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What does the growth of CarrotMob/Virgance indicate for the future of “for profit activism”?
It’s great to see the increasing attention and coverage of the initiatives behind Carrotmob/Virgance, as noted in The Economist on January 29th, 2009.
According to co-founder Steve Newcomb: ““I started looking at activism as a potential start-up industry”. Right on Steve!
“Virgance’s role is to find campaigns that it can help to succeed through a four-pronged support [...]
why I’m indifferent on LinkedIn
when google moves is the recession over?
Eric Schmidt on CNBC tonight:
SORKIN: GIVEN YOUR STRENGTH IN THE MARKETPLACE RIGHT NOW AND REALLY WHEN YOU LOOK ACROSS THE BOARD, YOU ARE THE 800-POUND GORILLA RIGHT NOW. WHY ARE YOU NOT TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THIS PERIOD TO TRY TO MAKE ACQUISITIONS?
SCHMIDT: WELL, WE LOOKED AT A FEW. FIRST, I’M NOT SURE PRICES ARE AT [...]
Walls will kill your community (assuming it’s alive in the first place)
Walls [noun]:
(a) rampart: an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
(b) an immaterial or intangible barrier, obstruction, etc.
(Just a refresher)
I’ve got to be honest and direct (maybe a little critical) about something that has been on my mind for a while. Something that I think deserves more attention, sadly enough.
The background:
About four months ago, [...]
What’s the question-the answer is yes!
People generally hate being told no and paying customers hate to hear it even more. Why then, does it seem that so many companies and their representatives are so eager – almost proud at times – to say no?
From an enterprise perspective I see the cause as two fold:
(a) It’s a natural side effect [...]
San Francisco/Palo Alto Feb 2009
The plush landscapes, rolling hills, and moderate climate always make me appreciate the natural beauty of Northern California; throw in some mountains & sea mass and it’s a certified playground! The aura and allure of adventure, the cultural diversity of the city, the concentration of human & financial capital…where do I [...]
What do you do?
Interesting email from an industry friend this morning:
“Seriously, when are these companies going to learn to stop fighting the inevitable….idiots…..”
His reaction was based on this link & letter (and supporting documentation) from Intuit to Mint.com:
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Who’s the boss?
<!– @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } A:link { so-language: zxx } –>With the print news going by way of the dinosaur, it’s interesting to observe the inaction of the journalists and columnists that rely on the monopolization of media and minds that the newspaper model has historically allotted them. [...]
Yahoo!?!?
“You wanted to see me great god?” I cautiously muttered as I approached the great god of research.
“Go search the web near and far for search results” great god bellowed down upon thee.
“Yes sir, actually sir, I have come prepared…in fact, I have compiled all the necessary search results data and I emailed you on [...]
Questions + Answers = Transparency
Virgance is a for-profit company based in SF that blends the power of social networks with the passion of activism to take some big (grassroots) steps to make the world a better place. Cool. From crunchbase.com:
“Virgance is a for-profit, web 2.0 company that takes new activism ideas and uses the power of online social networks [...]
