“In the surround-sound media environment of today, there is no shortage of places you can go to see an expert’s view of business and where it is headed. What I took from the first day of the World Business Forum, however, was just how important passion is as a common thread in the people (and their organizations) who are accomplishing something.”
Rohit Bhargava, on the World Business Forum
“While 60% of employees use word processing daily, only 42% actually create documents.”
Forrester Research report on technology adoption in the workplace.
“In a real-time, social media world, marketing has to react immediately to the successes and shortcomings of operations, product development, legal, finance, customer support, and the idiosyncrasies of company personnel.”
Jason Baer, on how social media gives everything a marketing focus.
“A turtle travels only when it sticks its neck out.”
Tweet by @lspearmanii
“Hi! This is your aspirin bottle calling. I haven’t seen you in a while…”
Peter Svensson, of the Associated Press, on the technology that connects the pill bottle cap to an AT&T network.
“Does our Cicero even glance at his speeches before reading them in public?”
George Will, conservative columnist for the washington Post, on Obama’s overuse of words and concepts in his speech at Copenhagen.
“Nice headlamps”
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