Why, after all this time, am I launching this blog? It’s easier to answer why I didn’t launch it long ago. I’ve long had a domain name, but I haven’t put anything out there. The site has even re dived a few spam posts as I left it in an un-launched state. I’ve not been eager to give up relative privacy and freedom to work on what I like. An early adopter of Twitter and Facebook, I’ve left both those platforms for extended periods. In the early 2000′s, I began work to include blogging and social capabilities into IBM marketing sites. But the social platforms outside IBM weren’t quite ready. So I moved on to other things. Now I’m back and I’m ready to blog. One shouldn’t start a blog unless one has things to say. I’ll find out if I do. 
I’ve answered why I haven’t, but not why I am getting around to it now.
Some reasons:
- to share thoughts on how IT Architecture might change in response to the emergence of new social platforms. To engage with a wider audience of peer architects and techies interested in architectural aspects of the turn toward social business
- to write in a long-form format other platforms do not afford.
- - On occasion, to embed rich media into discussions I’m having.
- to share thoughts as they develop, understanding that they’re provisional
- to comment on trends in the industry.
- to explore with clients, partners, and industry contacts onn what social business means (in a public way), to be the the user I’ve been trying to architect for in recent years.
- to feature some of the amazing work of my IBM colleagues
Yes, all those reasons were there in the past. It’s not that my reasons have changed – the market is where I had hoped it would be when I joined IBM a decade ago.
I suppose I’ll discover the real reasons as I go along. Over time, I hope some will find the blog interesting and helpful.