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| | | ROSS DAWSON AUGUST 14, 2012 Insights into the evolution of Klout’s algorithm The rise of the reputation economy is one of the most important trends of our time. As such, like it or hate it, Klout’s role as probably the most prominent influence engine today means it is useful to track its structure and mechanisms. Klout today unveiled a major change to its algorithm and scores. Here are some thoughts on the changes. | NINE SHIFT AUGUST 14, 2012 Suburbs and Cars in Retreat Two stories on the same day in The New York Times last month highlighted the retreat of both cars and suburbs. Cars and suburbs go hand-in-hand. You can't have one without the other. We will soon have much less of both. Story Two: "Europe's Automotive Pain. And that includes the survival of GM's Opel unit. | | | | | | | |
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ROSS DAWSON | TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2012 Australian regulators endanger crowdfunding by pushing assessments of project viabiliy
This post was first published on the Getting Results From Crowds book website. Today the Australian Securities & Investment Commission (ASIC) issued a wide-ranging guidance on crowd funding. The guidance in essence recognizes crowdfunding and clarifies the current legislation that applies to the area. MORE >> -
TED | TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2012 Hit by a natural disaster? The first 6 things to do for your community’s relief effort
Every part of the world is susceptible to natural disaster, but somehow, the quiet western part of Massachusetts steered clear over the years. In fact, in 2005, Slate.com declared inland Massachusetts one of the top three places in the United States “to hide from Mother Nature.”. So what should one do if their community is hit by a natural disaster? MORE >> -
LUIS SUAREZ | TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2012  Power Shift – People Running Companies by Apple?
I have been in the IT industry for well over 15 years now and for a good number of them I have been relying on multiple different systems. One of them being Windows. My levels of productivity and effectiveness have never been the same anymore. Yes, 29 years ago some folks over at Apple truly understood and fully embraced the Power of Social. Really? MORE >> -
TED | TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2012 Launched today in beta: MakeLoveNotPorn.tv
The wonderful Cindy Gallop — whose TEDTalk “ Make Love Not Porn ” offers a frank look at our online-porn-obsessed culture and what we can do about it — today launches MakeLoveNotPorn.tv. What’s the new site for? To each other. While you’re having it. While you’re not. MORE >> -
JANE HART'S PICK OF THE DAY | TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2012  Supporting workplace learning in the network era is more than delivering courses through a LMS
Harold Jarche, in his recent post, Supporting workplace learning, uses a great little diagram to show that -. It takes much more than courses delivered through a learning management system to support workplace learning in the network era.”. Read more of this article on the Learning in the Social Workplace blog. MORE >>
- TED gets hilariously fictionalized: A Q&A with author Maria Semple TED | TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2012
- From silent conductors to manta rays: Highlights from TED@Johannesburg TED | TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2012
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