Thanks to the success of SellMyMobile.com here in the UK, the company behind it has decided to open up a US based franchise called SellCell.com that lets people sell cell phones that they no longer need. The site isn’t available yet, however we can use the UK version of the site to get an idea of the model they’re going to introduce. The consumer end of the model is pretty straight forward. Tell the website what mobile phone you have,…
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I missed a great event by the Isle of Man JCC a few days ago, but was lucky enough that the speakers made their slides available. The talk was given by Stuart Cowan and Peter Robertson from Ramsey Crookall & Co. Ltd. and it’s packed with interesting bits. Check it out: The Illusion of Recovery – Presenation to the JCC (IOM) View more presentations from Owen Cutajar.
Excellent post on Seth Godin’s blog talking about why ideas spread. Just a few things he throws out (these are my favourite top 5): I spread your idea because it makes me feel generous. …because there’s a financial benefit directly to me (Amazon affiliates, mlm). …because it’s funny and laughing alone is no fun. …because I can use the idea to introduce people to one another, and making a match is both fun in the short run and community-building. …because…
It’s funny how sometimes something sticks in your head as an action or placeholder for something you want to do. Well, a few months ago I had heard my friend Sherrilynne talk about a set of stages that organisations go through in their jounrey to adopting Social Media. I ended up digging around and found her source, a most excellent post by Brian Solis called The 10 Stages of Social Media Integration in Business. In a nutshell, the 10 stages…