Collective Thoughts:
We’ve all seen it. What once worked in social media six months ago doesn’t work now. Why, for instance, does a large following on Twitter no longer indicate influence? Or why is blogging no longer as impressive as it was in 2003? Both these examples follow a predictable economic formula:As “x” social behaviour multiplies, i (Read More)
NowSourcing:
In what may be the first of its kind in the social media world, the little used and subscribed Football (/r/football) subreddit of Reddit.com was overthrown by the Soccer (/r/soccer) subreddit. Though things seem to have died down, yesterday’s events can only be described as a social media coup.The argument over “Football” (Read More)
Collective Thoughts:
Social media gives us the ability to practice in public more than ever before. Is this a good thing or a bad thing?If you’ve ever read The Cult of the Amateur by Andrew Keen (I just finished reading it), you get a pretty clear read on what he thinks of most user-generated content: very little. His concerns range from the (Read More)
Web Worker Daily:
Corporate email is becoming increasingly less effective for project communications in today’s geographically dispersed work teams. It’s gradually being displaced by solutions like Microsoft SharePoint, instant messaging and even social media tools.Following the lead of Twitter, microblogging has began to enter the enterpris (Read More)
Submitted by Mvndrvrt
from Google Reader:
Two of my colleagues Jenny Olender and Matt McDougall just reminded me of one of my favorite videos on the Interwebs. It's called "Social Media Revolution" and has some absolutely amazing stats (not to mention some sweet background music). If you haven't seen it before... or even if you have, take the 4:22 to watch. (Read More)
Raw Story Breaking News:
'Torture at the touch of a button'Israeli researchers have developed a portable device that causes excruciating sensations of burning and can be built for just $250,000, raising fears that even the world's poorest, most oppressive governments will now be able to use advanced non-lethal weapons on their civilian populations. (Read More)
Scott Anthony:
Last week I was riding through the bustling streets of Bangalore when my colleague made a provocative statement: "I think the Tata Nano is going to be a flop." It was a strong statement coming from an Innosighter. After all, we have been talking about the disruptive potential of the "people's car" — priced as l (Read More)
Bob Sutton:
Today's New York Times has a very encouraging article about the cultural and organizational changes that are happening at GM in the wake of their bankruptcy. I was simply delighted to read about changes like this, where GM is finally beginning to tackle what Jeff Pfeffer and I call "The Otis Redding Problem." In the old Ge (Read More)
Friendly Atheist by @hemantmehta:
This post is by Jesse GalefSorry for the lack of posting; I’ve been guest-blogging for Daniel Florien at UnreasonableFaith.com. Stop by and say hello!I had a thought I wanted to share. In an earlier post here on FriendlyAtheist, I said that we’re not fighting against religious people, we’re fighting against the harmful me (Read More)
Collective Thoughts:
As a known Social Media enthusiast, I am privy to a lot of information. I stand on the side lines in a lot of Social Media realms and watch as drama unfolds. I find it is usually the best thing to do when two opposing forces in Social Media go head to head. It’s not that I am disloyal, don’t get me wrong, I just really don’ (Read More)
Collective Thoughts:
In the grand scheme of things I am but a babe when it comes to social media. A rookie. A noob, if you will, though to spare my fragile feelings I’d just as soon you didn’t, really. Nope, no expert opinions here folks, just me stumbling along, trying to learn what I can. Like some great person of yore once said, “I’m just a (Read More)
Submitted by Magitam
from Google Reader:
The subtitle is An Anarchist History of Upland Southeast Asia and the author is James C. Scott of Yale University. Here is a summary from the Preface:...I argue that the [Southeast Asian] hill peoples are best understood as runaway, fugitive, maroon communities who have, over the course of two millennia, been fleeing the o (Read More)
Submitted by Jgmize
from Google Reader:
George Siemens writes that:“Without going through a painful attempt to deconstruct learning and its systemic origins, I think it’s safe to state the following as the key elements of a weltanschauung that define formal education:1. We know what students need to know in advance of their arrival (the learning needed can be def (Read More)
MakeUseOf.com:
The world of business is a tough one indeed. Anyone will tell you that. From the guys at the top earning billions per year to the lowly freelancer, tucked away in a small home office. The big jobs are often the easiest. There’s nothing like landing a huge contract or finishing off that job you know will earn you more work. (Read More)
David Harry - Trail of the Fire Horse:
Let’s put this to bed once and for allJeez… if there’s one thing that bugs me more than anything, is when seemingly sane people form apparently respected outlets, don’t seem to understand the fundamentals. Who cares when some blog in some far flung nether regions of the SEO makes a pedantic proclamation? Not I… Heck, I (Read More)