http://www.conversationalcurrency.com The New Economic Paradigm Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:01:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In the state of Washington, it costs 150 dollars to establish a Limited Liability Corporation. All the documents are online and there is no shortage of tutorials on the process.  It's a whole lot easier to get a job because it's real easy for one corporation to hire (and fire) ... http://www.conversationalcurrency.com/7496/what-if-everyone-were-a-corporation/ I've been thinking a lot about how organizations extend the use of social networking beyond the marketing department. You've probably thought about this too or are even implementing it at your company. It seems there are three phases of development as an organization matures its social business: 1) Fear and distrust ... http://www.conversationalcurrency.com/7428/social-business-beyond-just-the-marketing-department/ The financial system that we live in today is allocated to us all through combining chunks of Land, Labor, and Capital. It should be fairly obvious that there are some issues with land (real estate bubble / mortgage crisis), Labor (high unemployment / out sourcing, underemployment), and Capital (financial ... http://www.conversationalcurrency.com/7476/creative-capital-the-next-factor-of-production/ Just when we think we’ve found a solution the reality is we’ve just created a new problem. Many look at social media as a marketing solution and pursue the solution aggressively. Many then learn that not thinking through the systemic impact of “all things social” they have created a ... http://www.conversationalcurrency.com/7265/social-solving-or-creating-problems/ I'll keep this post short because that's about how long Blockbuster seems to want it. Blockbuster just announced a new late fee policy.  If the video is not returned in 5 days, they will tack on 1 dollar per day. Now here is why that's really stupid: In my family, Movie night is ... http://www.conversationalcurrency.com/7452/blockbuster-writes-their-own-obituary/ The obsession with measuring all things social is indicative of thinking inside rather than out. Inside thinking focuses on justification of time, energy and efforts all aimed at creating results. Outside thinking focuses on learning market needs and intents. Do you measure market needs and intents? The irony of measuring ... http://www.conversationalcurrency.com/7242/measuring-social-moments/ Yes, we know that social media is humongous. Yeah, we've all heard the 10 amazing ways to "fill-in-the-blank". Nope, you are still not allowed to shove your products down the consumer's throat until you have earned their trust. Now, all of a sudden, a new idea is emerging...it’s barely an ... http://www.conversationalcurrency.com/7429/they-are-saying-something-new-finally/ Jay Deragon posted a series of articles recently on his Relationship Economy blog which I found especially exciting.  As usual, Jay is bringing forward some very important ideas related to social media components and outcomes, but what really sets this new mindset apart is the fact that Jay is asking ... http://www.conversationalcurrency.com/7408/when-social-media-becomes-a-science/ Disney Celebrates Volunteers and Drives Disney Parks Traffic Imagine rewarding volunteers in your community by offering them something free. In the case of Disney Parks, it's free admission for one day. Intriguing, no? Disney announced the program 0n 9/29/2009 in Disney offers free entry to 1 million volunteers. If you ... http://www.conversationalcurrency.com/7286/volunteer-access-disney-parks/ Numbers drive organizational decisions. Numbers are used to try and determine what and how one can improve a result. In the world of social media everyone has become obsessed with the numbers. The irony of collecting and measuring social media data is that the moment of measure changes by the ... http://www.conversationalcurrency.com/7212/this-social-moment-is-gone/