I’ll keep this post short because that’s about how long Blockbuster seems to want it.
Archive for the ‘Planning’ Category
They Are Saying Something New About Social Media, Finally
Submitted by Dan March 9th, 2010 - 01:00. No Comments »
Now, all of a sudden, a new idea is emerging…it’s barely an audible chirp, but it will become a tectonic rumble before long: Social Media is beginning to take on the characteristics of a Financial Instrument.
Social Media Power By The Hour
Submitted by Dan March 2nd, 2010 - 13:46. 2 Comments »
Making human knowledge and intentions tangible in a market place opens up the possibility of a whole new class of business plans. We call this Social Power by the Hour.
Balance Sheet For Knowledge Assets
Submitted by Dan March 2nd, 2010 - 01:00. No Comments »
However, in the world of social media, a huge backlog causes a serious problem – it represents commitments made that have not yet been delivered. An unfulfilled promise in a social network is a liability and not an asset.
What About the Million Follower Question?
Submitted by Janet March 1st, 2010 - 14:17. No Comments »
which is more useful to a brand- “a million followers without any idea of what you’re going to do with them” or a “kick ass strategy with zero”?
Humility R Us
Submitted by Dan February 27th, 2010 - 12:33. No Comments »
To understand why humility works in social media, we need to understand what humility is. If “Nice guys finish last,” is the mantra of the old world, then “The last will be first,” is the motto of the new.
What The Heck Is An Asset?
Submitted by Dan February 25th, 2010 - 17:25. No Comments »
To ignore the fact that all rational human behavior, intentions, decisions, reactions, conversations, relationships, education, ideology and every other state of human consciousness in a market, corporation, community, family, or social network ARE NOT characterized in the form of a quantity and a quality, is frankly, ignorant to ones market, irresponsible to one’s community, and incompetent to one’s profession.
Innovating Innovation
Submitted by Dan February 24th, 2010 - 18:14. No Comments »
For us, innovation can only be proportional to the rate of change of knowledge. Anything we can do to accelerate the exchange of knowledge between people ultimately results in innovation – all of our business plans are built on this notion, this is our passion.
In Search of the Economic Warp Drive
Submitted by Dan February 23rd, 2010 - 13:32. No Comments »
The Next Economic Paradigm is a very simple idea yet the overwhelming majority of people have absolutely no idea what we’re talking about. The strangest part of this work is the knowledge that eventually this will become completely obvious to everyone and the transformation, from beginning to end, will take a very short period of time.
The Interesting Thing About Interest Rates
Submitted by Dan February 17th, 2010 - 01:00. No Comments »
The problem is that risk can never be negative, therefore interest rates can never be negative – that is called “breaking he buck”. Risk is a measure of volatility, or, “deviations from what is considered normal”. While there is certainly good deviations and bad deviations, there can never be a “negative” deviation from normal – it is a mathematical impossibility, a glitch.
