Archive for October, 2007

Porn Operators: Unexpectedly Slow Adopters of Social Media

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

The porn industry is usually an early adopter of new media technologies. Not sticking with “just” tawdry sex shops in the tenderloin. Nope. Customers can download naked images in the privacy of their home or the semi-privacy of their hotel room. That means ever higher profits margins for purveyors of pornography, thus pulling [...]

Create Video Vignettes That Capture Hearts & Minds

Monday, October 29th, 2007

From capturing scenes of Burma protests to college keggers, “user-created” video has gone viral via YouTube and other sites. No news there. Yet this may be the most sweeping cultural change we have seen in the past few years.
For disgust or inspiration you can find something to see. Almost any action, anywhere, can and [...]

Avoid Death by Meeting With a Crowd Wisdom Method

Friday, October 26th, 2007

We’ve all served on committees where a few diligent people did most of the work. Or gotten stuck in a boring meeting, where some just yakked and yakked. No agenda. No incentives to work smart. Time drags. You could get it done faster and better on your own.
Collaboration is only as strong as the [...]

Run With a Smart Crowd

Thursday, October 25th, 2007

Ever get anxious, watching a dog gnaw at a leg wound? Erica Lyn Townsend did. That’s why she invented something to help her pet Buddy. When it got raves on The American Inventor Show, she was inspired to leave her corporate job to make more for other pet lovers.
And those who dote [...]

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