May 5, 2009
Print PDF by Chris Curran, with research by Michael Mariani I am very passionate about coaching team sports and have been a basketball player most of my life. So, I read with great interest a recent MIT Sloan Management Review article, What Can Managers Learn From College Basketball? There are three very interesting points: 1. That the majority of new jobs are sourced through “weak ties,” not close relationships. (I never heard this before, but ...
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April 2, 2009
Print PDF Talk about incredible innovation – look at the application and service ecosystem around Twitter. Here are just some examples: On-line Commentary During an Off-line Event – The NY Times developed a beautiful visualization of popular words in Twitter posts during the Super Bowl. Real-time Trends – Twistory streams real-time Twitter posts filtered to let you see what people like, hate, etc. Local Tweeting – Pepsi came out with an impressive app during the ...
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