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NBC, the Olympics and the Internet
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NBC, the Olympics and the Internet

A considerable criticism of NBC's use of the Internet to provide coverage of the Vancouver Olympics. I have done only a little of searching around for alternative...

Insincere Flattery can Work
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Insincere Flattery can Work

Roger Dooley reports on a recent study that appears to show is ' .. that even when we realize we are being flattered, and

Google CEO Pushes Mobile
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Google CEO Pushes Mobile

In ComputerWorld, from a recent talk, Google CEO Eric Schmidt says that mobile devices are replacing all other tyes of personal computing. Among the evidence '...

Campbell Soup Labels and Neuromarketing
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Campbell Soup Labels and Neuromarketing

Good case study on the use of non-conscious biometric measurements to determine consumers reaction to packaging. Note this was a two year study, indicating considerable...

Mobile Intelligence
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Mobile Intelligence

In the January/February issue of IEEE Intelligent Systems, a number of papers devoted to mobile information retrieval and contextual knowledge systems. Including...

Creative Destruction and Gillette
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Creative Destruction and Gillette

Walter Riker sends this interesting quote and link along. Profound thoughts. Read it all.Gillette, Razor Blades, and Creative Destructionby Jeff StibelGillette...

Online Communities Building Loyalty
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Online Communities Building Loyalty

A general article on the topic, but concentrates too much on the current rather than the future possibilities, which are building rapidly. Worth a look.

Agent-Based Consumer Market Modeling
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Agent-Based Consumer Market Modeling

A number of my former colleagues at Procter & Gamble have co-authored a paper with some great people I met at Argonne National Labs. Abstract below. Fascinating...

Layar Takes a Big Step Forward
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Layar Takes a Big Step Forward

The Layar augmented reality application (AR) has taken a big step forward. It is in talks with some top handset manufacturers, which has led to the speculationpress...

Multiple Mobile IPhone Gmail Accounts
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Multiple Mobile IPhone Gmail Accounts

For those of you like me that have multiple Gmail accounts, mine based on multiple clients, there is a new IPhone App that lets you handle these from one place....

Gillette Acquisition Being Realized
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Gillette Acquisition Being Realized

An adage article on the acquisition of Gillette, five years later. I saw some of the exchange and I agree there was much hidden value there, and carefully curated...

Tableau Socialcasting Data Visualization
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Tableau Socialcasting Data Visualization

Have now used Tableau software for developing a number of dashboard-style interactive data visualizations. An excellent package. They are now taking some of these...

Twitter's Rapid Growth
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Twitter's Rapid Growth

Hard Knox Life on Twitter's rapid growth.-

Networks of Innovation
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Networks of Innovation

Mark Montgomery of Kyield posts on networks of innovation lectures by Andrew Haradon given at the Santa Fe Institute. Links to the lectures included. This also...

In Context Innovation
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In Context Innovation

In the World Flattener, via Sammy Haroon, a favorite topic of mine. ' ... Prith Banerjee, Director of HP Labs talks about the importance of innovation in-context...

Report from Computer Supported Cooperative Work
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Report from Computer Supported Cooperative Work

From CACM: ' ... The papers I have chosen to focus on from each of these sessions revisit longstanding problems in computer science and HCI, ranging from what...

Innovative Online Business Models
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Innovative Online Business Models

A sample of innovative online business models from Openforum. I have seen most of these, but the reminder is useful.

Proving Mobile ROI
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Proving Mobile ROI

A good case study in StorefrontBackTalk on the ROI from mobile marketing efforts by Pizza-Hut.-

Sustainability Impact on Supply Chain Workshop
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Sustainability Impact on Supply Chain Workshop

This looks to be very interesting, if you are in the Cincinnati area consider attending: Sixth Annual Workshop on Hot Topics in Supply Chain Analytics, Practice...

Whole Foods and Social Media
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Whole Foods and Social Media

Case study on Whole Foods using social media. ' ... Even if you
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