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Vocabulary (and the Social Quagmire)

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Scott Klososky

OK, I am only going to write about this one time, and then I am going to let it go. I start every presentation I give on social technologies with the same slide, and each time I review it, the audience nods their heads as if to say, “now I get it…” This slide is a simple vocabulary lesson to try and bring some coherence and sense to the jumble of terms people are now using in the social space. It seems that each new day brings some new variation on an activity with the word social pasted in front of it. Continue reading →

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Technology Story Version 2.0

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Technology Story

As you might have noticed, I took the month of June, and part of July off from writing this blog. The only excuse I really have is that I had three books that were all do to the publishers during this time. For the most part, they are done, and we are just editing them now, so I have time to get back to writing blogs. Another change is that we have now changed this blog from a fee based subscription to a free model. We have sponsors approaching us now so it makes sense to move to the Freemium model now. Continue reading →

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Killed by Technology

Posted on May 23, 2010 by Technology Story

For some reason I have had these visions popping into my head of the things in life that technology has pretty much erased from the face of the Earth. If you are under 25 years old, this post may not mean much to you. For the rest of us, this will be a bit nostalgic. The point is not simply to stroll back through the memories of our past, because the real goal here is to help us look forward into the future. Continue reading →

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One Week With The iPad

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Technology Story

As the title suggests, I have had my iPad for a week, and am testing out Steve Jobs comments that it is going to change everything. Let me put into context that my interest is in the iPad as a business tool – more than an entertainment device. Continue reading →

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Identity Theft and Social Technologies

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Technology Story

Identity theft and fraud are a growing problem, as we all know. Now the conversation I have with people is not if your credit card number has been stolen, but how many times. I have a friend that works for one of the largest fraud detection companies and he keeps me updated on the advancements, and state of the field. As we were talking the other day, he showed me a pie chart that broke out the fastest growing types of identity theft. I had naturally assumed that it would be credit card theft, but in fact, it is not. The top two fastest growing forms of identity theft are online accounts (PayPal, Facebook, Twitter, etc) and healthcare fraud. Continue reading →

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The Destination, the Conversation, and Earning the Right to Sell

Posted on March 28, 2010 by Technology Story

One of the more asked questions these days is how organizations can use social tech to drive revenue. People want to know how they can use it B2B, and they want to know how to drive predictable rates of revenue. These are the right questions to ask and I have a few observations that might help if this is you. Continue reading →

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Privacy vs. Online Reputation

Posted on March 21, 2010 by Technology Story

One of the questions I get a lot when I speak is the concern about privacy online. It would come as no surprise that I have never gotten this question from someone under the age of 35. I have been giving a lot of thought as to how I answer this question today, and some possible new answers. I have also been thinking about why it is that the older someone is, the more they are likely to be concerned about privacy online. So let’s take that concept first… Continue reading →

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The River of Information

Posted on March 12, 2010 by Technology Story

One of the more popular areas I have been speaking about lately is the concept of a person creating an electronic river of information into their brain. I am surprised that more people are not defining this concept and investing energy into structuring it as a way to improve performance in organizations. Although hard to measure, I believe strongly that if you can raise the collective IQ of an organization, results are sure to follow. Helping people understand how to build their personal rivers of information can do this, and it is essentially free. The only investment is a little time, and truthfully it might be more true to say that we can shift time from lesser valuable pursuits so there really is not a conflict. Continue reading →

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Thinking About the iPad

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Technology Story

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OK, I have had some time to think about how the iPad might be more important than the iPhone as some people at Apple have mentioned. I am in Mumbai India at a conference where educators from around the world have gathered to discuss best practices for utilizing laptops in the classroom. Yesterday, we started talking about the fact that the iPad is the perfect replacement for a laptop in that setting. It is lighter, smaller, and less expensive, so easier to purchase for kids, and easier for them to carry. Continue reading →

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