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February 2007
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02.28.07“Thriving in the Flat World” - Notes on China and India
My Experiences, Tech'nomicsToday I was fortunate to be invited to a very interesting conference hosted by ExecutiveBiz and titled ’Surviving & Thriving in the Flat World: China, India and You!’ The structure was a moderated panel hosted by Howard Frank (Dean at the Smith Business School at UMD). The panelists included: Amir Hudda of Apptix, Wei-Wu He of Emerging Technology Partners LLC, S. Tien Wong of Opus8, Jai Saboo of the Saboo Business Group and Tony Surak from Global Logic. I wanted to share the notes I took as many of the panelists’ answers were both surprising and thought provoking. The conference was especially ...
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02.27.07Idea: “Time Arbitrage” and Television Shows
My Experiences, Pop Culture, Social MediaArbitrage is simply a technique employed to take advantage of differences in price. If you’re a television producer, or just a TV junkie, here is my idea to take advantage of (and monetize) a new kind of arbitrage opportunity ’“ time. With the exception of 24, television shows generally do not pick up from the exact the point where they left off. There is usually a period of time that has elapsed - anywhere from a week to a month. I think a neat way to make a show more interactive and engaging would be to offer ’character blogs.’ Die hard fans ...
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02.25.07Want to See who is Single on Facebook?
Pop Culture, Social NetworkingWant to know who of your Facebook friends are single? You can see a complete list, with percentages, by clicking here. Thanks to Mashable! for the tip on this one. Click here to subscribe by RSS
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02.24.07Coke, Snowboarding and Social Networks: What’s the Connection?
Social Networking, Tech'nomics[youtube]KPNT5j_OMzw[/youtube] The above commercial for Coke Zero features an elderly man with his grandson drinking a Coke. Believing what he is drinking is the ’same Coke’ he has drank for years, the grandfather doesn’t understand that this particular beverage is actually a new version of Coke. The grandson lets him go off on a tangent figuring his gramps simply doesn’t get it. My question is whether social networking is completely lost on older generations? While some reports argue that the MySpace demographic is aging rapidly, I think this is a complete miscalculation: just look at how many users enter their age ...
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02.22.07Valentine’s Mobile Phone Ratios Are In!
My Experiences, UncategorizedOkay, so the results are in from the Valentine’s Mobile Phone Ratio Game. These ratios are being examined to see if our cell phones contain "hidden data" providing insight into our dating ethos. Our judge (Mystery Man Dan, who btw is single) has passed his decrees. Unfortunately a few people on my ’tagged list’ didn’t want to play, but for those who did, I hope you can find some meaning here: key - [ratio, exes, creeps, possibilities] PSN: "Wonder John" 2.59, 0, 1, 4 With a ratio of 2.59 and zero exes, you are quite the anomaly among this group. This either means ...
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02.21.07Today I want to talk coffee, culture and music
Social Networking, Tech'nomicsFirst, thanks to Rob for the shout-out! Much appreciated. This evening a teacher pointed out an interesting concept that I will expand on: the role of coffee in the workplace. For many years what our generation calls the ’water cooler’ was actually the coffee pot. During our parents’ generation, someone in the office would literally brew a pot of coffee and then everyone would go grab a mug’ it was a social atmosphere. Each office had its own coffee ’rules’ and etiquette. However, culture has changed. If you go to a Target or any big retailer looking to purchase a coffee maker, 50% of ...
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02.16.07Free Business Idea: Travel Buddy Kiosks
Entrepreneurship, My ExperiencesI’m currently down in Florida - getting here was a nightmare. After missing two flights (neither my fault) I could rant for hours about the inefficiencies of airports. There is definitely big money to be made by someone who can reengineer the whole security/check-in process. Alas, I am not that smart. As I sat on the runway watching people de-ice my plane (read: long delay), my stomach started going crazy. I had traveled via train, cab and foot to make it to the airport. I had left my apartment at 7am and it was now 2:30pm. I had run all over ...
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02.14.07Valentine’s Day, New Game to Play
My Experiences, UncategorizedFor the full version of this 2.0 Valentine letter click here. Created by Social Signal. Since today is Valentines I want to play a fun game developed by my friend Dan. Your cell phone is actually a hot bed of latent sexual knowledge’ The Ratio: Take out your cell phone, or mobile/pda. Count all males under 35. Do the same for females. Divide the opposite gender by your gender. What’s your ratio? Don’t lie. Exclude family ’“ but that’s it. Ex’s: How many ex-boyfriend/girlfriend numbers are still in your phone? Creeps: How many numbers do you ...
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02.13.07Going Pro Early: Maybe Athletes Were Only Version 1.0
Entrepreneurship, Social Media, Tech'nomics, Venture CapitalAnyone who ever saw the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, probably asked themselves: Why can’t that be me!?! Young Indy was schooled not in the traditional classroom, but rather in the heart of the action, ’real world’ style. Likewise, the debate about top basketball talent going pro without a college pit-stop has been raging for sometime. The philosophy being: 1) don’t risk the threat of injury and 2) the best way to learn is by experiencing the big show firsthand. My question is why this discussion never occurs among the top young entrepreneurial talent? Or does it? Sure Bill Gates skipped college, ...
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02.10.07MBA MEC Colmbia 2007 Conference Notes
My Experiences, Social MediaYesterday I attended the MBA MEC (Media & Entertainment Conference) at Columbia University and I wanted to share my thoughts and observations on the event. Overall, I thought the conference was put together very well but I was disappointed with the lack of technological knowledge of the panelists ’“ especially because technology is so integral to the future of entertainment and media. The key note speaker, Peter Cuneo, Vice-Chairman and former CEO of Marvel Entertainment was excellent. Peter has orchestrated an incredible turnaround at Marvel lifting the stock price from $.80 in 2000 to $29 in 2006. One interesting tidbit is ...
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