People have a deep seated unease with what the dollar is and what the dollar represents. To escape the dollar is to escape a tangle of influence that impacts everything we say, do, and think about ourselves and about each other. It almost seems that to escape the dollar is to escape ourselves.
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Social System Capitalism
Submitted by Dan Robles July 7th, 2010 - 01:00. 1 Comment »
We cannot have a rational discussion about the market capitalist system without also having a rational discussion about the social capitalist system. Yet, Social Capitalism is barely defined. Social capitalism is hidden behind command and control corporate systems and “intangibles” accounting. Social Capitalism is constrained by invisible lines on a map; marginalized, taxed, oppressed and controlled by skin color, gender roles, marketing, politics, and conflict all in the name of my God and Country.
Is Social Capital Hedging Financial Capital?
Submitted by Dan Robles July 6th, 2010 - 00:13. 3 Comments »
I have yet to see anyone of any importance in the social-media-guru-camp who has identified the inherent dichotomy between social currency and financial currency that rages all around us. No, seriously; every financial action is balanced by an equal and opposite social reaction. It’s a balance sheet of the balance sheets.
Independence In The State of Mind
Submitted by Dan Robles July 4th, 2010 - 03:00. No Comments »
Something extraordinary is about to happen in the way Americans organize themselves. Nothing is sacred, no one is immune. The next economic paradigm will alter the course of civilization.
The Social Capitalism Black Market
Submitted by Dan Robles June 24th, 2010 - 00:08. No Comments »
An alternate financial system will emerge which will fully capitalize and securitize a social currency. Then, and only then, it will become a relatively simple task to convert social currency to any financial currency much like currency exchanges legally operate around the world.
Cluster Funk
Submitted by Dan Robles June 11th, 2010 - 01:00. 1 Comment »
Nearly every speaker concluded with the following paraphrase: “if only government would fund this or that, everything will be fine”, or, “if only corporations would fund this or that, then we’ll all be better off” Sorry to break the news but it ain’t gunna happen.
Are You Ready for the Opportunity Economy?
Submitted by Jay Baer June 9th, 2010 - 01:00. 1 Comment »
Sure, the speed and always-on nature of the real-time Web makes it a daunting and challenging environment. A single tweet, YouTube video, or blog post can be the spark that sets off a firestorm of controversy.
But while companies are rightly trying to get their heads around the concept that every customer is now a secret [...]
Crowdsourcing; A Rat Race To The Bottom?
Submitted by Dan Robles June 8th, 2010 - 01:00. 1 Comment »
The cadence of modern globalization has been set by the steady drive to lower labor costs across the world. Not surprisingly, the greatest threat to the global economy is social instability.
Where The Memory Lives Forever
Submitted by Dan Robles May 31st, 2010 - 00:01. No Comments »
As I was typing the title for this article, I kept on repeating the same typo over and over again – I wanted to type MEMORIAL but I accidentally kept typing MOMORIAL. That’s when I was struck with the magnitude of loss for the Mothers of all fallen soldiers. I wept.
Henry George; When Old Ideas Are New Again
Submitted by Dan Robles May 20th, 2010 - 01:00. 1 Comment »
Henry George was discredited for many ideas which are now emerging in with the increased economic influence of Social Media, social capitalism, trade of limited natural resources, and the trade of social currencies in reaction to the demise of financial currency.
