random bits of micro-content goodness from greg verdino: marketer, futurist, speaker and author of microMARKETING (mcgraw-hill / 2010)
In 1964, science fiction writer Author C. Clarke predicted the future of work - a virtual workforce that connect and collaborate anywhere, anytime, with no commute and little regard to phsyical proximity, So far, he was half-right...
Five of the six biggest sites on the web are inherently social. the one that isn't - Amazon - has been a pioneer in personalization and basic social shopping functionality (ratings, reviews...) Not surprising but interesting.
And a cool infographic...
Data visualization master Hans Rosling walks BBC viewers through 200 years of world history, over the course of 4 minutes or so. A brilliant case for data visualization as a mechanism for compelling storytelling.
The movie "We All Want to Be Young" is the outcome of several studies developed by BOX1824 in the past 5 years. BOX1824 is a Brazilian research company specialized in behavioral sciences and consumer trends.
This movie has an open license by Creative Commons. Written and directed by Lena Maciel, Lucas Liedke and Rony Rodrigues.
Great presentation about the promise and perils of managing a remote team. Even though Powered has a New York office, my team still (mostly) works remote - a holdover from our crayon days. A lot of the points in this presentation ring through - from the challenges of finding the right people to the tips for staying connected even when you can't pop into each other's offices. The reality is that for knowledge workers - you know, those of us that don't need to stand around an assembly line or put our hands on specialized, expensive machines (other than our laptops of course), there are fewer and fewer reasons to trek to a physical office anymore. This presentation nails it.
Just a heads up that I'm in this week's issue of Bloomberg BusinessWeek. Find a copy and check it out. Photo courtesy of @adamcohen.
