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Dilbert mash up: July 4th 2008
Now I’m REALLY starting to think things being thrown at other people is a dominant theme – see here, here, and here. Or if you prefer, you can check out the original – and all the other mash ups – at...
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Dilbert mash up: July 7th 2008
Please note that the wikinomics blog team in no way supports violence towards those who suggest open source projects. As always, you can check out the original (and all the other mash ups) at...
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Dilbert mash up: July 9th 2008
Sadly, I don’t think I can compete with the sweater for the dead squirrel today – check out the original, and all the other mash ups, at www.dilbert.com.
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Dilbert mash up: July 10 2008
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Wikinomics Report Card: De Beers
Can Wikinomics transform blood diamonds into a girl’s best friend? This week I will profile the South African based diamond company De Beers. I case you missed my last report card on Blizzard...
View ArticleDilbert Mashup re-direct: July 21st 2008
Coles notes version: if you like(d) my Dilbert mash ups, please visit them at their new home: Denis’ Dilbert Mashups. Regular readers of the blog may notice something different about today’s Dilbert...
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Wikinomics Report Card: Starbucks
Can Wikinomics Create a Fifth Street Corner? This week I will profile the Seattle based coffeehouse giant Starbucks. In case you missed my last report card on De Beers; you can find it here. You can...
View ArticleWikipedia: Living History for the Rest of Time?
It occured to me that in one hundred, or even one thousand or more years, historians are going to use Wikipedia to figure out what it is that we thought of ourselves. Apparently we like Pokemon. My...
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Britain From Above
The BBC has announced an upcoming tv special: Britain From Above. The special makes use of aerial photography and computer visualization to show the flow of traffic, the use of telephone networks and...
View ArticleLessig on a post i-9/11 future
According to Stanford law professor Dr. Lawrence Lessig, the U.S. government is prepared to react to an online version of 9/11 with a digital equivalent to the Patriot Act, i.e. locking down the...
View ArticleNing vs. WidgetLaboratory and the challenges underlying ‘open’ platforms
The combination of Ning and WidgetLaboratory (WL) was a story that had wikinomics written all over it. The former is a platform that enables anyone to create their own social networks focused on...
View ArticleOrganizations want be to open, they’re just not sure how to get there
Over the past year we have been working with a number of organizations from both the private and public sector and they all seem to have a similar problem. They want to be more open and transparent in...
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More News from Austria
The set up at Krems here in Austria is very professional with a great cast of speakers. After my keynote I did a panel with Secretary Andreas Schieder, the State Secretary for Civil Service and...
View ArticleSweet! More Portal!
Portal is my favorite videogame, it came out just about a year ago. For the uninitiated, the game is built around a new gameplay mechanic: portals. In a twist on the standard First Person Shooter...
View ArticleWhen being open isn’t your choice
Carleton University has been in the news lately for being the victim of a hacking attack. Erm, more accurately, Carleton has been in the news for having a student, Mansour Moufid, identify a serious...
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Five Thirty Eight . com
I came across a great blog the other day and wanted to share it with everyone. With the Presidential election 12 days away, I wish I’d found this earlier… BUT, this is the most exciting time to visit a...
View ArticleGoogle vs. The Great Firewall
In February, both Don and I wrote posts speculating on the future of China’s Great Firewall. At the time, there was a great deal of speculation that because of the Beijing Olympics, the scrutiny of the...
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Wikipedia starts advertising
Sure, Wikipedia may not be “advertising” in the strictest sense of the term, but to me: a banner ad is a banner ad is a banner ad. Here’s what those banner ads look like on Wikipedia (the puzzle piece...
View ArticleGoogle and Procter & Gamble Swap Employees
Here’s a cool story: Two companies that couldn’t be more different have teamed up to learn more about what makes the other tick. In an experiment that can reasonably described as a foreign exchange...
View ArticleAmbitious goals for this year’s World Economic Forum
I’m attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The founder and executive chairman of the Forum, Klaus Schwab, gave a brief but powerful opening address about the challenges confronting...
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