Paul Papadimitriou

Defamation On Twitter

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:54:49 GMT

We may eventually develop a set of social rules and legal conventions that acknowledge that an angry tweet is less likely to be considered defamatory than a published article, but we are not there yet.

I seriously doubt it. While the social norms will eventually adapt to open communication, libel will remain. We have to take responsibility for what we write. What we do in public. ➡ Be careful what you tweet

Treating Facebook Like An Utility

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:42:55 GMT

Treating a company like a utility [...] can help to lock in its dominance and discourage innovation.

➡ Facebook Is to Power Company as …

Lost in Translation

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:43:34 GMT

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Patterns in language offer a window on a culture’s dispositions and priorities.

Zynga Confirms Softbank Investment. They’ll Confirm Google Investment Later

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:57:54 GMT

TechCrunch

Zynga issued a press release tonight confirming the more than month-old news of an investment by Softbank – $150 million – and are announcing a joint venture to “develop and distribute social games across Japan.”

Zynga didn’t talk about the other $150 million they took from Google in connection with a partnership over the new Google Games property. Although they soft-confirmed it to the New...

So Is The iPhone An “iPhone Killer” Killer?

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:17:44 GMT

TechCrunch

This morning, Reuters published this article. On their site, it seems fairly innocuous, with the title “RIM stock jumps as market eyes revamped BlackBerry” but that wasn’t the original title. And it’s not the one Reuters syndication partners are picking up. That title is “RIM seen unveiling ‘iPhone killer’ next week“. Yep. Here we go again.

If Reuters is to be believed, the BlackBerry 9800 set t...

5 Lessons New Media Could Learn From 4chan

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:58:04 GMT

The Next Web

I had the distinct pleasure, this week, of bringing you a story straight from the bowels of /b/ on the notorious site 4chan.org. In case you’re not familiar, 4chan started innocently enough as an image board, what it has grown into is something far greater than the sum of its parts. While this isn’t meant as a plug to the site, or to condone some of the things that happen on it, I think that...

Reviewing the Rules of Engagement | Jonathan MacDonald

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:30:48 GMT

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Excellent piece

Several years ago I wrote a piece called The Rules of Engagement which appears in my book The Communication Ideal. These covered also in a piece called 'The

Back by popular demand: The Basics of Social Media R.O.I.

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:01:30 GMT

The BrandBuilder Blog

Though the presentation has morphed a bit since this version made its debut at the first Social Fresh conference a scant 11 months ago, this original version still manages to pretty clearly explain the basics of a) defining what R.O.I. (Return on Investment) is, and b) applying that basic knowledge to Social Media endeavors.

After almost a year of teaching this, over 730 embeds and close to...

Google Develops a Facebook Rival

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:49:33 GMT

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While Google is smart to follow the social gaming trend, it's still unclear how they will leverage all the pieces they've got into one coherent social platform

Tokyogenso – Post-Apocalyptic Tokyo | Ufunk.net

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:06:44 GMT

Tokyogenso – Post-Apocalyptic Tokyo | Ufunk.net

Does adding Twitter to a brand make it cooler? — Scobleizer

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:44:28 GMT

scobleizer.com

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Love the comment: "Even if a monkey wears a gold ring, it is and remains an ugly creature". So by just adding a @ does not make you a different person"

deal architect : More tenets for the next-gen analyst

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:38:46 GMT

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"The coming New Polymath world opens up opportunities for, well, a new generation of Polymath analysts. Scary and exciting times, ahead." I can't wait.

Good friend Ray Wang lays out his 7 tenets of starting a new analyst firm - it’s a nice summary of his own decision process as he exited Forrester and what he has learned since. I would like to contribute...

Altimeter Report: The 8 Success Criteria For Facebook Page Marketing

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:03:54 GMT

Web Strategy by Jeremiah Owyang | Social Media, Web Marketing

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Fantastic report. Will dissect it.

Report Snapshot (full report embedded below)
Altimeter Group conducted research, and gleaned input from 34 vendors, agencies, and experts, to determine success criteria and develop a roadmap for Facebook page best practices. We found Eight Success Criteria for Facebook page marketing, and then tested the maturity of 30 top brands...

Fact: Most People Have Never Heard of Location-Based Apps

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:28:32 GMT

GigaOM

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Early adopter vortex.

Amid all the attention that location-based services have been getting – particularly Foursquare, which recently crossed 2 million users and landed a substantial round of venture capital financing – it’s easy to lose sight of the fact that most people have never used them, and in many cases may not even realize that they exist. That’s the main...

I Really Must Be DOUCHEY

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:58:12 GMT

Bastards ^_^

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DoucheRank

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:25:07 GMT

Have you ever worried that you might be a douche? Or if you’re douchier than friends or colleagues?

➡ DoucheRank

Home » PostRank

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:22:36 GMT

http://doucherank.postrank.com/

"Management is the delusion that you can change people. Leadership is deluding..."

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:18:05 GMT

"Management is the delusion that you can change people. Leadership is deluding other people instead of deluding yourself."

–Scott Adams, The Dilbert Principle /via Leah Besa-Jimenez

It’s Official Now. Google Announces Their Search Platform Provided To Yahoo! Japan

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:15:20 GMT

Asiajin

Google Asia Pacific and Japan vice president Daniel Alegre announced [J] on official Google Japan blog that Google’s search technology is again provided to Yahoo! Japan.

According to the article, Yahoo! Japan uses Google’s search engine as a backend, is able to customize frontend in any way. Google emphasizes that Yahoo! Japan has freehand on how to display search results, what o...

Privacy, Secrecy and Reputation, Oh My!

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:09:28 GMT

Continuations

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over time the net result of a transparent world will be a real premium on authenticity and direct communication

I love the duality of the Jeffrey Rosen piece about the End of Forgetting in the NY Times Sunday magazine with the release of the Afghanistan files via Wikileaks. Citizens and governments are faced with a fundamental challenge to privacy and secrecy. This i...

Syncrisis

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:28:38 GMT

La belle Antiquité fut toujours vénérable;
Mais je ne crus jamais qu’elle fust adorable.
Je voy les Anciens sans plier les genoux,
Ils sont grands, il est vray, mais hommes comme nous;
Et l’on peut comparer sans craindre d’estre injuste

➡ Parallèle des anciens et des modernes en ce qui regarde les arts et les sciences, Charles Perrault, p. 173¹

Slowly first. Faster then. Jerking off.

That’s basically Miyazaki‘s definition of the iPad culture.

Of any culture that doesn’t use a pencil.

To each his own. I prefer sex over the iPad or a pencil.

But I dislike arrogance.

Arrogance, that bastard child of the classic case of the old v. new quarrel. The old-fart quarrel.²

In 17th-century Renaissance Italy, paragone -or comparison- was the hottest debate around. Being able to compare was the new paradigm. It equaled freedom of thought.

Boileau and Perrault were leading the same argument in France.
In red shorts, The Ancients, led by the former, believed we were stuck at imitating the perfection in Arts that the Greeks and Romans had set. Rules had to be followed. Dues had to be given.

The Moderns, in blue shorts, thought that new forms of art had to be invented. Rules could be broken. Innovation spurred.

Authority v. Progress.

Syncrisis.³

You aren’t going out into the real world and pouring your creativity into something [...] nothing more than consumers.

➡ How dare he dislike my gadget!

While Miyazaki makes a valid point about cases of herd psychology shown by people wanting the latest gadgetery⁴, his prism is blocked by his ceteribus paribus assumptions.

The real world is his own⁵. Creativity is his own.

These are his rules. His Greeks. His Romans.

Ironically, they collide with the credence -or authority- his comments are getting, as it is derived from the same factor the Japanese director criticizes: a communion of opinions, i.e. a mass of people flocking to see his art and approving it. Let’s call that mass approval⁶.

Creativity is not measured by the level of old-schoolness -or authority, again- you’ve got. It’s not because you’re using a ballpoint pen that you’re a better writer than someone using a typewriter. The same goes between analog and digital photography. Or a pen versus an iPad.

Don’t blindly follow those who tell you how things should to be done. Don’t fall into that type of herd behavior: non-sensical collective worship of modern so-called creative Gods. Miyazaki, Jobs, Nolan or Gladwell.

he is coming from an “All I need are pencil and paper” point-of-view. That might be all he needs. He’s Hayao Miyazaki!

➡ Hayao Miyazaki Compares iPad Use To Masturbation⁷

Get a clue. The communion of opinions about Miyazaki -his authority, again and again- validates the bashing of the communion of opinions on the iPad -his old-fartiness. Non-sensical.

Expertise -authority, yes …again- gives an opinion more weight -authority, always. It doesn’t make it of higher value.

Learn from the Ancients, respect them, give dues if you wish, but don’t let them tell you what your path should be. How your creativity should be shaped.

Don’t mix the medium and the format. Don’t mix the goal and the means.

Use a pen, an iPad, whatever suits you. Define your world. Break the mould. Be a consumer. A prosumer. A producer. A watcher. A stroker.

You’re probably going to become an old-fart anyway.

The great Ancient History always was venerable; But I never thought it was adorable. I see the Ancients without bending [my] knees, they are great, it’s true, but men like us; One care compare without fear of being unjust. Translation mine.
I’ll readily disclaim it. Not even 35 and I’m somewhat in the former category already. Took me ages to go from film to digital. Will take me forever to accept 3D movie technology, the most idiotic & useless trend. I’m an old fart.
Syncrisis [sin'-cri-sis]: from Greek syn ”with” and krinein, “to separate”/”to compare”. A comparison and contrast in parallel clauses.
or willing to flock to the latest movie …even when as stupid, boring and dangerously backwards as Avatar.
one which somewhat lacks introspection, the real world also meaning taking care of your son, in my humble opinion. The real world not being limited to staying in front of a piece of paper for hours. Again, to each his own. Maybe.
don’t get me started: you’ve got to be delusional -or Ancient- to derive authority from the essence of his art.
emphasis mine

Lost Return On Investment

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:40:19 GMT

Going through and computing the LROI of your campaigns can be a very integral exercise in building a business case for transforming your lead-management process and developing lead nurturing campaigns.

While one of the key elements of any campaign is measurement, standardized metrics all have flaws. That Lost Return on Investment (LROI) is an interesting take on how B2B campaigns rely on somewhat skewed ones. ➡ False Numbers, Lost Revenue & ‘The Karate Kid II’

Advertising is next

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 18:42:00 GMT

Business Insider

Condé Nast is a house built on smoke and mirrors — that is, to say, on brand advertising. So it is astonishing to hear its CEO, Chuck Townsend, essentially toss the company’s business model out the window of the Death Star in what The Times frames as “a fundamental overhaul of the advertising-based business model.” This, folks, is surely the real product of the McKinsey studies undertaken...

Unsure

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 14:10:32 GMT

A lawyer for Facebook Inc. said she was “unsure” whether company founder Mark Zuckerberg signed a contract that purportedly entitles a New York man to 84 percent of the world’s biggest social-networking service.

Whether it’s a forgery or a case of signing contracts in college without thinking too much about it, “unsure” is not a term I’d like. Business Insider has more. ➡ Facebook Lawyer `Unsure’ Whether Founder Mark Zuckerberg Signed Contract

FourSquare’s Crowley on Facebook, Check-in Fatigue & the Copy Cats

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 00:30:46 GMT

GigaOM

I was in New York this week, and as part of my visit, I decided to check-in (pun intended) with Foursquare co-founder Dennis Crowley. He showed off the company’s massive new office that is still under construction in the Village Voice building in New York’s Cooper Square. What’s gotten him most excited: small conference rooms where he can have private phone calls versus standing in the...

"If nature has made any one thing less susceptible than all others of exclusive property, it is the..."

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:51:15 GMT

Stowe Boyd

“If nature has made any one thing less susceptible than all others of exclusive property, it is the action of the thinking power called an idea, which an individual may exclusively possess as long as he keeps it to himself; but the moment it is divulged, it forces itself into the possession of every one, and the receiver cannot dispossess himself of it. Its peculiar character, too, is that no o...

The Willingness To Be Vulnerable

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:40:14 GMT

Vulnerability. It is the most poignant quality in every entrepreneur I know. [...] Vulnerability is the absence of cynicism. And the absence of cynicism is love.

➡ Misfit Entrepreneurs

Calling for the Death of Consumption Guilt

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:00:57 GMT

Brass Tack Thinking

How often do you lament the fact that you can’t get through all of the stuff in your reader? I know I’ve done it.

Do you feel guilty when you unsubscribe something or unfriend someone in your network? Why?

Consumption of content is not a democracy. Giving of attention is not a democracy. We each have to decide what we find value in, and leave the rest behind. If that’s one blog or no blogs or...

★ Sorry, No, I’m Not Going to Write a Piece Arguing That Dan Lyons Is a Jackass

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 06:06:18 GMT

Daring Fireball

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Brilliant

So I get another call from my payola rep at Apple, and she’s like, “Hey, thanks so much for all the antenna-related links over the weekend. I just wanted to let you know how much we appreciate it, John.” They punctuate a lot of their sentences with your first name. Oldest trick in the book, but it works, even if you’re aware of it. Seriously. Anyway, I’m all ...

The Feel-Bad Effect from Not-So-Close Facebook Friends

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 03:25:43 GMT

Ben Casnocha: The Blog

My good friend Stan James writes about how social networks amplify the feel-bad-in-comparison effect when you see people raving about how glorious their lives are:

In my trips back to Colorado, I have been struck each time by the discord between people’s Facebook lives and what they say in private. On Facebook they have been on an amazing vacation to exotic beaches. In person they confess that...

Genieo + My6Sense: The Media Tsunami And The Need For Self Organizing Filters...

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:26:33 GMT

Silicon Valley Watcher - at the intersection of technology and media

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"We need systems that know us and work for us." Indeed.

It was great to catch up with Sol Tzvi, co-founder and CEO of a fascinating startup called Genieo. She's in town this week for meetings with several large companies interested in her company's technology.

Genieo installs on a PC and it helps you find all the news and information that is relevant to you from all...

Airport Wants You To Tweet Your Complaints

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:19:51 GMT

The Next Web

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Friends know that I rarely get grumpy... bar when I'm at inefficient airports.

As Twitter creeps further into everyday mainstream usage, we’re seeing increasing examples of it appearing in the offline world. The latest comes from Gatwick Airport, near London where screens have been installed encouraging users to tweet feedback on their experiences.

The screens read...

Ustream goes mainstream

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 06:58:21 GMT

The Japan Times: All Stories

From high atop the summit of Mount Fuji last summer, despite miserable weather and poor visibility, 32-year-old tech enthusiast Joseph Tame sent video coverage of a spectacular solar eclipse live to the Internet from an impromptu mobile-broadcasting studio. With little more than a laptop and a Web connection, Tame's high-altitude adventure was watched by about 370 viewers down below.
"The sky ...

Facebook: The lawsuit, the movie, the TV interview and what lies ahead.

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:56:35 GMT

The Next Web

Over the past few weeks, there has been a flurry of rumors surrounding Facebook. While we’re hearing mentions and partial stories from a thousand different sources, let’s put it all together and see exactly where Facebook stands, as of today.

Is the vast majority of the site owned by someone else? What exactly was Zuckerberg’s “deal” with this mystery character, if any? And what about that...

Life is 10% How You Make It and 90% How you Take It

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:37:41 GMT

Both Sides of the Table

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"I choose happiness." Love it.

Startups are hard. When you read the press you only read the glamorous bits. You read about Mark Zuckerberg or the guys at FourSquare, Twitter or Zynga. But that’s a bit like reading about your state lottery winner and feeling bummed out because you haven’t won despite years of trying. The reality is that most of you will never hit...

How Coca-Cola Created Its “Happiness Machine” [INTERVIEW]

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:38:56 GMT

Mashable!

Meaghan Edelstein has gained national media attention through her blog, I Kicked Cancer’s Ass, which she started to document her battle with end stage cancer. She is an attorney, the founder of the non-profit organization Spirit Jump, and also writes from her personal blog.

Most big brands don’t share the secrets behind how they create hugely successful web videos. For the first time ever...

This Magazine Was Built For You

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:46:35 GMT

Flipboard will soon integrate the semantic data-analysis technology [...] in order to app better determine the relevance of the information and updates from your various social networking connections

Robert was right. Revolutionary or not, this iPad application is mesmerizing. The addition of semantic data-analysis is what I’m looking mostly forward though. My6Sense, your turn to up the ante. ➡ Flipboard, New “Social” iPad Magazine will be Powered by Semantic Data

Does Your Job Title Get the Job Done?

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:01:09 GMT

The 99 Percent

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it’s time to create your own Job Title of the Future

A nod to offbeat job titles, & how they may help us love what we do.

Humbled that my first name is there. I’m famous. Not. /via World Cup 2010: th...

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:08:15 GMT

Humbled that my first name is there. I’m famous. Not. /via World Cup 2010: the final goal, in words by @Twitter

Livecasting The Mt. Fuji Climb

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:59:04 GMT

At 3,776m, the summit of Mt. Fuji – a dormant volcano that last erupted a little over 200 years ago, puts you almost within arm’s reach of the International Space Station.

I cannot not link the crazy experiment we’re running at Mobile in Japan thanks to Joseph. Full live cast of the Mt. Fuji with mobile technology. ➡ Pushing Mobile Tech to the Limits: Mt. Fuji Live