This month I want to review a few of the new features on IdeaStorm and let you know about our current Storm Session. Last month IdeaStorm received a new look and several new features as a part of what we have called the IdeaStorm 2.0 Project. The upgrade has received positive reactions from site users...

Happy New Year! Yes, I’m a bit late with that but I do have some updates to make up for it. CES is over and I’m sure everyone has heard about the XPS 13 . There is a great blog post on Direct2Dell with more information if you are interested, but I wanted to point out a few of the features...

I’ve been holding back on an update in order to have more information to share with everyone about the IdeaStorm 2.0 project. We have recently completed preliminary meetings on the project which includes, but is not limited to: a refreshed user interface, revamping the idea process, adding functionality...

I wanted to give a quick update on what is happening on IdeaStorm. We have a new Storm Session and a few ideas with status updates. The newest storm session is titled “ How can Dell help empower women business leaders? ” for those who would like to contribute. The session is being run...

It has been a while since the last update and I would like to share some things that have happened over the last couple of months. We have added new Idea Partners from the Alienware team, marked several ideas as Under Review, Implemented or Partially Implemented and have lined up some exciting Storm...

Since my last update a few things have happened that I wanted to share. The Idea Partners have been busy responding to ideas and sharing feedback with their teams. Recently a few ideas have been Implemented or Partially Implemented by Dell and several others are Under Review. We have also been working...

Since transitioning from IdeaStorm contributor to being a part of the Dell team , I've had the opportunity to share my experience as a site member in discussions about the future of the site. Now that I have some experience from working on the site I thought it would be helpful to share a couple...

It has been a month and a half since Bill J and I started working with the IdeaStorm community, and I wanted to take a moment to update you on what we have been up to so far. One of the first things we did was host a "town hall" conference call with some of our members. Joining Bill and...

Today we're kicking off green-focused Storm Sessions on IdeaStorm centered all around corporate responsibility (CR), and we want to hear from YOU what impact a company’s corporate responsibility practices have on you. For example: Do you prefer to buy a product from a ‘green’...

Happy 2010 everyone! I know I'm a little late with the holiday greetings, but there is a lot to share on IdeaStorm with an exciting year ahead planned. First, I would like to share that I will be moving on to new opportunities and IdeaStorm leadership will be transitioned to the very capable...

It's hard to believe it's been almost three years since Dell launched IdeaStorm . We opened IdeaStorm in February 2007 and were amazed that there were 2,000 ideas submitted within the first few weeks. And after seeing the volume of Linux-related ideas in those early days, we conducted a follow...

We have quite a few updates available for ideas in action from IdeaStorm . For our Linux fans out there, John Hull recently provided an update on Ubuntu Linux 9.04 . We have updated the following ideas based on this information. Dell GUI Provide Ubuntu on all computers and 8.04-current ubuntu...

We have had some great updates recently on both the Dell Mini 10 and 10v Netbooks with Ubuntu including offering 2GB of memory as well as the Moblin Remix Developer Edition . Both of these topics have been active on IdeaStorm including these implemented ideas: more power to mini 10 2gb RAM on...

The first thing I want to share in this update is we have some planned downtime for maintenance scheduled this weekend. IdeaStorm will be unavailable from 9:00 pm CST Saturday, August 15th until 5:00 am CST Sunday, August 16th. We appreciate your understanding with this and have done everything we can...

Dell recently announced its FastTrack option for quick shipping to get pre-configured popular systems directly to customers as quickly as possible. This program was generated from many ideas including: Offer Nextday Delivery Delivery Time - Please Reduce. Maintain a minimal stock for immediate...

I have 2 primary updates this week. The first is the Studio 14z laptop that you can learn more about here . Thanks for all these ideas that were incorporated into this product: Studio 14 laptop Stop Limiting Products Based On Location Offer a smaller Dell Studio Laptop Notebooks ...

I have a lot of ideas to update this week! Maybe that's because I missed my update 2 weeks ago when I was traveling on business. Our Studio One product is now available in the US and Europe. Thanks to the community for these ideas: Make a Touch Screen Desktop Computer XPS One with touchscreen...

Last week, Dell made some major upgrades to the Studio 15 laptops addressing the 3 ideas below: Studio 15 - I will buy if.................. Dell should make an Inspiron 1545 Offer the new 100+ Studio designs on all websites In addition, you may have seen my post earlier this week about...

We have 13 idea updates for you this week - check them out... Point of contact backups in our PartnerStorm category was Implemented through our Partner Direct program. Lionel blogged about our new Inspiron desktop colors based on the input from these ideas: Desktop colors Choose my own...

We have 5 idea updates today from IdeaStorm: I assume everyone has seen the buzz on the new Adamo launch. And as Vejay_s suggested, we have implemented a new category for Adamo on IdeaStorm - Adamo Products Link in Site . Your ideas have started to come in already - so keep the feedback coming and...

We have quite a few ideas to update you on this week. Starting with our recently announced new rugged laptop - the Latitude E6400 XFR . This little system can definitely take a beating! Thanks for the ideas including: Water proof cell phone, laptop, and IPod Make some notebooks WaterProof /...

The big news this week was around the launch of the Mini 10 . Many have asked us for something bigger than the mini 9, but smaller than the Mini 12. The primary concerns have been around the size of the keyboard. Two key ideas implemented include Dell should offer a Dell Mini 10 and Offer a cheap, 10...

We just celebrated our 2 year anniversary with IdeaStorm. It's hard to believe so much time has passed since the first official idea came in asking us to create a Home technology makeover show . It's been a great ride from that initial idea to the many Linux ideas , requests for XP , new Latitude...

We launched a new site today called Dell Social Innovation Competition . Using the same IdeaStorm technology, Dell is partnering with the RGK Center at the University of Texas to sponsor a competition for college students around the world to come up with new ideas to address social causes. The winner...

We have quite a few updates on Ideas Implemented over the last few weeks. Check them out! Dell's Website must work with Firefox running on Linux More RAM! Sell more desktops without monitors, keyboards, etc Smaller rubber feet that don't fall off XPS 730 Memory Upgrade BACKLIT...