While a lengthy discussion of economic markets...the line "Nodes often aren't as important as the connections between them." is very telling. The network can often be viewed as the sum of the nodes (and hopefully adds value to those nodes). - Tyler Hannan
Provisioned data can be an absolute headache. Especially when performing an integration across multiple providers. This is, just one, of things about the Commerce Toolkit for Applications that I find particularily exciting. - Tyler Hannan
I am always impressed with what Rolf has to say. In this case I encourage anyone to include information they feel is appropriate to the discussion on the blog. - Tyler Hannan
An interesting take on the network effect as it applies to banks. I would take this one step further and say that the leveraging the internet (as connectivity infrastructure) can enable the bank to deliver additional products that would add value to their customers...thereby increasing their perceived value. - Tyler Hannan
The concept of a "payments oriented" view of a banking relationship is intriguing. To me, this is a natural outgrowth of what some call customer-centricity. Focus on what your customers require rather than what you have packaged for their consumption. - Tyler Hannan
"small crime matters" very true. To me this story remains indicative of the importance of security certification (PCI/PA-DSS) as a minimum not an endpoint. - Tyler Hannan
Although this post is somewhat older, I can't help but go back and keep reading it. Very compelling view of payments in the banking world. Something that I promise to discuss in detail in the future. - Tyler Hannan
If nothing else, this is worth a read. When considering security, it is always worth recognizing that a breach is not captured first by the retailer. - Tyler Hannan
Alexa as a tool has seemed out of place to me for a bit, at least as it regards social endeavours. It is interesting to see a deeper discussion of its utility. - Tyler Hannan
This has always been one of my favourite cartoons drawn on a business card. If it for me, I would replace the content with hardware, software, closed, and open. Surprised? - Tyler Hannan
