Comments on: Interviewing Michael Dell http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/09/22/interviewing-michael-dell/ by Jeff Jarvis Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:21:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Sponsoring op je blog | Door: Hendrik-Jan http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/09/22/interviewing-michael-dell/#comment-442194 Sponsoring op je blog | Door: Hendrik-Jan Mon, 14 Feb 2011 12:38:18 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/09/22/interviewing-michael-dell/#comment-442194 [...] kwam het bedrijf in actie door Jeff Jarvis uit te nodigen in de fabriek. Jarvis publiceerde het interview met Michael Dell vervolgens in een gezaghebbend tijdschrift. Een verstandige beslissing van Dell, maar 2 jaar nadat [...] [...] kwam het bedrijf in actie door Jeff Jarvis uit te nodigen in de fabriek. Jarvis publiceerde het interview met Michael Dell vervolgens in een gezaghebbend tijdschrift. Een verstandige beslissing van Dell, maar 2 jaar nadat [...]

]]> By: Why You Should Focus on “Worst Practices” by Umair Haque | amiconsultancy http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/09/22/interviewing-michael-dell/#comment-431724 Why You Should Focus on “Worst Practices” by Umair Haque | amiconsultancy Fri, 19 Nov 2010 11:11:44 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/09/22/interviewing-michael-dell/#comment-431724 [...] consultants, pundits, and assorted beancounters. Way back in 2005, Jeff Jarvis wrote about his original experience of Dell Hell — and if Dell had listened to him with intent and candor, perhaps there wouldn’t be an [...] [...] consultants, pundits, and assorted beancounters. Way back in 2005, Jeff Jarvis wrote about his original experience of Dell Hell — and if Dell had listened to him with intent and candor, perhaps there wouldn’t be an [...]

]]> By: Why You Should Focus on "Worst Practices" | iTAX – tax news http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/09/22/interviewing-michael-dell/#comment-431634 Why You Should Focus on "Worst Practices" | iTAX – tax news Thu, 18 Nov 2010 00:56:39 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/09/22/interviewing-michael-dell/#comment-431634 [...] consultants, pundits, and assorted beancounters. Way back in 2005, Jeff Jarvis wrote about his original experience of Dell Hell — and if Dell had listened to him with intent and candor, perhaps there wouldn’t be an [...] [...] consultants, pundits, and assorted beancounters. Way back in 2005, Jeff Jarvis wrote about his original experience of Dell Hell — and if Dell had listened to him with intent and candor, perhaps there wouldn’t be an [...]

]]> By: The Virtual Handshake Blog | » Can Comcast Scale Social Media Customer Engagement? http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/09/22/interviewing-michael-dell/#comment-374017 The Virtual Handshake Blog | » Can Comcast Scale Social Media Customer Engagement? Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:37:16 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/09/22/interviewing-michael-dell/#comment-374017 [...] Dell, spurred on by the public complaints of A-list bloggers like Jeff Jarvis (here’s a recent post with links to the highlights of that story), has now become a case study for excellent corporate [...] [...] Dell, spurred on by the public complaints of A-list bloggers like Jeff Jarvis (here’s a recent post with links to the highlights of that story), has now become a case study for excellent corporate [...]

]]> By: Journalism Daily - Today’s Top Blog Posts on Journalism - Powered by SocialRank http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/09/22/interviewing-michael-dell/#comment-361052 Journalism Daily - Today’s Top Blog Posts on Journalism - Powered by SocialRank Mon, 01 Oct 2007 11:05:02 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/09/22/interviewing-michael-dell/#comment-361052 [...] BuzzMachine » Blog Archive » Interviewing Michael Dell [...] [...] BuzzMachine » Blog Archive » Interviewing Michael Dell [...]

]]> By: Journalism Daily - Today’s Top Blog Posts on Journalism - Powered by SocialRank http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/09/22/interviewing-michael-dell/#comment-361048 Journalism Daily - Today’s Top Blog Posts on Journalism - Powered by SocialRank Mon, 01 Oct 2007 11:04:01 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/09/22/interviewing-michael-dell/#comment-361048 [...] Interviewing Michael Dell [...] [...] Interviewing Michael Dell [...]

]]> By: The Zone Read » Blog Archive » links for 2007-09-26 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/09/22/interviewing-michael-dell/#comment-360999 The Zone Read » Blog Archive » links for 2007-09-26 Sun, 30 Sep 2007 19:40:26 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/09/22/interviewing-michael-dell/#comment-360999 [...] BuzzMachine » Blog Archive » Interviewing Michael Dell Jeff Jarvis spent a day at Dell this week and interviewed Michael Dell. Business Week article and some interesting blogs posts to follow, I’m sure (Dell is a client). (tags: jarvis dell) [...] [...] BuzzMachine » Blog Archive » Interviewing Michael Dell Jeff Jarvis spent a day at Dell this week and interviewed Michael Dell. Business Week article and some interesting blogs posts to follow, I’m sure (Dell is a client). (tags: jarvis dell) [...]

]]> By: Charles http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/09/22/interviewing-michael-dell/#comment-360852 Charles Thu, 27 Sep 2007 22:57:45 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/09/22/interviewing-michael-dell/#comment-360852 Dammit - wish I'd seen this earlier. Else I'd have pointed you towards http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/aug/02/guardianweeklytechnologysection.dell?gusrc=rss&feed=technology and http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/aug/09/guardianweeklytechnologysection.it?gusrc=rss&feed=technology essentially pointing out that Dell's "green" causes don't spread down to its customers - just 1% have taken up the "plant a tree for me" cause; and that Michael Dell's fortune could easily offset the carbon emissions from the PCs it sells. In fact 1% of his fortune could do that.. If you didn't ask, any chance of bouncing those off him? Dammit – wish I’d seen this earlier. Else I’d have pointed you towards http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/aug/02/guardianweeklytechnologysection.dell?gusrc=rss&feed=technology and
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/aug/09/guardianweeklytechnologysection.it?gusrc=rss&feed=technology

essentially pointing out that Dell’s “green” causes don’t spread down to its customers – just 1% have taken up the “plant a tree for me” cause; and that Michael Dell’s fortune could easily offset the carbon emissions from the PCs it sells. In fact 1% of his fortune could do that..

If you didn’t ask, any chance of bouncing those off him?

]]> By: Dell / SMG http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/09/22/interviewing-michael-dell/#comment-360655 Dell / SMG Tue, 25 Sep 2007 01:52:13 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/09/22/interviewing-michael-dell/#comment-360655 <strong>Interviewing Michael Dell...</strong> http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/09/22/interviewing-michael-dell/I... Interviewing Michael Dell…

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]]> By: John Diachanko http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/09/22/interviewing-michael-dell/#comment-360613 John Diachanko Mon, 24 Sep 2007 10:18:55 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/09/22/interviewing-michael-dell/#comment-360613 Jeff, I'd be interested in what Michael's view are for data center servers and blades. Does he still plan to make cheap servers or will be be inovating more in the data center space? He is so PC focused, I think his data center attention has wained. John Jeff, I’d be interested in what Michael’s view are for data center servers and blades. Does he still plan to make cheap servers or will be be inovating more in the data center space? He is so PC focused, I think his data center attention has wained. John

]]> By: Bill Koslosky, MD http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/09/22/interviewing-michael-dell/#comment-360578 Bill Koslosky, MD Sun, 23 Sep 2007 17:47:53 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/09/22/interviewing-michael-dell/#comment-360578 Jeff, your yeoman's effort in investigating the problem with Dell's customer service is appreciated by all laptop buyers. You deserve the recognition by way of having the opportunity to interview the CEO, but frankly I'm not really interested in what Michael has to say. What's the CW about buying a laptop from Dell, now? Yes or no. Jeff, your yeoman’s effort in investigating the problem with Dell’s customer service is appreciated by all laptop buyers.

You deserve the recognition by way of having the opportunity to interview the CEO, but frankly I’m not really interested in what Michael has to say.

What’s the CW about buying a laptop from Dell, now? Yes or no.

]]> By: Guy Love http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/09/22/interviewing-michael-dell/#comment-360471 Guy Love Sat, 22 Sep 2007 05:55:34 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/09/22/interviewing-michael-dell/#comment-360471 Ask him if cutting cost through outsourcing customer service to foreign countries and building DELL only proprietary hardware, which was cheaply made and forced you to upgrade through DELL, had any impact on their sales leading to him needing to come back to take control of his company. Bet he claims all those moves were a great success, he just came back because he felt the need to take DELL to greater heights ... blah, blah, blah. Ask him if cutting cost through outsourcing customer service to foreign countries and building DELL only proprietary hardware, which was cheaply made and forced you to upgrade through DELL, had any impact on their sales leading to him needing to come back to take control of his company.

Bet he claims all those moves were a great success, he just came back because he felt the need to take DELL to greater heights … blah, blah, blah.

]]> By: johnmoore (from Brand Autopsy) http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/09/22/interviewing-michael-dell/#comment-360464 johnmoore (from Brand Autopsy) Sat, 22 Sep 2007 03:15:34 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/09/22/interviewing-michael-dell/#comment-360464 Jeff ... be sure to have Michael Dell share his thoughts on how the Direct2Dell, IdeaStorm, DellCommunity, and StudioDell social media initiatives are impacting its perceived rigid and metrics-driven corporate culture. We've since seen Dell launch EmployeeStorm to harness ideas from its employees ... so obviously, the customer-facing social media projects are having an impact on Dell's corporate culture. More insight from Michael Dell on this would be interesting to learn. Jeff … be sure to have Michael Dell share his thoughts on how the Direct2Dell, IdeaStorm, DellCommunity, and StudioDell social media initiatives are impacting its perceived rigid and metrics-driven corporate culture.

We’ve since seen Dell launch EmployeeStorm to harness ideas from its employees … so obviously, the customer-facing social media projects are having an impact on Dell’s corporate culture. More insight from Michael Dell on this would be interesting to learn.

]]> By: TadJenssen http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/09/22/interviewing-michael-dell/#comment-360456 TadJenssen Fri, 21 Sep 2007 23:57:24 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/09/22/interviewing-michael-dell/#comment-360456 What are three things Mishael Dell would have liked to have seen (or still see) during the Bush Presidency? What are three things Mishael Dell would have liked to have seen (or still see) during the Bush Presidency?

]]> By: shawnpetriw http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/09/22/interviewing-michael-dell/#comment-360452 shawnpetriw Fri, 21 Sep 2007 22:41:38 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/09/22/interviewing-michael-dell/#comment-360452 Yes - "Why are Macs better Windows machines than Windows machines?" http://stevenf.com/2007/09/macs_really_do_run_windows_better.php A lot of it has to do with "craplets" installed. Perhaps Mr. Dell could be challenged to ship his PCs craplet free, though it would cost more. Yes – “Why are Macs better Windows machines than Windows machines?”

http://stevenf.com/2007/09/macs_really_do_run_windows_better.php

A lot of it has to do with “craplets” installed. Perhaps Mr. Dell could be challenged to ship his PCs craplet free, though it would cost more.

]]> By: Stefan http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/09/22/interviewing-michael-dell/#comment-360451 Stefan Fri, 21 Sep 2007 22:40:11 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/09/22/interviewing-michael-dell/#comment-360451 I would be very interested to hear Mr. Dells thoughts on the interplay between design and cost. Obviously Dell has done an unbelievable job keeping prices down but has had a more difficult time coming up with innovative designs that are compelling to consumers. I would be very interested to hear Mr. Dells thoughts on the interplay between design and cost. Obviously Dell has done an unbelievable job keeping prices down but has had a more difficult time coming up with innovative designs that are compelling to consumers.

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