Digital Economy Future Directions blog: What is this about?

To start 2009 off, I would like to draw your attention to an interesting blog being run by the Australian Federal Government. The first one, Digital Economy Future Directions blog: What is this about? is being facilitated by Minister Senator StephenConroy through the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy The purpose of the blog - to assist the Australian Government develop a Future directions paper for the digital economy—a roadmap for Australian businesses, households and government to maximise participation in the digital economy. Themes being covered

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The Digital World Ending 2008

A nice visual summary on the digital world at the end of 2008

Management Must be Reinvented - Gary Hamel

It is time for change - there will be risks, these need to be managed...

Continuous Management Innovation: What, Why and How?

Professor Gary Hamel is one of the world's leaders prescribing innovation in management. Learn from what he has to say...

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Why I'm Bullish on Facebook

A article earlier this month in the NYTimes talks about how Procter & Gamble has been "dipping its big toes into the vast pool of Facebook, now the world’s largest social network." Who wouldn't want a piece of P&G's ad spend, as they spend almost as much as all companies in the online direct marketing space will earn combined. If Facebook could garner just 1% of that almost $2.5 billion budget, for example, they'd effectively double their revenues. The Times article reference above is just one on the topic of social media and advertising. Most of the articles I've been following describe the challenges that Facebook and others...

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