Posts tagged economy
Here’s Why Online Learning Could Be Much More Than Meets The Eye
YouTube has become the most popular way to say “streaming web video.” Every child knows that “to google” means searching for stuff. Where do you go for that quick fix of facts? Wikipedia. From a brand-perspective, this is the ultimate success. Your brand is merged with what it’s representing. And everyday language picks it up….
Will BitCoin Ruin Us or Make Us Rich?
There are days when you realize that the future, once distant and glorious, pregnant with potentials has arrived a long time ago – and is here to stay, cramming its utter weirdness right down the throat of our present on a consistent basis. This is how I feel when I think about BitCoin. Yes, BitCoin:…
Why the ‘Market’ Metaphor has Failed Us
One of the weird aspects of living in our times is this: The future is proving to us day by day that it has already arrived. While the past hasn’t completely left the stage, yet. So, who’s the star? No matter where you look, you’ll find this struggle in between the old and the new. Whether…
All Rivers Eventually Lead Home
Many people today scream about “Social Media Marketing”, yet, the hype far exceeds the actual novelties observed. The reason for the hype: there is a growing intuition that Social Media and the Net is changing the way we do and think about certain things on a fundamental level, and that’s correct. Still, there’s a lot…
“Money Can’t Buy Me Love”: (Social) Media in Change
In the “old world” of television and newspapers, quantity was king. Example: The 30 sec ad slot during the 09 Superbowl cost 3 million dollars. You can calculate for yourself how expensive a second is. Roughly 100 million people could be reached as an audience. Sounds impressive? If you’re like me, you’re probably not impressed….
The Barter of Trust: Economy 3.0 and Non-Material Forms of Payment
Asher Idan, Manager of Future Studies of Social Media in The Department of Management in Tel Aviv University posted a status yesterday saying that “A new mean of payment has appeared, the “barter of trust” : today I am helping you, tomorrow you shall help me.” He wrote it in Hebrew originally, I did an…