Dissapointed with Google Maps

Today Mighty Google went down one step in my Likert Scale, let me explain a little further.

As a programmer, I like languages and APIs to do everything they should do, that is the case 99% of the time, but there's this tiny 1% when things are just not good enough. Today was the turn of google maps api.

I'm doing a map application for mobile devices and first thing i marked in my list was this google map api, just to realize some hours later that mobile devices did not fully support java script and therefore my effort was useless (reflected in a blank page in the mobile browser).

So... It's not Google's fault, but still a problem with the mobile devices, I should have done my homework first (reading the API's FAQ) before investing time on it.

Now I just hope technology start moving faster, and the Mighty Company my help us with this matter in the near future... maybe next time I should try with a G-phone.

Business Processes in the web

Lately I've been studying the problems and consideration by moving business online: transform distribution, manufacturing, Product design and other business processes to be presence in the web can be a very long process, but it really doesn't have to be that painfull, it's all about commitment from the top management and cooperation from all the other layers (sounds easy in an overview).

Different organizations have different approaches, so there's no single answer for this, but it's clear that all organizations need to improve their business using any tool they can get, and the web can helps us all if use correctly, and can also improve our brand image with our customers.

So next time you see a traditional business process, try to think about adding some web tools to spice it up, maybe your company can work better after the seasoning.