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Opting Out is Socially Neutral?
From The Eponymous Pickle

Opting Out is Socially Neutral?

One would have thought that opting out of providing information that you might think is your own personal business would be your own choice.   Essentially socially...

Cheating and Enraging Customers as a Business Model
From The Eponymous Pickle

Cheating and Enraging Customers as a Business Model

Negative advertisement prospers because of Google's model.  Comments and link to a NYTimes article.  It is traffic, not the direction of the interaction that builds...

Four Square and Pepsico: The Rise of Blockbuster Location Apps
From The Eponymous Pickle

Four Square and Pepsico: The Rise of Blockbuster Location Apps

Steve Frenda, [email protected],  Managing Director, Strategy and Development, The In-Store Marketing Institute  writes: " .... The following pieces are...

New Localism
From The Eponymous Pickle

New Localism

Colleague Steve King in Small Biz labs reports on  Small Business Saturday and New Localism.  " ... Today is Small Business Saturday, a promotion by American Express...

Data Visualization Infographic
From The Eponymous Pickle

Data Visualization Infographic

An infographic on data visualization.  Explained by the developers in Readwriteweb.  A clever view of the topic as a Venn diagram,  which is useful to take a look...

Benddesk
From The Eponymous Pickle

Benddesk

Reported in Engadget: the Benddesk, a workspace of the future idea that includes a flat table like structure and an integrated background area.  All accessible...

Business Impact of Web 2.0 Technologies
From The Eponymous Pickle

Business Impact of Web 2.0 Technologies

In the CACM:  Excellent overview article.  Lot of good information to make the case in the enterprise.Business Impact of Web 2.0 TechnologiesWhat do wikis, blogs...

Supply Chain Digest
From The Eponymous Pickle

Supply Chain Digest

Newly updated with a redesign and lots of new information:  The Supply Chain Digest. 

John Atanasoff
From The Eponymous Pickle

John Atanasoff

I am a long time follower of how historians and media address the history of computing technology.   A new biography of John Atanasoff is now out: The Man Who...

Twitter and Collaboration
From The Eponymous Pickle

Twitter and Collaboration

In GigaOm: Interesting thought, but I have not seen this happening .. The Future of Collaboration Brought to You by Twitter The nature of collaboration is changing...

Total Trade Optimization
From The Eponymous Pickle

Total Trade Optimization

Via Consumer Goods Technology and Demandtec, an eBook (requires contact information).  In the enterprise we did some early work with Demandtec, an impressive group...

PRFilter Finds Press Releases
From The Eponymous Pickle

PRFilter Finds Press Releases

A correspondent sends along this note about the PRFilter service:" ... PRFilter (Patent Pending) from RealWire finds the press releases journalists and bloggers...

Pew on Wealth and Internet Usage
From The Eponymous Pickle

Pew on Wealth and Internet Usage

An interesting survey and analysis by Pew Internet.    As we might expect, wealthier people have access to more Internet hardware and software.  Especially in an...

Design Page for Ponoko
From The Eponymous Pickle

Design Page for Ponoko

My son pointed me to the clever design page of Kyle A. Koch: " ...  an industrial design student at the University of Cincinnati's College of Design, Architecture...

Barcode Hero 2.0 Launches
From The Eponymous Pickle

Barcode Hero 2.0 Launches

Luis Levy of the innovative Barcode Hero writes:Barcode Hero 2.0 is launching .... A next generation shopping app, Barcode Hero is far more valuable than just a...

Time for Reflection in Business
From The Eponymous Pickle

Time for Reflection in Business

In HBR: Need for time for reflection in business.  I agree, it is just not done enough, especially as the need to get things done continues to expand.  " ... The...

Digital Coupons Continue to Prosper
From The Eponymous Pickle

Digital Coupons Continue to Prosper

Patrick Crisp of Coupons Inc writes:  Udated data on digital coupons that we will release on Tuesday, November 23.- 57 percent year over year growth (thru Q3)-Full...

Social Media Strengthens Social Ties
From The Eponymous Pickle

Social Media Strengthens Social Ties

In CACM: A writeup of a study  that indicate that social media have positive effects:  " ... Contrary to popular opinion, Facebook is making people more social,...

How Does a Deluge of Data Effect Your Brain?
From The Eponymous Pickle

How Does a Deluge of Data Effect Your Brain?

An analysis of recent writing on how a deluge of data can effect your brain.  In Language Log.  Covers a number of computer game use studies.  The author concludes...

Bringing Play to Business
From The Eponymous Pickle

Bringing Play to Business

GigaOm posts on an upcoming gamification summit.  Using game style interactions to improve value.
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