinal Rules of the "Internet Singularity"

By Mark Scrimshire

In considering the 'Internet Singularity,' Mark Scrimshire has been postulating a series of guidelines or rules. He has already written about the first; here he looks at the second and third rules.

Sep. 18, 2006 07:00 AM Reads: 16,818

The Internet Singularity: It's the Journey Not the Destination

By Mark Scrimshire

I have been discussing the potential implications of what is being termed - by Microsoft Technical Fellow, Dr. Gary Flake - the Internet Singularity. The core of this concept is that the Internet and physical worlds will become more and more tightly coupled. This ...

Sep. 8, 2006 03:00 AM Reads: 12,271 Replies: 2

Web 2.0 Journal Exclusive Feature: Web 2.0 – Something New Under the Sun

By Mark Scrimshire

Love it, or hate it, the Web 2.0 moniker is simply a rallying cry for the convergent and emergent development of new social architectures that Jeremy Geelan describes as The Perfect Storm of Web 2.0 in his recent column. There is something profound going on here.

Sep. 7, 2006 04:45 PM Reads: 12,171 Replies: 5