Thousands of social currencies are emerging as people lose confidence in the ability of the dollar to store value. At the end of the day, a currency is a social agreement. People need to agree that whatever they use for the storage and exchange of value accurately represents their productivity – otherwise they will not work for it.
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Altimeter Report: The 8 Success Criteria For Facebook Page Marketing
Submitted by jeremiah_owyang July 27th, 2010 - 14:07. 1 Comment »
Altimeter Group conducted research, and gleaned input from 34 vendors, agencies, and experts, to determine success criteria and develop a roadmap for Facebook page best practices. We found Eight Success Criteria for Facebook page marketing, and then tested the maturity of 30 top brands across six industries.
Our heuristic evaluation [...]
Stock Harmony; An Exchange for Social Value
Submitted by Dan Robles July 13th, 2010 - 01:00. 1 Comment »
So this is what makes Stock Harmony interesting. The successful “next currency” will be the one which best represents human productivity. Only then will someone be willing to trade their productivity for that of another person using a currency note as an exchange mechanism. This is where other alternate currencies fall apart and where Stock Harmony shows greater strength.
Doing vs. Knowing What to Do
Submitted by Jay Deragon July 6th, 2010 - 12:00. 1 Comment »
Doing something different and getting more than you’ve gotten in the past requires you to know what to do which isn’t what you’ve done.
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.
The “WIKiD Tools” Forecasting Method
Submitted by Dan Robles June 3rd, 2010 - 01:00. No Comments »
WIKiD stands for Wisdom, Innovation, Knowledge, Information, and Data. All five of these elements are related to each other – in fact, each is derived from the prior element. So If I want to predict innovation, I look for high rates of change of knowledge that integrate the tools of the knowledge economy. …and so on for all five elements as needed.
Building Bridges Between Aspiration and Realization
Submitted by Brian Solis May 10th, 2010 - 19:00. No Comments »
Hugh MacLeod is not only a friend, but also someone whose work I admire, follow, and respect. When he asked me to contribute a post for his evocative; Remember Who You Are series, I responded posthaste.
Throughout life, we’re introduced to so many important lessons and proverbs and most of the time, we’ll listen, but [...]
Future of Money and Tech Summit; Non-Quantifiable Exchanges Panel
Submitted by Dan Robles May 10th, 2010 - 01:00. 1 Comment »
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.
Two Sides Of The Social Value Equation
Submitted by Dan Robles April 30th, 2010 - 08:33. 1 Comment »
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.
The Anonymous Social Currency
Submitted by Dan Robles April 24th, 2010 - 01:00. No Comments »
I am astonished that people willingly and freely give up huge volumes of information about themselves when they really don’t have to. In earlier times, marketers and advertisers would pay a great deal of money for far less information that people give them for free. People do not understand the value that is stored between their ears or how easy it would be to set up an alternate economy that trades in social currencies.
