http://stream.paulpapadimitriou.com/ http://stream.paulpapadimitriou.com/ http://1.asset.soup.io/asset/1835/8993_cc1b.jpeg 865 865 #streaming #catchyourbreath {"tags":["Quotation"],"type":"regular","title":"\u003Ca href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/papadimitriou/blog/~3/kjNiCmwex_w/\"\u003ERobin Hamman: Social Media At Centre Of Forward Thinking Businesses\u003C/a\u003E","source":"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/papadimitriou/blog/~3/kjNiCmwex_w/","body":"\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESocial media is rapidly moving towards the centre of forward thinking businesses and organisations. Whereas it used to be a fringe activity [...] it\u2019s increasingly becoming possible to align social media with wider business processes and practices. That is, social media is now making it possible for customers and stakeholders to become involved in business processes, such as product and service innovation, co-creation, and customer service. There are great opportunities for those at the centre of this revolution \u2013 people with strong communications skills \u2013 but it also requires great business acumen, with a deep understanding of the strategy, goals and ambitions of the business. [...] Communications becoming more central, and increasingly driving organisational change.\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u27a1 \u003Ca href=\"http://edelmandigital.com/2010/08/30/robin-hamman-driving-social-business-transformation/\"\u003ERobin Hamman: Driving Social Business Transformation\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cimg src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/papadimitriou/blog/~4/kjNiCmwex_w\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" /\u003E"} <blockquote><p>Social media is rapidly moving towards the centre of forward thinking businesses and organisations. Whereas it used to be a fringe activity [...] it’s increasingly becoming possible to align social media with wider business processes and practices. That is, social media is now making it possible for customers and stakeholders to become involved in business processes, such as product and service innovation, co-creation, and customer service. There are great opportunities for those at the centre of this revolution – people with strong communications skills – but it also requires great business acumen, with a deep understanding of the strategy, goals and ambitions of the business. [...] Communications becoming more central, and increasingly driving organisational change.</p></blockquote> <p>➡ <a href="http://edelmandigital.com/2010/08/30/robin-hamman-driving-social-business-transformation/">Robin Hamman: Driving Social Business Transformation</a></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/papadimitriou/blog/~4/kjNiCmwex_w" height="1" width="1" />Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:34:49 GMThttp://stream.paulpapadimitriou.com/post/74021394/Robin-Hamman-Social-Media-At-Centre-Ofurn:www-soup-io:1:74021394regularquotation {"tags":["Quotation","Facebook"],"type":"regular","title":"\u003Ca href=\"http://paulpapadimitriou.com/treating-facebook-like-an-utility/?utm_source=rss\u0026amp;utm_medium=rss\u0026amp;utm_campaign=treating-facebook-like-an-utility\"\u003ETreating Facebook Like An Utility\u003C/a\u003E","source":"http://paulpapadimitriou.com/treating-facebook-like-an-utility/?utm_source=rss\u0026#38;utm_medium=rss\u0026#38;utm_campaign=treating-facebook-like-an-utility","body":"\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETreating a company like a utility [...] can help to lock in its dominance and discourage innovation.\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u27a1\u00a0\u003Ca href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/25/weekinreview/25brustein.html\"\u003EFacebook Is to Power Company as \u2026\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/p\u003E"} <blockquote><p>Treating a company like a utility [...] can help to lock in its dominance and discourage innovation.</p></blockquote> <p>➡ <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/25/weekinreview/25brustein.html">Facebook Is to Power Company as …</a></p>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:42:55 GMThttp://stream.paulpapadimitriou.com/post/67972169/Treating-Facebook-Like-An-Utilityurn:www-soup-io:1:67972169regularquotationfacebook {"tags":["Quotation","entrepreneur"],"type":"regular","title":"\u003Ca href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/papadimitriou/blog/~3/TcuQSgFeGlE/\"\u003EThe Willingness To Be Vulnerable\u003C/a\u003E","source":"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/papadimitriou/blog/~3/TcuQSgFeGlE/","body":"\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cp\u003EVulnerability. It is the most poignant quality in every entrepreneur I know. [...] Vulnerability is the absence of cynicism. And the absence of cynicism is love.\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u27a1 \u003Ca href=\"http://blogs.hbr.org/pallotta/2010/07/misfit-entrepreneurs.html\"\u003EMisfit Entrepreneurs\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cimg src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/papadimitriou/blog/~4/TcuQSgFeGlE\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" /\u003E"} <blockquote><p>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.</p></blockquote> <p>➡ <a href="http://blogs.hbr.org/pallotta/2010/07/misfit-entrepreneurs.html">Misfit Entrepreneurs</a></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/papadimitriou/blog/~4/TcuQSgFeGlE" height="1" width="1" />Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:40:14 GMThttp://stream.paulpapadimitriou.com/post/66960606/The-Willingness-To-Be-Vulnerableurn:www-soup-io:1:66960606regularquotationentrepreneur {"tags":["Quotation","ad spend","advertising","online advertising"],"type":"regular","title":"\u003Ca href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/papadimitriou/blog/~3/z1CChrVPXB8/\"\u003EBlaming Bulgaria For The Second World War\u003C/a\u003E","source":"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/papadimitriou/blog/~3/z1CChrVPXB8/","body":"\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThere\u2019s no question that online advertising has failed to grow in proportion with the amount of time people spend online. But attributing that fact to \u201ctoo many choices\u201d is like blaming Bulgaria for the Second World War. Yes, Bulgaria was aligned with Germany \u2014 but it was hardly the driving force.\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u27a1 \u003Ca href=\"http://adage.com/digitalnext/article?article_id=144812\"\u003EYes, Web Advertising Scales \u2014 If You Measure It Right\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cimg src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/papadimitriou/blog/~4/z1CChrVPXB8\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" /\u003E"} <blockquote><p>There’s no question that online advertising has failed to grow in proportion with the amount of time people spend online. But attributing that fact to “too many choices” is like blaming Bulgaria for the Second World War. Yes, Bulgaria was aligned with Germany — but it was hardly the driving force.</p></blockquote> <p>➡ <a href="http://adage.com/digitalnext/article?article_id=144812">Yes, Web Advertising Scales — If You Measure It Right</a></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/papadimitriou/blog/~4/z1CChrVPXB8" height="1" width="1" />Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:55:19 GMThttp://stream.paulpapadimitriou.com/post/64999027/Blaming-Bulgaria-For-The-Second-World-Warurn:www-soup-io:1:64999027regularquotationad spendadvertisingonline advertising {"tags":["Quotation","conversion","seth godin"],"type":"regular","title":"\u003Ca href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/papadimitriou/blog/~3/jPeu2dBieyc/\"\u003ESeth Godin And Digital Spectators\u003C/a\u003E","source":"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/papadimitriou/blog/~3/jPeu2dBieyc/","body":"\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cp\u003Ethere\u2019s a transparent wall [...] between digital spectators and direct interaction or transaction. The faster the train is moving, the harder it is to pay attention, open the window and do business.\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u27a1 \u003Ca href=\"http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2010/07/fans-participants-and-spectators.html\"\u003EFans, participants and spectators\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cimg src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/papadimitriou/blog/~4/jPeu2dBieyc\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" /\u003E"} <blockquote><p>there’s a transparent wall [...] between digital spectators and direct interaction or transaction. The faster the train is moving, the harder it is to pay attention, open the window and do business.</p></blockquote> <p>➡ <a href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2010/07/fans-participants-and-spectators.html">Fans, participants and spectators</a></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/papadimitriou/blog/~4/jPeu2dBieyc" height="1" width="1" />Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:56:46 GMThttp://stream.paulpapadimitriou.com/post/64555621/Seth-Godin-And-Digital-Spectatorsurn:www-soup-io:1:64555621regularquotationconversionseth godin {"tags":["Quotation","entreprise","Facebook","salesforce"],"type":"regular","title":"\u003Ca href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/papadimitriou/blog/~3/Adz9qzd1d8I/\"\u003EBenioff: Why All Enterprise Software Isn\u2019t Like Facebook?\u003C/a\u003E","source":"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/papadimitriou/blog/~3/Adz9qzd1d8I/","body":"\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen I started Salesforce, I asked myself why all enterprise software wasn\u2019t like Amazon. Now I\u2019m asking why all enterprise software isn\u2019t like Facebook\u2026how can we learn from that and bring that into the enterprise?\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u27a1 \u003Ca href=\"http://gigaom.com/2010/06/23/structure-2010-benioff-says-salesforce-is-trying-to-learn-from-facebook/\"\u003EStructure 2010: Benioff Says Salesforce Is Trying to Learn From Facebook\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cimg src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/papadimitriou/blog/~4/Adz9qzd1d8I\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" /\u003E"} <blockquote><p>When I started Salesforce, I asked myself why all enterprise software wasn’t like Amazon. Now I’m asking why all enterprise software isn’t like Facebook…how can we learn from that and bring that into the enterprise?</p></blockquote> <p>➡ <a href="http://gigaom.com/2010/06/23/structure-2010-benioff-says-salesforce-is-trying-to-learn-from-facebook/">Structure 2010: Benioff Says Salesforce Is Trying to Learn From Facebook</a></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/papadimitriou/blog/~4/Adz9qzd1d8I" height="1" width="1" />Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:25:57 GMThttp://stream.paulpapadimitriou.com/post/64454570/Benioff-Why-All-Enterprise-Software-Isn-turn:www-soup-io:1:64454570regularquotationentreprisefacebooksalesforce {"tags":["Quotation","data","Privacy"],"type":"regular","title":"\u003Ca href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/papadimitriou/blog/~3/XQlG0QHAo2I/\"\u003EPrivacy According To Steve Jobs\u003C/a\u003E","source":"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/papadimitriou/blog/~3/XQlG0QHAo2I/","body":"\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPrivacy means people know what they are signing up for in plain English. Some people want to share more data. Ask them. Ask them every time. Let them know precisely what you are going to do with their data.\ufeff\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u27a1\u00a0\u003Ca href=\"http://www.stoweboyd.com/post/771860906/steve-jobs-on-privacy\"\u003ESteve Jobs on Privacy\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cimg src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/papadimitriou/blog/~4/XQlG0QHAo2I\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" /\u003E"} <blockquote><p>Privacy means people know what they are signing up for in plain English. Some people want to share more data. Ask them. Ask them every time. Let them know precisely what you are going to do with their data.</p></blockquote> <p>➡ <a href="http://www.stoweboyd.com/post/771860906/steve-jobs-on-privacy">Steve Jobs on Privacy</a></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/papadimitriou/blog/~4/XQlG0QHAo2I" height="1" width="1" />Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:24:39 GMThttp://stream.paulpapadimitriou.com/post/63936164/Privacy-According-To-Steve-Jobsurn:www-soup-io:1:63936164regularquotationdataprivacy {"tags":["Quotation","Japan","twitter"],"type":"regular","title":"\u003Ca href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/papadimitriou/blog/~3/h68iYiZNz6Q/\"\u003EBig Goals, Big Twitter Japan, Redux\u003C/a\u003E","source":"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/papadimitriou/blog/~3/h68iYiZNz6Q/","body":"\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cp\u003Ewe are calling the end of Japan\u2019s 3-1 victory over Denmark a record that bests the end of the Los Angeles Laker victory over the Boston Celtics [...] When the referee blew the final whistle, we saw 3,283 [Tweets-per-second]\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u27a1 \u003Ca href=\"http://blog.twitter.com/2010/06/another-big-record-part-deux.html\"\u003EAnother Big Record: Part Deux\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cimg src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/papadimitriou/blog/~4/h68iYiZNz6Q\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" /\u003E"} <blockquote><p>we are calling the end of Japan’s 3-1 victory over Denmark a record that bests the end of the Los Angeles Laker victory over the Boston Celtics [...] When the referee blew the final whistle, we saw 3,283 [Tweets-per-second]</p></blockquote> <p>➡ <a href="http://blog.twitter.com/2010/06/another-big-record-part-deux.html">Another Big Record: Part Deux</a></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/papadimitriou/blog/~4/h68iYiZNz6Q" height="1" width="1" />Fri, 25 Jun 2010 21:17:14 GMThttp://stream.paulpapadimitriou.com/post/62123736/Big-Goals-Big-Twitter-Japan-Reduxurn:www-soup-io:1:62123736regularquotationjapantwitter {"tags":["Quotation","twitter","worldcup"],"type":"regular","title":"\u003Ca href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/papadimitriou/blog/~3/w90ANOOqiyM/\"\u003ETwitter Is Like a Bar\u003C/a\u003E","source":"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/papadimitriou/blog/~3/w90ANOOqiyM/","body":"\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cp\u003Ethe fact is that in many cases, particularly during a sporting event like the World Cup, Twitter is like a bar [...] It\u2019s called social media because it\u2019s social\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u27a1 \u003Ca href=\"http://gigaom.com/2010/06/22/esquire-misses-the-point-on-twitter-and-the-world-cup/\"\u003EEsquire Misses the Point on Twitter and the World Cup\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cimg src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/papadimitriou/blog/~4/w90ANOOqiyM\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" /\u003E"} <blockquote><p>the fact is that in many cases, particularly during a sporting event like the World Cup, Twitter is like a bar [...] It’s called social media because it’s social</p></blockquote> <p>➡ <a href="http://gigaom.com/2010/06/22/esquire-misses-the-point-on-twitter-and-the-world-cup/">Esquire Misses the Point on Twitter and the World Cup</a></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/papadimitriou/blog/~4/w90ANOOqiyM" height="1" width="1" />Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:34:43 GMThttp://stream.paulpapadimitriou.com/post/61933451/Twitter-Is-Like-a-Barurn:www-soup-io:1:61933451regularquotationtwitterworldcup {"tags":["Quotation","foursquare","mickey rourke"],"type":"regular","title":"\u003Ca href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/papadimitriou/blog/~3/J6prPw4Om1Q/\"\u003EMickey Rourke on Foursquare\u003C/a\u003E","source":"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/papadimitriou/blog/~3/J6prPw4Om1Q/","body":"\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESome teenager just called me lame for not being on foursquare. As I choked him, I wondered what foursquare even is.\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u27a1 \u003Ca href=\"http://twitter.com/Mickey__Rourke/status/15804471264\"\u003E@Mickey__Rourke\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cimg src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/papadimitriou/blog/~4/J6prPw4Om1Q\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" /\u003E"} <blockquote><p>Some teenager just called me lame for not being on foursquare. As I choked him, I wondered what foursquare even is.</p></blockquote> <p>➡ <a href="http://twitter.com/Mickey__Rourke/status/15804471264">@Mickey__Rourke</a></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/papadimitriou/blog/~4/J6prPw4Om1Q" height="1" width="1" />Mon, 21 Jun 2010 10:03:57 GMThttp://stream.paulpapadimitriou.com/post/61670525/Mickey-Rourke-on-Foursquareurn:www-soup-io:1:61670525regularquotationfoursquaremickey rourke {"tags":["Quotation"],"type":"regular","title":"\u003Ca href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/papadimitriou/blog/~3/JhAX78E9xa0/\"\u003EEmotional connection\u003C/a\u003E","source":"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/papadimitriou/blog/~3/JhAX78E9xa0/","body":"\u003Cp\u003EPeople cannot have an emotional connection with a logo or a tagline or a building. But they can have that connection with a person\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u27a1 \u003Ca href=\"http://www.designtaxi.com/article/100759/The-Future-of-Digital-Marketing/\"\u003EThe Future of Digital Marketing, by Alex Hunter\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cimg src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/papadimitriou/blog/~4/JhAX78E9xa0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" /\u003E"} <p>People cannot have an emotional connection with a logo or a tagline or a building. But they can have that connection with a person</p> <p>➡ <a href="http://www.designtaxi.com/article/100759/The-Future-of-Digital-Marketing/">The Future of Digital Marketing, by Alex Hunter</a></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/papadimitriou/blog/~4/JhAX78E9xa0" height="1" width="1" />Wed, 16 Jun 2010 23:09:56 GMThttp://stream.paulpapadimitriou.com/post/61245131/Emotional-connectionurn:www-soup-io:1:61245131regularquotation