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Every Organization Needs Some Crazies (but not the Certifiably Insane!)

Insanity: a defect of reason such that a person does not know what they are doing. Crazy: an unpredictable non- conforming person, possessed of great enthusiasm and energy, who is inpatient and passionately excited. The continuing ...READ»

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US Sustainable Business Spending to Double to $60 Billion by 2014

Independent analyst firm Verdantix finds that spending on sustainability initiatives will grow from $28 billion in 2010 to $60 billion in 2014. The sustainable business market forecast finds that growth of 11% in 2010 will increase to 16% in 2011 and 24% in 2012. The study covers all industries and all sustainability initiatives from energy efficiency to spending on strategy, risk and brand. READ»

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SMS Jobs Service Assured Labor Gets a Bump at SoCap 2010, Inches Closer to U.S.

The MIT text message-based startup wins Omidyar's mobile technology "Fast Pitch."READ»

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What's Delaying the Fruits of National R&D Dollars?

In 1980, the United States Congress passed the Bayh-Dole Act--also known as the University and Small Business Patent Procedures Act--which was intended to help universities and national laboratories bring technology to the ...READ»

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CGI: Omidyar Network, A Philanthropy That Invests in For-Profits Too

Old school charity and "philanthropy" once referred exclusively to financial contributions to nonprofits. Today, Omidyar Network (ON) takes a more innovative and inclusive approach, called "flexible capital." As a philanthropic ...READ»

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Are Wind Farms Further Dividing Socio-Economic Classes?

Fresh opposition to wind farms from the U.K.'s elite causes concern for the future of alternative energy and social disparities.READ»

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Outsourcing Ready to Vanish in the Cloud?

Is the rise of cloud computing going to take out the $1.7 trillion global IT outsourcing business?READ»

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Report: Is Human Capital the New Venture Capital?

Venture capital is likely the most oft-cited figure for measuring the potential for a new business' success, but research firm CB Insights aims to change that misconception in a new report measuring human capital--not venture capital.READ»

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Does Social Media "Work?"

The answer is "yes" according to a Nielsen/Facebook study.  Nielsen studied more than 125 Facebook ad campaigns and concluded that: ...earned media and social advocacy made Facebook users more likely to notice ads, absorb their ...READ»

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Collaboration Products – “Suite Spot” for Enterprise 2.0 Conference

 The Enterprise 2.0 Conference in Boston is winding down today. The official/unofficial theme for the conference was without a doubt collaboration, with a healthy dose of social media thrown in for good measure.  On the ...READ»

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Strategic HR: the Time is Now

Just twenty years ago, in the early 90s, CIO was considered a third-tier title at best. Most CIOs were mired in arcane technology with a simple mandate: just keep things running and don’t screw up finance - IT was considered by most ...READ»

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Why You Should Completely Own Your Law Firm Website

As many companies simply "lease" your design to your firm, it is important to avoid this route and save thousands of dollars.READ»

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Apple's iAd Goes ViP, Leaving Google Behind the Velvet Ropes

Apple's new iAd platform is going to be a serious contender, newly leaked data shows. The company is so keen to beat its competition in the mobile advertising space that it's releasing a special paid analytics system that leverages ...READ»

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Dealing With Enterprise Information Overload

We visited HP's original garage to talk with HP Software's VP and General Manager of Information Management, Robin Purohit. He told us about how today's HP is helping solve information-management problems for today's enterprises. Be ...READ»

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A discussion on HealthGrid technology and Private Equity with Dr. Jonathan Silverstein

 As we continue to search for value in the highly volatile market, it's clear that the value will lie in areas that don't have electronic price quotations which can be delivered at lightspeed by fingers adept with command ...READ»

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The Power of Partners Duex

“In the past a leader was a boss. Today’s leaders must be partners with their people. They no longer can lead solely based on positional power.” Ken Blanchard I continue to think about the concept of Employees as Partners set ...READ»

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Redefining Market Segmentation – Maximizing Blue Oceans and Long Tails

 Red Ocean SegmentationAs has previously discussed traditional segmentation looks at existing industries, with existing industry boundaries, competitors, channels and rules. Given this there are two common schools of thought that ...READ»

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Top 5 Tips to Increase Social Capital in the Blogosphere

Blogs like Boing Boing and TechCrunch are a testament to the significant momentum blogs have experiences in the past several years. These highly influential blogs, with millions of followers, have built their social capital...READ»

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How Gen Y Can Leverage Social Capital

Social capital, a term that was once limited to and only understood within the field of social science, is now a common term among those in communications and technology fields. Referring to the network of people and the connections between them, social capital is a key tool in social media today. Some people spend...READ»

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Equity Generational

Generational Equity, Equity GenerationalREAD»

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Top 5 Tips to Increase your Social Capital on LinkedIn

LinkedIn is a turning into a social media heavyweight — with just over 50 million users, the social networking site is turning into a must-have for professionals. Developing your social capital on LinkedIn is increasing in importance as more job-seekers flood the market. Getting a leg-up on your competition is crucial if you’re going to compete. We’ll discuss how to build your social capital by carrying on the...READ»

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Social Capital and Friend 2.0

What is the meaning of a friend in the digital space? Does the definition of a friend change from one social network to another? Is a friend on Facebook any different than a MySpace friend? The value of user connections vary from one social network to another, which ultimately impacts social capital building strategies. Let’s first examine the differences between two...READ»

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Social Capital 101

Social Capital 101 “Let me introduce you to someone who might be able to help you.” Some people build their entire reputation around this one line. As Malcolm Gladwell outlined in his breakthrough work, The Tipping Point, those who say this line most often are called Connectors. Essentially, Connectors are match makers. They have an enormous amount of…READ»

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Report From Power To Innovate 2009

What a week it was!  Last Thursday and Friday Invention Machine held its annual Power To Innovate conference.  The event was well attended and drew international representation of users of Invention Machine Goldfire ...READ»

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Optimizing Your Existing Attorney Website

As the web standards change, your website may become an obsolete part of your law firm marketing effort. READ»