http://rickmorganconsulting.com/blog/2009/11/13/are-you-saying-this/ My random ramblings on insurance industry technology and marketing related topics. Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:06:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://rickmorganconsulting.com/blog/2009/11/13/are-you-saying-this/comment-page-1/#comment-3273 Wayne Joubert Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:12:02 +0000 http://rickmorganconsulting.com/blog/?p=538#comment-3273 Rick - While it is agreed that innovation is often met with resistance from those who do not like to change, I think social media fans (like you and me)run the risk of becoming selective revisionist historians when we cite overblown concerns in the past, while never mentioning that some of the criticism was spot on. I recall, for example, about 12 years ago that the people who expressed concerns about the potential for billions to be lost as a result of security and privacy breaches over the Internet were quickly sneered at and given the "You already put your credit card bill in a tin box 15 feet from your front door" response. Well, in the past decade internet breaches of privacy and the multiple billions of dollars in identity theft have dwarfed whatever theft was taking place in neighborhood mail boxes before 1997. So, comparisons with past attitudes are good, but accurate ones are better. Rick – While it is agreed that innovation is often met with resistance from those who do not like to change, I think social media fans (like you and me)run the risk of becoming selective revisionist historians when we cite overblown concerns in the past, while never mentioning that some of the criticism was spot on. I recall, for example, about 12 years ago that the people who expressed concerns about the potential for billions to be lost as a result of security and privacy breaches over the Internet were quickly sneered at and given the “You already put your credit card bill in a tin box 15 feet from your front door” response. Well, in the past decade internet breaches of privacy and the multiple billions of dollars in identity theft have dwarfed whatever theft was taking place in neighborhood mail boxes before 1997. So, comparisons with past attitudes are good, but accurate ones are better.

]]> http://rickmorganconsulting.com/blog/2009/11/13/are-you-saying-this/comment-page-1/#comment-3276 Wayne Joubert Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:05:03 +0000 http://rickmorganconsulting.com/blog/?p=538#comment-3276 Yes, we are on the same page. Yes, we are on the same page.

]]> http://rickmorganconsulting.com/blog/2009/11/13/are-you-saying-this/comment-page-1/#comment-3274 Rick Morgan Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:39:30 +0000 http://rickmorganconsulting.com/blog/?p=538#comment-3274 Good comments Wayne - and I agree. As I mentioned there are "issues" and concerns that need to be worked out and properly managed. We need to recognize the opportunity and manage the risk. It is using "excuses" to avoid the social web that I object to. Good comments Wayne – and I agree. As I mentioned there are "issues" and concerns that need to be worked out and properly managed. We need to recognize the opportunity and manage the risk. It is using "excuses" to avoid the social web that I object to.

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