Archive for the ‘Planning’ Category

Restructuring and Repricing: Convertible Currency

Here is an interesting pitch from Mike Sansone. First let me ask how much would it cost NOT to have a coach? This is an important and relevant question.

Future of Money and Tech Summit; Non-Quantifiable Exchanges Panel

Very few discussions about the future of money approach the subject with as much experience, introspection, and clarity as this historic panel has. This is not another doom-gloom room – but a truly optimistic model of a future financial system built on a platform of social media. These panelists represent some of the top thought leaders, visionaries, and practitioners in the area of “Local Social” – where nothing happens until the rubber meets the road.

Who Is Your Social Shepherd?

One must wonder if people are being herded like sheep following shepherds.

Facebook and Derivatives; Too Big To Succeed?

Now we notice that Facebook, Whuffie, and Wall Street Dollars are all built on derivatives where the underlying value is human knowledge. That is where all the man-made value on Earth is stored, period. The value stored in Human Knowledge hedges all bets.

Who Quantifies Whom?

Suppose I was to suggest that value stored in social currency may approach the value stored by financial currency. The question now becomes, who quantifies whom?

Two Sides Of The Social Value Equation

There are two sides to the Social Value Equation – the creation of social value and the destruction of social value. There are also many instances where “progress”, perhaps in the form of a freeway or public structure, divides a community where strong social bonds once acted.

Social Media and the Contact Center for Dummies (Wiley)

One of the biggest challenges for organizations today is managing the flow of information about their brands, products, and services that occurs in social media channels, including microblogs (such as Twitter), social networking sites (such as Facebook), blogs, and online forums.

Is Radio Behind Social Media?

My interest was to see whether Radio was adopting use of social media and if so what unique things were they doing to better engage listeners and fans. Here is what I learned.The new audience is likely to create “new radio” that is, as Doc says ” better than ever”.

The 1000:1 Rule; The Difference Between Money and Value

The problem arises because our financial system is not able to articulate true value of social currency using a dollar denominated currency so social value remains invisible, not non-existant. Maybe the financial system does not want to articulate social value. After all, dollar denominated currency represents control of social value at a ratio of 1:1000. It’s about control