Reasons I’m holding out:

1. I am not a big fan of AT&T, I think they are a crutch for the iPhone. They are more expensive and their customer service is sub-par. I say this from personal experience with them, and I hear this from a lot of my friends on AT&T.
2. I have had phenomenal customer service with Sprint, and they have even improved recently based on some complaints about their level of service. The local Sprint stores are great in this area and being a regular they have helped me a lot (for example, as of late I have had some bad battery issues on my phone. I went to the Sprint store and my contact there, Drew, hooked me up with a brand new battery free of charge)
3. In regard to a Blackberry, I prefer a touch screen, although they are nice phones.

Well, enough of why I still have my Treo 700wx…now onto my search for a good, fast Twitter App for my WM5 phone. I tried Twobile and ceTwit, but both bogged down my phone so much and would crash often. I then came across Twikini, optimized specifically for WM phones. Within 5 minutes of using is I was already tweeting and texting my fellow WM friends that they needed to download it. Amazingly Twikini is super fast, feature rich, and extremely easy to use.

So for any of you stalwart Windows Mobile users out there, I would strongly recommend giving Twikini a try.

One thing that is crucial for Product Managers is the ability for using communication when leading the product development. Often there are times when I try to be too diplomatic about a situation, and sometimes that is necessary depending on the circumstances and project. The most successful product managers use a the art “influencing, negotiating, relationship building and other similar similar skills” to make sure the product proves to be successful.

One thing I definitely need to focus more heavily on this year is to focus on the details more. Not sure exactly how to do it, but I am going to find out.

From what I gather, the primary difference between product and project management is that project management is focused on getting the project launched on time and within budget and oft times with no regard to what features are removed to get it launched. However, for the product manager, the customers or users of the product take priority number one and they concern themselves with even the smallest of details. Product managers realize that the cumulation of many small issues can make or break the site and cause users to stop using the product.

With the coming of the new year I will be taking a “cool nerd” approach to Product Management and will be providing periodic updates on what I discover through research and application.