Platform

Company Building In The Age Of The Platform: 8 Lessons From Amazon, Apple, Facebook, And Google

Phil Simon | Posted 02.11.2012

Read More: Slidepollajax, Google, Small Business, Apple, Startup, Small Business Advice, Gang of Four, Startups, Age of the Platform, Facebook, Customers, Platform, Amazon, Small Business America, Small Business News
Phil Simon

We have entered a new age -- the Age of the Platform. Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google (a.k.a. the 'Gang of Four') have done nothing less than pioneer a fundamentally new way of doing business.

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Hungry for High Net Worth Clients? Platform in Hong Kong and Take a Bite From the DimSum Bond Market

April Rudin | Posted 02.02.2012

Read More: Wealthy, Global Economy, Wealth, Trade, Hong Kong, Currency, Luxury Goods, Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Asia, High-Net-Worth-Individuals, China, Chinese-Rmb, Social Media, Platform, Business News
April Rudin

What does Hong Kong have in common with Facebook, business intelligence software, and new mobile medical diagnostic technologies for physicians workin...

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A Consideration of the Libertarian Party Platform: Part 1

Alan Krinsky | Posted 12.04.2011

Read More: Libertarian, Platform, Libertarian Party, Libertarianism, Progressives, Politics News
Alan Krinsky

As a Libertarian-turned-Progressive, I nevertheless remain intrigued by Libertarian philosophy. Therefore, I thought it might be of some value to undertake a serious consideration and analysis of Libertarian principles.

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Google Copies Apple with Motorola Acquisition

Eliot Van Buskirk | Posted 10.16.2011

Read More: Google, Mobile Platform, Apple, Motorola, Acquisition, Platform, Android, Ios, Technology News
Eliot Van Buskirk

Android has always essentially been an open-source copy of Apple iOS. Now, Google is taking another cue from Apple by uniting hardware and OS under one roof.

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A College Education: It's Not a Product; It's a Platform

Michael Roth | Posted 05.30.2011

Read More: Steve Jobs, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, Higher Education, College Track, Platform, Laurene Powell Jobs, College News
Michael Roth

Bill Gates has been calling for a targeted investment in the sciences and engineering. Steve Jobs recently emphasized the arts and humanities as essential to the success of his company. So is education a PC or Mac?

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Let's Get Rid of Internet Banking

Brett King | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Platform, Sales, Marketing, Revenue, Internet Banking, Metrics, It, Identity, Banking, Pfm, Facebook, Login, Technology News
Brett King

The way we have digital banking and web presence structured today is actually wrong. The problem is, this basic structure is not the optimal configuration for customers, nor for the bank.

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How to Build A Solid Social Media Platform

Arielle Ford | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mari Smith, Twitter, Platform, Facebook, Social Media, Arielle Ford, Authors, Social Networking, Books News
Arielle Ford

In today's world, even if you're well known in your community at large, unless you have a strong platform in the social media world, you might not exist to publishers.

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Gov 2.0 Is Now Gov 3.0 Through Semantic Web

Alan W. Silberberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: International Strategic Alliances, Semantic Web, Platform, Singapore, Gov 2.0, Gov 3.0, Technology, United States, India, Alan W. Silberberg, Business, Web 3.0, Bubbleideas, Silberberg Innovations, UK, The Guardian, Business News
Alan W. Silberberg

The semantic web (Web 3.0) is coming to a Government 2.0 app near you! In one of the first International Strategic Alliances in the Gov 2.0 / Gov 3.0 ...

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Will Google Editions Leave Apple And Amazon In The Dust?

Digital Book World | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ereaders, Google, App, Apple, Browser, Digital Book World, Kindle, Epub, Platform, Ipad, Ebooks, Amazon, Books News

Publishers are just recovering from the earth-shaking impact of the iPad release and the next tremor may already be on the way. It has been widely re...

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People Are the Center of Gov 2.0

Alan W. Silberberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Platform, Tim O'Reilly, Gov2Expo 2010, Technology, gov30, You2gov, Government 2.0, gov20, Opm, People, Mobile, gov20la, Alan W. Silberberg, Data, Opensource, gov20tv, Technology News
Alan W. Silberberg

Without people, there is no technology that works beyond a few days or so. Without people, data has no meaning. The gravity of the situation rests now and will always rest with the people.

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Make News Work for You

Malorie Lucich | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iphone, Web 2.0, Social Media, Social News, Technology News, Facebook Connect, Facebook, Platform, The Midwest, The South, The Northeast, The West, College News
Malorie Lucich

Thanks to an infinite number of blogs and the evolving cycle of 24-hour news, we are no longer restricted to news from just a few networks. Sites like Facebook are empowering people to cut through the clutter and discover the content most relevant to them.

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Buying the Title of Bestselling Author With One, Two or Three Easy Payments

Arielle Ford | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bestsellers, Authors, Jack Canfield, Book Publishing, Publishing, New Authors, Book Promotion, Publishers, Platform, Dr. Wayne Dyer, Books News
Arielle Ford

For the past few years, the answer for many first time authors has come in the form of participating in a collaborative book project.

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In the App Economy, Newspapers Are Apps

Maya Baratz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Google, Foursquare, Old Media vs. New Media, Twitter, Apps, Apple Tablet, Facebook, Platform, Iphone, Facebook Connect, Apple, Zynga, Marissa Mayer, New York Times, Web 2.0 Summit, Myspace, Technology News
Maya Baratz

If news media outlets want to thrive in this new environment, they need to start thinking of themselves as apps.

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When the Two Parties of a Two Party System Don't Know Why They Exist

Simon Sinek | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Vision, Dnc, Start With Why, Rnc, Olympia Snowe, Democrats, Democratic Party, Platform, Why, Republican Party, Barack Obama, Republicans, Politics News
Simon Sinek

Neither party does a good job of contextualizing why they have the opinions they do in the first place. Though both parties know why America exists, neither party can tell you why it exists.

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The GOP Regulatory Debacle Was Presaged All Along

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Reagan, Republican Party Platforms, City on a Hill, Bush, Gop Platforms, Economic Crisis, Economy, Freedom, Gop, Regulation, Bush 2, Platform, Free Enterprise, Business News
Stephen C. Rose

I am doing a serial examination of the crisis in terms of Republican complicity, the coming congressional races and the need for an Obama landslide.

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MediaBizBuzz on Democrats, Republicans, Gustav and Ike

Jerry Weinstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sms, Pow, 9/11, Aim, Mccain, Stall, Perspctv.com, Craig, Texting, Vp, Rnc, Virtual Worlds, Fox, Minneapolis, Rove, Dncc, Alaska, Boxer, Nbc, Twitter, Platform, Biden, Blogs, Powell, Warner, St. Paul, Techpresident, Brave New Films, Politico, Northern Command, Celebrity, Myspace, Police, Huffingtonpost, Cheney, Kennedy, Romney, Obama, Jindal, Cbs, Bush, Dean, Lieberman, Lobbyists for McCain, Pawlenty, Giuliani, Daily Show, Clinton, Protest, C-Span, Big Tent, Keynote, Mccain's Mansions, Im, Abc, Gustav, Streaming, British Petroleum, Facebook, Cnn, Digg, Ike, Palin, Web Video, Rasiej, Rncc, Quik, Nagin, Mashup, Sifry, Fowler, Greenwald, Daylife, Secondlife, Hutchinson, Ridge, Kovic, Sanchez, Sheehan, Home News
Jerry Weinstein

Click for News, Photos and all the links to major press coverage of the Republican Convention and for the Democratic reaction. This past week could ha...

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Gay Rights More Fully Integrated At 2008 DNC

Calvin Gipson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Democratic Convention, Transgender, Glbt, Gay, Lesbian, Clinton, Democratic National Convention, Obama, Dnc, Platform, Bisexual, Civil Rights, Equality, Stonewall, Home News
Calvin Gipson

"Although the platform is not emphasizing same-sex marriage, if you look around you'll see that the sky has not fallen. The bigots are still bigots but mainstream people do not feel threatened by same-sex marriage," said Kaplan, a Massachusetts DNC delegate.

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What Americans Want: An Agenda a Majority Agrees On

Sarah van Gelder | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: David Sirota, American Agenda, Economy, David Korten, Pundits, Thanksgiving, War, Jobs, Platform, Agenda, Purple States, Working Families Party, Jon Stewart, Fox News, Climate Change, Health Care, Minutemen, Hunter, Politics News
Sarah van Gelder

You've probably been there. It's a family gathering, maybe Thanksgiving or a wedding, and someone starts a political conversation that is as ill-infor...

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A Historical Perspective On Divided Democratic Conventions

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dewey Defeats Truman, Blue Dog, Truman, 1964, Civil Rights Act, Thomas Dewey, Campaign, Civil War, Hubert Humphrey, Franklin D Roosevelt, South, Military, 2008, 1948 Convention, Do Nothing Congress, Plank, Ralph Nader, Lincoln, Democratic Convention, Dncc, Democratic National Convention, Dixiecrat, Alabama, States Rights, Democrat, Congress, Wwii, 08, Henry Wallace, Platform, Barack Obama, Election, Fdr, Yellow Dog, 08 Election, Elections, Lyndon B Johnson, Hillary, Gallup, Humphrey, Desegregation, Hillary Clinton, Lbj, Chicago Tribune, World War II, Party Unity, Strom Thurmond, 1948, Nader, Speech, Divided, Civil Rights, Harry Truman, Democratic, Democratic Party, Denver, Republican, War of Northern Aggression, Wallace, Clinton, Dadt, Alben Barkley, Lost the South for a Generation, Abraham Lincoln, 2008 Campaign, Johnson, Progressive Party, Naacp, John McCain, Give Em Hell Harry, 1948 Democratic Convention, 2008 Elections, 2008 Election, Puma, 08 Campaign, Don't Ask Don't Tell, 2008 Presidential Race, Convention, Democratic Convention 2008, Nominee, Gays, Roosevelt, Barkley, Dewey, Thurmond, Blue Dog Democrats, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Don't buy into the media narrative that this is some sort of "divided party" -- because today's Democrats aren't. All true Democrats are pulling hard to defeat the legacy of George W. Bush.

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A Step Forward

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Democratic Convention, Christianity Today, Abortion, Abortion Reduction, Democratic Party, Dnc, Platform, Barack Obama, Politics News
Jim Wallis

We could truly make reducing the abortion rate in America a nonpartisan issue and a bipartisan cause. It is a common-sense approach that could unite the vast majority of Americans.

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Draft Copy of Democratic Party Platform

Jonathan Tasini | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 2008 Elections, Health Care, Social Security, Platform, Democratic National Committee, Trade, Politics News
Jonathan Tasini

I've been given a copy of the most recent draft of the Democratic Party's platform. I'm told that this is getting close to the end. There is good stuff and bad stuff. Here are the highlights.

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Friday Talking Points [38] -- Whiners And Cheeseheads

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: National Convention, Timetable, Pow, Fisa, Immunity, Campaign, Withdrawal, Telecom, Rnc, Nuts, 2008, Sofa, Mccain Flip-Flop, Dennis Kucinich, Midotw, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Status of Forces, Leni Riefenstahl, Football, Amnesty, Democrat, Nuremberg, 08, Acceptance Speech, Platform, Democrats, Barack Obama, Election, Sister Soulja, 08 Election, Stadium, Elections, Mddotw, Martin Luther King, Whiners, Maliki, Russ Feingold, Cheesehead, Speech, Senator, Impeachment, Iraq, Pittsburgh, Anniversary, Denver, King, Republican, Lion of the Senate, Phil Gramm, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, 2008 Campaign, Mental Recession, Green Bay Packers, John McCain, Mlk, Prisoner of War, 2008 Elections, Jesse Jackson, Green Eggs and Ham, 2008 Election, Teddy Kennedy, Recession, 08 Campaign, Convention, 2008 Presidential Race, I Have a Dream, Telecommunications, Medicare, Steve Schmidt, Flip Flop, Steelers, Broncos, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Welcome back to Friday Talking Points, after a one-week hiatus! While plenty has happened in the past two weeks which bears close and careful analysis...

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A Platform We Can Believe In, Too

Steve Ralls | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Don't Ask Don't Tell, Barack Obama 2008, Dnc, Immigration, Gay Rights, Transgender Rights, Platform, Civil Rights, Politics News
Steve Ralls

Obama's open platform process provides an opportunity for LGBT Americans to be heard, first-hand, in a way that we never have been before.

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