Have you noticed all the IBM Smarter Planet television ads lately? Seems like I can't get through any football playoff game without noticing a couple. IBM has been working on its Smarter Planet strategy since late 2008, but it seems as if the company has been amping things up lately -- or maybe not. Perhaps we're just reaching a saturation point, you know, where dry ground finally soaks up enough water that it can't hold any more and all the rainfall starts pooling up. *Read more...