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Here's an excellent example of a legal or marketing department (or both) who don't seem to get how the internet & search engines work. Further, it shows a real disconnect between the kind of content on the site and the policies supporting the site. Wonder why
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People have been asking me for ages if any real companies are using social networks for their marketing, so it was interesting to come across this data from Capital One in the UK. Robin Goad from Hitwise reports that "Facebook is now its second biggest source of traffic, and
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I recently experienced how easily one can disrupt a stableecosystem. And I learned the hard way how difficult it can be to re-stabilise that same ecosystem! We have two dogs and one of them likes to socialise around the neighbourhood, and to this end she will dig amazing tunnels or
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I have noticed a strange phenomenon recently among service providers. Some of them seem to think that the mere fact of providing services to a customer for money creates an actual personal relationship with their customer. A recent example of this phenomenon came to my attention when a friend got
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After recent thoughts about leadership - just when I thought it was all sorted out in my mind - a buddy, @KerriAnne, made the point that some great leaders are truly dreadful managers. And she's right, very rarely do we see the combination of a great leader and
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Recently I noted the phenomenon of MBA graduates signing pledges promising to behave ethically. This is an admirable sentiment, especially given the sheer number of MBA graduates (from 'excellent' business schools) who've been responsible for and/or complicit in our current Global Financial Crisis. But it
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Here is Jen Harwood from Champions of Australian Business talking about why she took time out to attend the Future Summit: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8MHwJQDAc8&w=425&h=344] It turns out Jen's also good buddies with a friend of mine, the
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Here is Jen Harwood from Champions of Australian Business talking about why she took time out to attend the Future Summit: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8MHwJQDAc8&w=425&h=344] It turns out Jen's also good buddies with a friend of mine, the
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I was really lucky to be able to attend the Australian Davos Connection's Future Summit 2009 in Melbourne earlier this week. When I walked into the venue it was a bit intimidating, so many serious looking people in suits. And from the attendee list I knew that many
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Here at the Future Summit 2009 in Melbourne - interesting attendees (lots of people in suits though ;) You can check out the Flickr photos and videos & see the twitter stream on Twemes
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It was interesting to see the Prime Minister weigh into the debate around sporting team's attitudes to women, especially since there has been so much discussion of issues related to the treatment of women over the past few days: Mr Rudd told reporters In the light of this
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It was interesting to see the Prime Minister weigh into the debate around sporting team's attitudes to women, especially since there has been so much discussion of issues related to the treatment of women over the past few days: Mr Rudd told reporters In the light of this