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Wednesday, 22 May, 2013
$1 billion Waze acquisition is yet more proof Facebook is no longer a social network »

nasdaq:

Facebook is now a mobile advertising company, and not a social network. Sure, you’ve heard this before, but it’s a theme worth repeating. That’s especially true in light of Facebook’s rumored upcoming $1 billion acquisition of Israel-based mapping and navigation company Waze, notes tech journalist (and Waze superfan) Hillel Fuld. Without this lens, Facebook’s acquisition…

Facebook is no longer a social network, says Quartz writer Christopher Mims, it’s a mobile advertising network – the $1B acquisition of social mapping company Waze proves it. Do you agree? Tell us what you think in the comments. 

Posted 3 hours ago with 14 notes in Facebook, Social Media,
Tuesday, 21 May, 2013
MetLife uses MongoDB »

nosql:

InformationWeek, in an article about MetLife migrating to MongoDB:

“We had 60 different teams working together as one group, and they were working nights and weekends not because they had to but because they were excited and wanted to,” says Gary Hoberman, MetLife’s senior VP and CIO of regional application development.

Original title and link: MetLife uses MongoDB (NoSQL database©myNoSQL)

Posted 1 day ago with 14 notes in MongoDB, NoSQL,
Monday, 20 May, 2013
fastcompany: The Takeaway from Warren Buffett’s Office Hours: ”Find the job you would have if you were independently rich. Associate with people you love doing what you love,” Buffett says. “How can it be any better?” Here are 5 Lessons From Warren Buffett’s Office Hours

fastcompany:

The Takeaway from Warren Buffett’s Office Hours: ”Find the job you would have if you were independently rich. Associate with people you love doing what you love,” Buffett says. “How can it be any better?”

Here are 5 Lessons From Warren Buffett’s Office Hours

Posted 2 days ago with 70 notes in Warren Buffett, tips,
Sunday, 19 May, 2013
Sorry for the A word, but sadly, sometimes these kind of people negatively influence or even destroy projects. Hope you enjoy the slide show http://www.slideshare.net/mobile/dberkholz/assholes-are-killing-your-project-outerconf

Sorry for the A word, but sadly, sometimes these kind of people negatively influence or even destroy projects.

Hope you enjoy the slide show

http://www.slideshare.net/mobile/dberkholz/assholes-are-killing-your-project-outerconf

Posted 3 days ago with 0 notes in Fun, Project failures,
Saturday, 18 May, 2013
newyorker: A cartoon by Liam Francis Walsh. For more cartoons from the issue: http://nyr.kr/13kbHDE Weekend fun. Enjoy!

newyorker:

A cartoon by Liam Francis Walsh. For more cartoons from the issue: http://nyr.kr/13kbHDE

Weekend fun. Enjoy!

Posted 4 days ago with 385 notes in Fun,
Friday, 17 May, 2013
What exactly is Bitcoin? This week I’ve attended the Gartner BPM Summit conference at the Sydney Hilton. I enjoyed the first Keynote speaker, Ms Janelle Hill, a distinguished Gartner BPM thought leader from Gartner New York. She conviiningly elaborated on how modern case and exception oriented management drive BPM with simple referrals to her very recent cumbersome airtrip to make it in time to the conference. The second keynote speaker, fellow German and Professor of information technology at the QUT in Brisbane, Michael Rosemann, provided an exciting new view on BPM with integrating modern Social Media and Customer participation. He also mentioned BITCOIN as a component of one of his many case studies. While I could follow Michael’s address without problems, I have to admit, that I had only a vague idea about what Bitcoins actually are. I found this recent article, which you may also enjoy to read: http://bit.ly/17AfRsX Not sure, though, if I should transfer my Dolllar savings into Bitcoins ;-)

What exactly is Bitcoin?

This week I’ve attended the Gartner BPM Summit conference at the Sydney Hilton.

I enjoyed the first Keynote speaker, Ms Janelle Hill, a distinguished Gartner BPM thought leader from Gartner New York. She conviiningly elaborated on how modern case and exception oriented management drive BPM with simple referrals to her very recent cumbersome airtrip to make it in time to the conference.

The second keynote speaker, fellow German and Professor of information technology at the QUT in Brisbane, Michael Rosemann, provided an exciting new view on BPM with integrating modern Social Media and Customer participation.

He also mentioned BITCOIN as a component of one of his many case studies. While I could follow Michael’s address without problems, I have to admit, that I had only a vague idea about what Bitcoins actually are.

I found this recent article, which you may also enjoy to read:

http://bit.ly/17AfRsX

Not sure, though, if I should transfer my Dolllar savings into Bitcoins ;-)

Posted 5 days ago with 0 notes in Bitcoin, BPM, Gartner Group, QUT, Prof M Rosemann, janelle Hill,
Thursday, 16 May, 2013
ibmsocialbiz: ” We are a few years away from an economy based on fun,” says consultant @marwschaefer. Games are the newest layer of engagement after augmented reality, mobil and social. (via The future of business: Six layers of customer engagement)

ibmsocialbiz:

” We are a few years away from an economy based on fun,” says consultant @marwschaefer. Games are the newest layer of engagement after augmented reality, mobil and social.

(via The future of business: Six layers of customer engagement)

Posted 6 days ago with 17 notes in Customers,
Wednesday, 15 May, 2013
fastcompany: 5 Ways To Innovate By Cross-Pollinating Ideas Tina Seelig details how to combine unlike concepts to find the next big thing. Combine unlike ideas. Talk to people. Build on existing ideas. Hire a diverse workforce. Use a metaphor. Read the story here.

fastcompany:

5 Ways To Innovate By Cross-Pollinating Ideas

Tina Seelig details how to combine unlike concepts to find the next big thing.

  1. Combine unlike ideas.
  2. Talk to people.
  3. Build on existing ideas.
  4. Hire a diverse workforce.
  5. Use a metaphor.

Read the story here.

Posted 1 week ago with 36 notes in Ideas, innovation,
Tuesday, 14 May, 2013
Two factor authentication security scare Most people, including myself, believe that the sign-on process involving your mobile additional to the computer or tablet from where you are signing on to a secure website, is the most secure there could be. But the bad guys are aware of the important role mobiles play for added security and found ways to not let eg Bank SMSs reach you and instead use it themselves to clear out your Bank account. We as comsumers need to be extremely vigilant to not let this happen to us. We shouldn’t trust any email or message sent that requires is to install a security upgrade or something like that, as it may insert a trojan or some nasty other program into our mobile and/or computer. Read this highly relevant article about two factor authentication security and what we should do as consumers to keep it relevant for our own digital security: http://www.buzzfeed.com/charliewarzel/why-two-factor-authentication-wont-stop-our-security-nightma

Two factor authentication security scare

Most people, including myself, believe that the sign-on process involving your mobile additional to the computer or tablet from where you are signing on to a secure website, is the most secure there could be. But the bad guys are aware of the important role mobiles play for added security and found ways to not let eg Bank SMSs reach you and instead use it themselves to clear out your Bank account.

We as comsumers need to be extremely vigilant to not let this happen to us. We shouldn’t trust any email or message sent that requires is to install a security upgrade or something like that, as it may insert a trojan or some nasty other program into our mobile and/or computer.

Read this highly relevant article about two factor authentication security and what we should do as consumers to keep it relevant for our own digital security:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/charliewarzel/why-two-factor-authentication-wont-stop-our-security-nightma

Posted 1 week ago with 0 notes in Security,