{"id":73,"date":"2009-04-05T12:10:40","date_gmt":"2009-04-05T12:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/diacritical\/wp\/2009\/04\/when_technology_blows_up_your\/"},"modified":"2016-09-20T09:59:06","modified_gmt":"2016-09-20T16:59:06","slug":"when_technology_blows_up_your","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/diacritical\/2009\/04\/when_technology_blows_up_your.html","title":{"rendered":"When Technology Blows Up Your Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Often when people talk about using technology, what they&#8217;re really talking about is platforms. A blog is a platform. A Facebook page is a platform. A YouTube channel is a platform. They aren&#8217;t technology strategies. Platforms are constantly changing, and if you&#8217;re locked into one, it&#8217;s difficult to keep up when the next one comes along. A smart technology strategy isn&#8217;t dependent on a platform, but absorbs them as they come along. 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