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February 16, 2013 wpadmin0 commentsGeneral Google Pluscomplexity corporations economy emergence

Who controls the world economy?

Who controls the world economy? Short answer: A shockingly small number of individuals and companies. In the fascinating TED Talk below, James Glattfelder uses complexity theory to study how control flows through the interconnected global economy, and how concentration of power …. Read More

August 10, 2011December 3, 2019 wpadmin0 commentsFacebook General Google Google Plus Social Networks Twitteradvertising ecosystems facebook Google network social media Twitter walled garden

8 Reasons Why Google+ Could Beat Facebook in the Long Term

It has now been a little over a month since Google’s brand new social networking website – Google+ was launched in a limited field trial. During this time, over 25 million+ people have already joined Google+ making it the fastest growing social …. Read More

July 15, 2011December 3, 2019 wpadmin0 commentsApple Google Plus Innovation Ipad Marketing Product Design The BrainGoogle google plus Ipad iPhone market research Marketing steve jobs

Why iPads, Google Plus, and the Next Big Thing Escape Market Research

July 4, 2011 wpadmin0 commentsFacebook Google Google Plus Social Networksbig idea facebook Google google plus idea social networks vish.com zuckerberg

Circles – Google’s Big Idea (and Mine too)!

Google’s Big Idea: Google launched their brand new Social Network Google+ a couple of weeks back. I was lucky enough to get an early invite on the very first day it launched. I immediately signed in with my Google (gmail) account. …. Read More

May 3, 2011December 3, 2019 wpadmin0 commentsInnovation Product Design Sciencecustomers experiments. products hypothesis iterations Marketing Product Design science theory

Why a Startup is Like a Science Experiment

There are many similarities between a startup and a science experiment. A science experiment starts with a hypothesis – or a theory of how the world works. The experiment is designed to test that hypothesis. The hypothesis is based on certain …. Read More

February 18, 2011December 3, 2019 wpadmin0 commentsArtificial Intelligence Innovation The Braina.i.artificial intelligence bach brad rutter escher godel jeopardy ken jennings ray kurzweil watson

Watson’s Triumph in Jeopardy: A Loss for Humans, A Win For Humanity!

Like millions of others, I watched as humanity’s best players were trounced on the US TV quiz show Jeopardy! last night by a computer system named Watson built by IBM. I was fascinated by Watson – as it rekindled my interest …. Read More

January 28, 2011December 3, 2019 wpadmin0 commentsGeneral Programming Rapid Applications Development Web Appplication DevelopmentCake PHP. Django Magic programming prototyping RAD Rapid Application Development Symfony UniPaaS web development

Computer Languages: In Search Of The Perfect Rapid Application Development (RAD) Language/ Tool

I have always been fascinated by computer languages and programming. I have also enjoyed learning and programming in a wide spectrum of languages. One of my first jobs fresh out of graduate school in Computer Science was developing system level utilities …. Read More

December 25, 2010December 3, 2019 wpadmin0 commentsAmazon Kindle Apple Google Innovation Marketing Product Designedgecraft free prize Innovation Marketing purple cow seth godin soft innovation

Purple Cows and Free Prizes – Seth Godin’s Marketing Insights

A few years back I stumbled across a wonderful little book called Free Prize Inside by Seth Godin. The book introduced me to Seth Godin and his unique insights into the art and science of marketing and of spreading ideas. …. Read More

December 9, 2010December 3, 2019 wpadmin0 commentsGoogle Marketing

MindRank: Are You in the Top Ten Results in the Minds of Your Customers?

Today everyone knows that to be found online you have to be in the top ten search results in Google – the venerable first page – for any search terms related to your product or service. Why? A very small fraction of …. Read More

December 3, 2010December 3, 2019 wpadmin0 commentsAstronomy Extra Terrestrial Life Sciencebill watterson biochemistry calvin and hobbes discoveries DNA Drake equation elliptical galaxies ET extraterrestrial life Fermi Paradox life milky way nasa planets red dwarfs science spiral galaxies stars

A Tale of Two Discoveries, E.T., the Drake Equation & the Fermi Paradox

Two recent discoveries this week have overturned some of science’s most basic assumptions about life on earth and the probability of extra-terrestrial life elsewhere in the universe. The first one was announced by NASA in a news conference today. Up until …. Read More

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