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First Few Slices of Technological Innovation at #mwc12

You certainly know you are in Spain when you can spot the Patanegra at a buffet, but the motivation for the happy few who were present and invited act the showstoppers event in Barcelona today, didn’t quite come for the quality of the cured ham. Press pass bearing delegates (including bloggers) were indeed allowed in after a short wait a little after 4pm on Sunday 26th and therefore I was able to spend two hours looking at some of the innovations which were on display. Here is a selection, enhanced with a few pictures.

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Comments (0) • Posted on on 29 February, 2012 - 00:01
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Content Isn't Branding (continued)

“I hope your clients don’t read Ad Age,” quipped a comment at the end of my latest essay in which I said Chrysler’s “Halftime in America” movie was a great piece of entertainment, but that brands need to be built from behaviors, not image or content.

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Comments (0) • Posted on on 28 February, 2012 - 23:34
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Why “Pinterest Is the Next Facebook” Is Just a Silly Thing To Say

In the UK this morning many commuters would have read a piece in The Metro about whether Pinterest is the next Facebook. This is not the first article or blog post about this, and I fear that it will not be the last. The short answer to this is ‘no’. And the longer answer is ‘no, because they are fundamentally different, non-competitive things’.

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Comments (0) • Posted on on 27 February, 2012 - 22:33
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Would You Like a Coffee with That Wi-Fi?

Once upon a time, Wi-Fi was a novelty in coffee shops. It was an unexpected bonus that we encountered when patronizing certain Starbucks or some other forward-looking establishments.]

But what was once a delight if found has become a disappointment if not found, or not working, or not free. Now any self-respecting coffee shop wouldn’t be caught without free Wi-Fi.

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Comments (0) • Posted on on 27 February, 2012 - 21:11
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Of Influence and Trust by 1000heads’ @joannejacobs #lul360

Joanne Jacobs was presenting today at Lincuplive, a great social media conference put together by our friends Celia, Glenn and Tim and today was a very special day. It was Joanne’s last UK appearance as she is returning to Australia and will be leading the WOMM company 1000 heads down under. Her pitch was about trust and influence and she took the opportunity of this last UK presentation for reinstating quite a few important facts.

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Comments (0) • Posted on on 26 February, 2012 - 16:42
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Your Life Is an Algorithm, Your Brain Is an Operating System

Ever wondered how you were supposed to keep up with the never-ending stream of content and data in your life? Not to worry, the elves of the Internet are busy at work, creating everything from magical little algorithms that automatically execute basic tasks to sophisticated utility apps that run in the background, taking care of all the minutiae in your daily life.

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Comments (0) • Posted on on 24 February, 2012 - 22:53
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Bright Lights Project - Avon

The news at Avon is not good. The company announced a fourth-quarter net loss earlier this month, it’s being investigated for possibly bribery in China, and it just let go its long-time CEO Andrea Jung (though kept her on as Chairman, with no responsibilities other than collecting a big fat paycheck). Avon’s sales in North America have slid every year since 2007, and its stock price is off 60% since its high in 2004.

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Comments (0) • Posted on on 24 February, 2012 - 22:48
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3 Ways Retail Banks Could Get More Benefit from Social Media

Guest Post by: Ed Thompson

Following last week’s post exploring social media fears and opportunities for financial services brands, this blog post suggests three  ways that retail banks could make real, innovative use of social media to differentiate their products.

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Comments (0) • Posted on on 23 February, 2012 - 22:22
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Design Thinking Is a Cognitive and Intellectual Process that Balances the Rational and Emotional. Not Included with Your MBA.

What is Design Thinking? Because of the word “design” many automatically associate it with the craft of design or design as a profession. Actually it has less to do with “design” and more with “system”. There are many ways to define "design thinking" and this list is not exhaustive:

 

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Comments (0) • Posted on on 22 February, 2012 - 23:38
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Let the Managers Go

Post by: Sigurd Rinde

Fire the managers and purge the language of the term "management". Long live leaders and let everybody manage themselves.

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Comments (0) • Posted on on 22 February, 2012 - 22:45
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