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Attributes of an effective leader: character

March 2, 2010

Bernie Madoff. Stanford Financial. Enron. Tiger Woods. Governor Mark Sanford. Unfortunately the list goes on and on. People and companies who lost their moral compass.
Leaders of high character are desperately needed today. Employees want to follow leaders of character. Customers want to buy from companies and brands of character. They want honesty, not half-truths. They [...]

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WIN – Dentyne “Friend Request” Commercial: 60 Connections In Every Bottle

January 29, 2010

Many companies now include a Facebook or Twitter URL in their television commercials. Almost every cell phone provider now touts Facebook and/or Twitter connectivity in their TV spots.
This playful commercial compares sharing pieces of Dentyne gum to sending and receiving friend requests on Facebook. They wrap it up up with “Dentyne: 60 connections in every [...]

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Lotusphere Explorer Scavenger Hunt Live NOW!

January 18, 2010

Ok this is uber cool, IBM Software AVP is inviting folks to try out their live mobile scavenger hunt today from 4:30pm to 6.00pm at the Dolphin Hotel.
During the game, clues, hints and challenges are sent to your mobile phone as you explore Lotusphere labs, pedestals, and lounges. Clues are delivered to mobile phones using [...]

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Lotus Knows Lotusphere’s first ever Tweetup!

January 12, 2010

I am very excited to announce a Lotusphere mini Tweet-up at the Opening Reception.  This mini networking event will allow business partners, clients, and friends that are active within the social space to connect and meet in real life.
So far, we have had a very warm response from the community to the tweet-up and I [...]

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Live Flight tracking with Google Maps. Neat.

January 4, 2010

Casper is a brilliant mashup that displays movement of incoming and outgoing flights on a Google Map live.
It is currently only tracking flights that are flying in and out of the Amsterdam Airport but the mashup can be “configured for any airport.”
The airplanes are colored based on the name of the airline to which they [...]

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Lotus Knows this was my perfect end to the decade

December 31, 2009

Lotus Knows Bilal became a father this December of a cute gorgeous baby boy. It has been a truly humbling experience, a life changing moment, a profound experiential realizing of one’s true nature as a father.
As some of you know, I’ve been meaning to find some time get on a computer and write this [...]

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Twitter merges with Linkedin

November 16, 2009

New social media platforms have the tendency to bud, blossom and then pollinate with others. Continuing with this trend, Twitter recently announced that users will be able to display their tweets on Linkedin. This idea is by no means new. Facebook and Twitter have long been microblogging partners. But there is an interesting twist. Since [...]

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If I tell my facebook friends

November 13, 2009

“If I tell my Facebook friends about your brand, it’s not because I like your brand, but rather because I like my friends.”
Everywhere you look, you hear about social media. Social media this, social media that. But it is nothing new. Some form of digital communication has always been present since the advent of the [...]

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The first to market myth

November 12, 2009

Fear: “I’m going to lose because someone else is going to beat me to market (or is already there).”
Truth: In business, there can be lots of winners in any niche. Look at how many shoe makers, Italian restaurants, and furniture manufacturers succeed. You can do well in a crowded field as long as you’re doing [...]

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Nominate yourself for the 16th Annual IBM Lotus Awards

November 2, 2009

The Sixteenth Annual IBM Lotus Awards are open for nominations and well underway. The Awards will be presented to IBM business partners who have dedicated their time and energy to building innovative solutions using Lotus software portfolfio. If you have a neat solution available, please feel welcome to nomitate yourself.
In 2010 we will be [...]

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