Archive for November, 2009

The Worst Social Media Mistake

The worse mistake people and organization make is not acquiring knowledge about social media. Instead they assume they understand it as just another marketing or PR channel and subsequently they do not think about it systemically.

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Bretton Woods II – For the Biosphere

In continuation of our series on New Economic Paradigm; noted environmentalist Dr. David Suzuki points the an outdated financial system where the biosphere is treated as an externality to economic growth.

Curing Social Media Burnout

Every two weeks, The Social Media Messenger will provide you summaries and links to 4-5 of the most important social media stories that you may have missed (because you have a job, a family, and/or a life).

Progressive Utilization Theory

The Progressive Utilization Theory for the New Economic Paradigm.  This presentation holds a collection of thoughts and observations that are not inconsistent with the broader narrative of The Next Economic Paradigm.
I would cite the author but there are no credits on this presentation as I found it.  Fell free to contact me if you have [...]

The Résumé Must Die

We are entering a renewal in the work force. The global imperative is for the United States to become an innovation economy now. This is an entirely different animal than the Industrial revolution; I have long argued that the résumé system is by far the most archaic knowledge management “currency” of trade in use today.

The Power Of Social Distribution

Social distribution has become the most powerful force ever to influence markets and how they operate. To ignore it is means your business will be ignored or worse yet negatively influenced by it

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In Search of A New Economic Paradigm; Part 1

The Idea of a New Economic Paradigm is gaining modern popularity. This declaration is a indeed a grand and lofty goal for the collective human consciousness to grasp. But grasp it we must; both Socialism and Capitalism are bankrupted social models. Quit complaining, Time to move on.

The Benevolent Acts of Reciprocity and Recognition

I believe if Social Media warranted a mantra, it would look something like this, “Always pay it forward and never forget to pay it back…it’s how you got here and it defines where you’re going.”

Happy Thanksgiving From Tanzania

Last year’s successful Tweetsgiving raised more than $11,000 to build a classroom in Arusha, Tanzania. This year, they are building a technology lab for the school, and raising funds to underwrite Epic Change fellows world-wide (like Mama Lucy, who founded the Kamptoni School with proceeds from her chicken sales).

Freedom of Speech; Use it Wisely

The recent Google quandry involving the unfortunate rendering of Mrs. Obama led many interesting articles about the invisible line between freedom of speech and profiting from indecency against another person (or group of persons).