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How Web 2.0 is changing the way we work: An interview with MIT’s Andrew McAfee

Andrew McAfee, principal research scientist at the Center for Digital Business at the MIT Sloan School of Management and author of the new book, Enterprise 2.0, speaks with McKinsey’s Roger Roberts, a principal in the Silicon Valley office, in Palo Alto, California, in October 2009. In the interview, McAfee answers the following questions:– How is […]

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Psychology Research Social Media Twitter

Is it Really About Me? Message Content in Social Awareness Streams

The Abstract as taken from the report: “In this work the authors (Mor Naaman, Jeffrey Boase, Chih-Hui Lai of the Rutgers University, School of Communication and Information) examine the characteristics of social activity and patterns of communication on Twitter, a prominent example of the emerging class of communication systems [they] call “social awareness streams.” [They] […]

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Return on Investment Social Media YouTube

The Return on Investment of Social Media

The author of Socialnomics, Erik Qualman, shares several examples of when engaging in social media paid off for a company. Nice overview of social media return on investment and good enough to start the conversation. The team at Fresh Consulting has also shared related thoughts in its Social Media slideshow and its Twitter presentation, what’s […]

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Collaborative Networks Fresh Consulting Google Innovation John Hagel Microsoft

Google Enterprise is talking smack

Strong bold words from Google. I believe such ‘productive friction‘ is good for innovation. Let it continue! “The Google executive in charge of Google Enterprise is talking smack about Microsoft Office, saying that firms will be able to get rid of the software suite in one year’s time … Girouard, one of four presidents at […]

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Center for the Edge Deloitte John Hagel John Seely Brown Lang Davison Shift Index The Big Shift

Deloitte Center for the Edge: The Shift Index reveals deep and disturbing trends across industries

Working at the Deloitte Center for the Edge in Silicon Valley on the Shift Index earlier this year was intellectually exhilarating. It was exhilarating because the learning was relentless and the rigor of the analysis to build the index was deep. As testament to the relentless pursuit of new, meaningful ideas, today the Center released […]

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Culture Fresh Consulting

“Working with the Net Gen” … more quality musings from Kate

In the business world things move so fast it is hard to recognize how much they have changed. Kate, who recently joined us at Fresh Consulting, shares her savvy and witty perspective on what that change looks like, from the inside of a fast-moving, tight-knit, start-up environment. Take the time to read this blog post. […]

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Today PowerPoint … tomorrow, the world

I was recently asked by a friend for some insight into converting a rich, multimedia PowerPoint presentation into video for YouTube consumption. It is not complex but there are a few options and avenues you could take. Thus, with these suggestions, I recommend testing and experimenting with a few slides that represent the full range […]

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Personal Growth Spiritual Smarts

“The best time spent is one invested in others”

What I have learned is that the most rewarding of feelings comes when time is spent invested in others. It’s one thing to get a lot done and have a productive hour or day all about you … it’s another to truly mentor, coach, teach, train, help, listen to somebody else. While getting things done […]