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Social Media, the next wave of business

Social Media, the next wave of business

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Here’s an interesting set of videos I came across that talk about a variety of subjects related to Social Media and their impact and effect on business today. It’s been interesting to watch this subject develop, from the early days of blogging all the way through to today. Blogging opened up self-publishing to the masses and coupled with a cheap camcorder one could even start to produce videos. Business has had to come to terms with User Generated Content, the…

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CityMove – Bringing together a set of Web 2.0 technologies

CityMove – Bringing together a set of Web 2.0 technologies

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photo credit: Zoom Zoom I came across an interesting website called CityMove, a website designed to bring together people looking to make a move to or from New York with New York Movers that can help them move their possessions around the country. I found it particularly interesting because it brings together a number of different concepts that just wouldn’t work in an offline world. There’s more on how the process works on my other blog, but here’s what struck…

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Because we don’t all “do” IT

Because we don’t all “do” IT

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An interesting experience happened to me the other day. I was sitting in a talk organised by a local organisation, using my laptop to live tweet what the speaker was talking about. Some of my followers on Twitter could be interested in the subject matter, and I’m very much into sharing what I learn. Anyway, at the end of the talk, the person sitting to my immediate right too my aside and proceeded to complain in no uncertain terms about…

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Is it time to quit Twitter?

Is it time to quit Twitter?

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I was reading an interesting post entitled “When to Quit Twitter“, which zooms into the fact that traffic on Twitter is generated from 10% of the user base, implying that 90% had abandoned it. It talks about Twitter’s main problem, that people sign up without a clear idea of what to expect and how to measure what value it’s adding to their life. The article outlines a couple of points that can help you decide Twitter, or any other social…

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Drug firms faring well in the US

Drug firms faring well in the US

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Image via Wikipedia Interesting article about the drug industry in the US, following what’s happening with Obama’s health bill. It seems like drug companies are on to a winner, regardless of whether they’re making Swine Flu pills or the world’s best thermogenic fat burner. Here’s how an analyst sees it: “It could potentially add an additional 32 million lives with prescription drug coverage although some of this benefit will likely be offset by lower pricing,” There’s an interesting look at…

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40% of HMRC calls not answered

40% of HMRC calls not answered

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Interesting report on the BBC uncovers how more than 40% of calls to HMRC aren’t picked up. It comes at a time when HMRC are encouraging people to use telephone and online more, so it’s not good news for them. They’re pushing their service onto new channels and people’s expectation of these channels is different to the paper world. It’s all about setting expectation though isn’t it. Regardless of whether you’re the tax authority or simply giving out colonix reviews,…

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