The Relationship Economy...... I started examining the phenomena of social technology in 2006 and have watched it shift through different phases.
Each phase has brought new meaning and as more and more people engage the dynamics have changed. With rapid adoption and interest people and businesses are learning what,where,when, why and how different markets segments are finding utility and value in its use. Goldman, Buffett Establish $500 Million Small-Business Program - Obama fails small businesses. – George A.
Cloutier, a graduate of Harvard Business School, is the founder and CEO of American Management Services, one of the nation’s largest turnaround and management services firms specializing in small and mid-size companies. The opinions of George Cloutier are his own and do not represent those of the United States Conference of Mayors or Partner America. – President Obama gets an “F” for his small business program. Administration “experts” allocated less than 1 percent of the stimulus bill to small business. In the past several weeks, I have had the honor to lead events for small businesses in 15 cities (including Philadelphia, Kansas City, Missouri and Baton Rouge, Louisiana) directly engaging with 2500 small business owners (employers only). On October 21st, President Obama announced a second stimulus for small business.
Recently, the House passed a bill that purports to offer $40 billion to small businesses. Here’s a program the president should mandate. 500 Leading Nominees in Mashable's #openwebawards. VatorAcademy - New Venture Economics and Financial Modeling. Mallon P.C. Twenty-two power laws of the emerging social economy. Traditional measures of business success are becoming less and less important.There is a time for big picture thinking and there is a time for details in business and IT, the latter which make business and technical strategy a reality and the former which provides needed direction and focus.
Highlighting the big picture side last week we saw Steve Ballmer's exploration of the efficiencies he believes are being driven by something he calls "the new normal". In this view, he tries to frame up how a reset of economic expectations during the downturn has created an environment that is putting pressure on business to do more with less, affecting IT at least as much as the rest of the organization, if not more. We've seen also seen similar and broader variations on this theme this year, such as John Hagel's capable attempt to define the "Big Shifts" in business taking place in this century. New resource constraints. The post-industrial knowledge economy becomes more social 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Publishing, Peer Review and Quality Certification in the Digital. Every month the Special Collections department of the University of Amsterdam hosts a book salon, each focusing on a special theme.
Last Thursday’s gathering focused on ‘the scientific publisher in the digital age’ and brought together a panel of three experts on the subject. Cees Andriesse, Emeritus Professor of Physics at the University of Utrecht and the author of Dutch messengers. A history of science publishing, 1930–1980 (2008), was accompanied by Geert Noorman, the head of NUV (Nederlands Uitgeversverbond – Dutch Publishers Association) and Eelco Ferwerda, publisher digital projects at Amsterdam University Press (AUP). Questions leading the discussion were: What is a publisher? What is its function in the digital era and how is the Internet affecting the publisher’s value proposition? Professor Andriesse, the first speaker, stressed that the main incentive for scientists to publish is reputation building and not money-making. Like this: Like Loading... Richard David Hames :The Five Literacies of Global Leadership: W.
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-- <a href=" </a> New research has exposed our leadership paradigm as a outdated mess of flawed models and practices. By working with great leaders and observing their common attitudes and behaviours, Richard Hames has cracked a universal code based on intelligence, appreciation and collaboration. Android 2.0: The iPhone killer at last? By Galen Gruman October 29, 2009 06:10 AM ET InfoWorld - In its three years, the iPhone has redefined the mobile device.
But despite the iPhone's popularity, it is by no means certain to become the mobile equivalent of Windows, the dominant platform that defines our experience of a particular technology, as well as the business choices that surround it. Google's Android 2.0 OS is the latest in a series of mobile offerings seeking to derail the iPhone's momentum. Backed by heavyweights Google, Motorola, Verizon Wireless, Acer, and other big-name manufacturers, Android could potentially knock the iPhone down a peg. . [ InfoWorld's Neil McAllister wonders why Android developers seem so unhappy. | Get InfoWorld's 20-page hands-on look at the new generation of mobile devices. | Video preview: See the Android 2.0 Droid in action. ] Simply put, it's a tumultuous and rapidly evolving time for mobile -- so what's a buyer, IT organization, or developer to do?
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