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12.18.10What Does Yahoo!'s Delicious Decision Mean for the Social Web?Quick, before you read another word: go back up your Delicious bookmarks. You know Delicious; it's the social bookmarking service that you should have been using for the past few years. At least, that's what I would have told you before yesterday, when the rumor emerged that Delicious will soon be shut down by Yahoo!, which bought the company from its founder in 2005. Given the source and Yahoo's decision to refrain from comment, the rumor is now widely taken as fact. And it's a fact that should trouble every user of the social web. On the face of it, Yahoo! ...
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12.18.10What Does Yahoo!'s Delicious Decision Mean for the Social Web?Quick, before you read another word: go back up your Delicious bookmarks. You know Delicious; it's the social bookmarking service that you should have been using for the past few years. At least, that's what I would have told you before yesterday, when the rumor emerged that Delicious will soon be shut down by Yahoo!, which bought the company from its founder in 2005. Given the source and Yahoo's decision to refrain from comment, the rumor is now widely taken as fact. And it's a fact that should trouble every user of the social web. On the face of it, Yahoo! ...
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12.16.102010: The Year the Cloud Rolled InIt's pretty commonly understood that corporate computing has gone through three principal phases: centralized computing first, then the PC Era, then the age of the network. We could easily fit Enterprise 2.0, cloud computing, and lots of other recent developments into the network phase, but I think we'd be missing something if we did so. It became clear to me as I watched the digital economy in 2010 that we had passed a tipping point and moved into a new age of technology use. For lack of a better term, let's call this the Cloud Era. But this age is ...
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11.04.10Five Ways Twitter Can Help You Conquer DistractionIf you were going to design the perfect distraction, you'd probably make it irresistibly urgent, gossipy, and/or funny. You'd design it to be able to reach you any way possible, whether by e-mail, web site, or smart phone. You'd have it come from a trusted voice that you want to hear from, like a friend or an inspirational leader. And you'd make it small enough that you could squeeze it into the tiniest gap in time you might have available. Let's say, 140 characters long. That's one way to look at Twitter: as a perfectly engineered weapon of mass distraction. Goodness ...
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10.16.10The Power of the Social CloudIn our previous two posts, we discussed the significance of cloud computing and social software. We rarely get excited about technology for technology's sake — we are most interested in how technologies (and people and practices) alter the business landscape. In this post, we explore how the convergence of these two technology edges can help to support extreme performance improvement. In particular, we want to focus on their potential to change individuals' behaviors and orientation toward challenges. Where do these two technologies converge? At the unexpected business challenge. At the unfamiliar. At the request not previously seen. ...
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10.16.10The Power of the Social CloudIn our previous two posts, we discussed the significance of cloud computing and social software. We rarely get excited about technology for technology's sake — we are most interested in how technologies (and people and practices) alter the business landscape. In this post, we explore how the convergence of these two technology edges can help to support extreme performance improvement. In particular, we want to focus on their potential to change individuals' behaviors and orientation toward challenges. Where do these two technologies converge? At the unexpected business challenge. At the unfamiliar. At the request not previously seen. ...
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10.13.10A Deep Dive on Facebook Groups and Their PotentialFacebook Groups have been called "Google Wave for Humans" by some and "spam" by others. They have the potential to benefit your business, brand, and organization in ways that are probably slightly ahead of our time. In the mean time, what does it mean? I've taken a deep dive, and here are a few ideas for how I think Facebook Groups are the latest evolution in the gradual socialization of business. Power To The People. If your organization, business, or brand wants to set up and staff a "digital embassy" on Facebook, then your primary vehicle is an official page. In ...
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10.13.10A Deep Dive on Facebook Groups and Their PotentialFacebook Groups have been called "Google Wave for Humans" by some and "spam" by others. They have the potential to benefit your business, brand, and organization in ways that are probably slightly ahead of our time. In the mean time, what does it mean? I've taken a deep dive, and here are a few ideas for how I think Facebook Groups are the latest evolution in the gradual socialization of business. Power To The People. If your organization, business, or brand wants to set up and staff a "digital embassy" on Facebook, then your primary vehicle is an official page. In ...
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08.17.10The Twitter Mirror; Does It Measure Your Worth? [REBLOG]One of our most read posts is Beirut’s “Why Do People REALLY Tweet? The Psychology Behind Tweeting!” and it tends to illicit a varying range of reactions to it. Dr. Shawn was one of those people who stumbled on it and couldn’t help but call it a “load of donkey dung” but it was written in such a way that made us interested in contacting Shawn and getting him to re-post some of his articles over at our blog because he’s a man with a perspective. It was interesting to read his blog and get an insight into how medical professionals ...
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08.12.103 ways Google could use search to make Google.me a Facebook killer.I have said a bit recently about how Google could be looking to implement their new social network but Mark’s comment in response to my last post really hit the mark (no pun intended): “So, Google as a generic destination instead of just a search page?” Google’s primary business is all about sending you elsewhere and, while they make good revenue from the advertising setup around search, there is a lot to be said for keeping visitors at your site. So, if we are to assume that by creating a well integrated, comprehensive and well designed social offering Google can compete effectively with Facebook ...
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About Me
CIO at Shine Lawyers
Non-exec Director of Ozmota
Non-exec Director of Queensland Kids
Ex CIO/CTO of Ozmota, Benefon and Voxson.Education
Executive MBA from QUT
High Distinction average
Singapore Airlines International Business Award
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics and Computer Science from QUT
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