December 2011
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Happy Year folks! Let’s show 2012 what we’re all made of!
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The Rule of Law Rules
“This is as it should be, for our Nation is founded on the principle that observance of the law is the eternal safeguard of liberty and defiance of the law is the surest road to tyranny. The law which we obey includes the final rulings of the courts, as well as the enactments of our legislative bodies. Even among law-abiding men few laws are universally loved, but they are uniformly...
August 2010
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Why Startup Founders Should Stop Reading Business... →
Instead, try Founders at Work (thanks @zencoder)
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May 2010
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Jack Dorsey: The 3 Keys to Twitter’s Success
Jack Dorsey outlines three core takeaways from his experiences building and launching Twitter – and more recently – Square, a simple payment utility.
1) Draw: get your idea out of your head and share it,
2) Luck: assess when the time (and the market) is right to execute your idea,
3) Iterate: take in the feedback, be a rigorous editor, and...
March 2010
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If you aren't sold on Social Media yet...
Nowadays, unless your speaking to someone born before 1950, you shouldn’t have a hard time explaining the power and relevance of the social web.
But this cool flash app by Gary Hayes displays some strong metrics that might still dazzle the most seasoned Social Media evangelist.
Gary explains more on his blog post.
February 2010
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Social Media platforms need not be on the web
I thoroughly enjoyed Ji Lee and his talk at the 99% conference:
Ji Lee’s talk at the 99% Conference taught me a few things and validated some of my pre-existing beliefs:
1. Occupational demands get in the way of invention and innovation
the innovator’s dilemma, doing the work that feeds you prevents you from creating great things.
2. You can’t wait for others to jumpstart...
January 2010
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WatchGadget gurus chime in on Apple’s Tablet. Scoble uses the digital edition of National Geographic to give us a glimpse of an awesome use case.
“As I have been involved int he Apple business for the past 25 years, and worked...”
– The War Room : Google vs Apple, Microsoft-Apple ReAlliance and the Coming Apple Search Engine | HFO 高周波 High Frequency Oscillation (via papadimitriou)
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Foreigners more upbeat about the Philippines than...
Often times it’s very difficult to truly get a grasp on things when in the middle of it instead of outside looking in.
Here’s an insight on how the world really sees the country from an economic perspective by financial adviser Tony Sagami. The full text of the article can be found here.
December 2009
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Watchgary:
My Le Web Keynote ( please note some dirty Language so please dont play around children ) and My question, what do you think about the Customer Service expectations I talk about here?
November 2009
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We are startup heroes, and this is what we do.
Excerpt from a speech made by Theodore Roosevelt in 1910 at the Sorbonne in Paris.
The Man in the Arena
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who...
October 2009
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“Genius is the ability to put into effect what is on your mind.”
– F. Scott Fitzgerald
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2009: The World in Numbers
In Algeria, 70% of lawyers and 60% of judges are women.
Murder is the leading cause of death among pregnant women in the US.
There are now 3.3 billion mobile phone accounts globally, a figure roughly equal to half the world’s population.
Sharks kill around 10 people each year. Falling coconuts kill approximately 150.
It is estimated that financial services companies hold around 30% of all...
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“Collective fear stimulates herd instinct, and tends to produce ferocity toward...”
– Bertrand Russel
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Issuu - Read or publish your own online mag, book,... →
Issuu is the leading digital publishing platform delivering exceptional reading experiences of magazines, books, catalogs, reports, and more. In just a few seconds users can create beautiful digital editions simply by uploading their publications. It’s our mission to empower individuals, companies, and institutions to publish their documents across all digital platforms.
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Typhoon Calamity puts Social Media Dynamics to the...
Facebook and Twitter have been used quite effectively during this typhoon crisis we’re having. These social media tools have clearly amplified the efforts to inform, alert, and respond more efficiently and rapidly than before.
But as Lilit Reyes writes about in his blog post, there has been a significant stream of inaccurate and misleading information along with truly credible and relevant...
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WatchThe age of cyborgs has started. Check this creepy video out and have a glimpse of the future our kids are going to have.
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September 2009
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Philippine libel laws to be tested by social media
Much publicized cosmetic surgery practitioner Dr. Vicky Belo has just filed a libel suit against lawyer Argee Guevarra for the latter’s stream of remarks on Facebook regarding the doctor’s questionable track record. Check out the details of the issue here.
The truth though is that we now live in a time where the empowerment of consumers is strong because of social media venues that go...
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WatchCome on folks! Web 2.0 is passing you by.
gary:
Why is everyone waiting for IT to HAPPEN I am just tired of brands and companies waiting for it to happen because by the time they react the ship will sail and this is the biggest ship we have ever seen.
Having trouble viewing this video? Try the Quicktime version.
August 2009
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Gary Vaynerchuck educates the old media folks at...
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WatchCan’t wait for 2010! Flynn was my hero back in the day. Still is I guess. end of line
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Nike Philippines' attempt at a social media...
NIKE Philippines recently launched a Social Campaign that sought to engage the market with a ‘Message Wall’ where one could post personal statements on what was worth fighting for in the Philippines.
As Social Media consultant, Carlo Ople, rightly pointed out in a blog post, the “Message Wall” tactic has been much overused by other campaigns including the now defunct...
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People Power meets Social Media
Today, we laid to rest Corazon Aquino, the housewife who led a mass based movement that resulted in an unprecedented phenomenon dubbed People Power. 23 years ago, this grass roots engine of change toppled a 20 year dictatorship and showed to the world a perfect example of democracy at it’s purest.
That was the EDSA Revolution, and I was 16.
Ironically, as the veteran’s of People...
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The secret us Mac users keep from PC users
There’s a secret set of features that we Mac users have never revealed to PC users. If you think our machines are way better than yours from what you already know, guess again.
July 2009
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“The more you chase after that eureka moment, the more it becomes elusive.”
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What the F**K is Social Media: One Year Later
Thanks to @TrendTracker for tweeting this.
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“Six Sigma devotees should be bothered by the fact that it was invented at...”
– Six Sigma is a business management strategy, initially implemented by Motorola, that today enjoys widespread application in many sectors of industry. (Wikipedia)
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“if Cluetrain was the future 10 years ago, you’re in deep trouble if you...”
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Social Media in the Enterprise
I get this all the time. “Companies are now seriously looking at Social Media.”
When I ask in what manner it is used, the answer usually revolves around a customer-facing perspective that furthers a company’s marketing strategies.
In truth, Social Media in general can be used to address two facets of a business.
Social Media Marketing = Customer facing, brand building
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“The future does not belong to the faint hearted, it belongs to the brave.”
December 2008
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The Ambient Webstream
Outside of internet porn, probably the biggest contributor to revenue flow on the web is SEARCH.
Simply put, the search ecosystem drives traffic to a site where revenue conversion is accomplished either through advertising or some kind of online or real-world commercial conversion.
However, many that seek monetization opportunities online do not realize users spend very little time actively...