Innovation
By Kara Sprague
6 July 09
I wonder if Winston Churchill would still maintain that "history is written by the victors."
For several days now, the major news networks have been broadcasting near-continuous coverage of the turmoil in Iran over the recent elections. While the Iranian government has taken several steps to limit the information flowing out of the country through formal news channels, it has been far less effective in limiting information flowing out through social media - Twitter, mobile photos, video, etc.
For several days now, the major news networks have been broadcasting near-continuous coverage of the turmoil in Iran over the recent elections. While the Iranian government has taken several steps to limit the information flowing out of the country through formal news channels, it has been far less effective in limiting information flowing out through social media - Twitter, mobile photos, video, etc.
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2 June 09
I just got back from a series of meetings sponsored by the Center for Digital Business at MIT. One day was focused on experimentation in business, where we heard from an executive at McDonald’s, who described the company's approach to innovation and the process they use to encourage franchisees to adopt changes. It was a fascinating talk on many levels, but it got me thinking about what IT organizations could learn from the hamburger business.
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25 Feb 2010 · 06:46:46 PM GMT
The customer is both implicitly and explicitly saying to the companies they do business with “design a process that enables me to control my relationship with your brand, then I will invite you to come into MY process”. Social media chann...—Ted Morris
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24 Feb 2010 · 04:25:04 PM GMT
One of the keys to pulling content from readers and turning them into participants is by asking relevant questions. For example, this particular blog post ends with a call for opinions. This is just one strategy used for stimulating contributions. ...—Kristina Schneider
In response to The promises, and challenges, of user participation
24 Feb 2010 · 04:16:52 AM GMT
As Google, Amazon, eBay and others have successfully proven, the trick is not only to directly or indirectly gather information from users, but also to find successful ways of capitalizing on the information and leverage in it the organization. You h...—Erik E. Byström
In response to The promises, and challenges, of user participation
23 Feb 2010 · 03:26:04 PM GMT
Though the business will eventually play a key role in identifying what to SOA, the path should definitely be laid by the IT. IT can start laying the path by giving some samplers to the business by SOA enabling some simple processes. IT should consta...—Aleem Syed