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OK, I get Pinterest now

aberkson — Mon, 14 May 2012 21:36:39 +0000

I believe in serendipity. For some time now I’ve been puzzled by Pinterest. The massive popularity and implications of value proposition seemed to be tantalizingly out of reach. I get it now. Or, at least a part of it. Let me explain. I attended a seminar at New York XPO in …

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Big Data: Is The Answer 42?

aberkson — Sat, 05 May 2012 16:16:41 +0000

Large enterprises have wrestled with massive amounts of data for a long time. As technology migrates out of the IT department and into the boardroom for many businesses, it’s creating complications and confusion in many areas. There is a rush to process all this data to get answers. The challenge: …

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Can you make something trend?

aberkson — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:12:34 +0000

Why do things trend? I’m trying to wrap my head around what is, for me, a very interesting question. I was recently involved in a well-meaning effort by some people with very large hearts to create awareness around what many believe is a very important topic. For a short period of …

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What Do I Do With All This Stuff?

aberkson — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:56:51 +0000

This post is part of my new series for the IBM for Midsize Business program, which provides midsize businesses with the tools, expertise and solutions they need to become engines of a smarter planet. Full posts will appear on the InfoManage Technology Report. I have a system for keeping stuff …

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Upping The Ante On Social For Recruitment

aberkson — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 06:29:08 +0000

So, yes, a long time ago I applied for a job at CA. I recently received an email (see picture below) that said: Dear Alan, We noted your interest in CA Technologies career opportunities and that you’ve previously applied to our Careers site, and wanted to invite you to join …

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Faces of Pervasive Communications

aberkson — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:58:45 +0000

So what exactly IS pervasive communications? I get that question a lot these days. I am starting a new series here dedicated to fleshing out what it means to me and, more important, what it could mean for you. One aspect of pervasive communications is considering the types of communications that …

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Looking Forward To 2012

aberkson — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 01:18:32 +0000

Looking Forward To 2012 A heartfelt thank you to all of you with whom I’ve had the opportunity to connect over this past year: for your friendship, your collaboration and your patronage. Intelligist Group has some really strong momentum heading into 2012 and I owe a great deal of it …

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Super-villains, Patents and 5-Year-Olds

aberkson — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 23:56:16 +0000

If you have the facts on your side, pound the facts. If you have the law on your side, pound the law. If you have neither on your side, pound the table. While pondering the recent furor over an Apple patent — Unlocking a device by performing gestures on an …

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Mentoring, Networking and Innovation – Revisited

aberkson — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 02:44:37 +0000

This post, co-authored by Alan Berkson with Fred McClimans, originally appeared on October 2, 2011 in PR Conversations. It has been reprinted and updated here. History is filled with examples of linkages between networking, mentoring and innovation, but over the centuries the knowledge acquisition ecosystem has changed considerably. There was a …

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Let’s Call It What It Is: Pervasive Communication

aberkson — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:14:25 +0000

I don’t want to talk about social media. I don’t want to talk about social business. I don’t want to talk about social enterprise. At least not in the context which many people seem to be using it these days. Businesses are not social. People are social. Supreme Court precedent aside, …

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