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Deborah Schultz

Technology changes, humans don't

This week's links from around the netNovember 16

Stuff I found interesting this week

The Most Influential Women in Web 2.0

These women all rock - thanks to FastCompany for highlighitng Innovators.

Only a quarter of those involved in computer and mathematical occupations are women. And yet, in the ever-evolving world of Web 2.0, women have often been pioneers, redefining the way we interact online. To give credit where it's due, we tracked down the most influential of these. Our list wasn't chosen by star power, nor by career altitude. Rather, we feature the biggest innovators.

Tags: magnolia, geekchicks

Video: Nine trends shaping the future of social interactions | LIFT conference

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This week's links from around the netNovember 10

Stuff I found interesting this week

If products are people too let them have a thousand trues fans

A great piece on the impact of long tail on products and fans and the services built around them

Tags: magnolia, social objects, longtail

Thinking lazily about reputation and relationships

Tags: relationshipeconomy, magnolia, connectedness

Snackbyte: How will it all play out?October 23

As we gather our nuts and prepare for the long hard economic winter ahead, there will be an inevitable consolidation of companies, communities and customers.  I wonder down which path this slowdown will lead us?

This being conference season, I have had a number of interesting conversations with analysts, advertisers, investor's, publishers and start-ups.  The topic of the economy, globalization etcetera -  is of course top of mind.  Opinions vary on how this will all play out, what we can all pretty much agree on is that the social web has now entered adolescence.  This is a fragile time for a teenager - she is highly susceptible to influences - both good and bad.  Will she be dazzled by bling and a quick buck? Will she broaden her horizons via exposure to new ideas and people? [I will drop the metaphor before I beat the life out of it, but you get the idea]

In our enthusiasm over the potential of the social web, our rush to generate viable business models and find customers wherever they may be lurking - what forces will have the greatest long term impact on our social web?  Will we forget the fundamental human drives that gave birth to the social web to begin with? Will companies se

Cocktails, cupcakes and food for thought..October 20

A quick note to say thanks to Brady, Bre et al - for another great Ignite event.  Cupcakes were gorgeous and the talks were a blast.  I even got to express four years of "alley vs valley" in a compact 5 minutes!

Thanks to Sean

, Sam, Jeff, Howard and Sarah for the inspiration!

NYC Tidbit: The classy theatre venue for last nite was a favorite haunt well over 10 years - it was a second run moving theatre [pre netflix, itunes].  You youngins may ask what the heck is a second run movie theatre? Back in the day movies that had been out for a few months would disappear into blockbuster oblivion.  Worldwide Cinemas would screen them - ticket price $2.  Of course the economics didn't hold out so alas they went belly-up.  Good times.

Here the chat.  Hugh graciously created a cartoon for me that alas -  did not make in time for last nite

This week's links from around the netOctober 20

Stuff I found interesting this week

Facebook Points to MTV VMA Promo as Future Online Ad Model - Advertising Age - MediaWorks

Facebook's latest attempt to finally get some real ad revenue has shown early signs of promise, Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg told magazine execs.

Yes - we need new metrics and business models beyond CPM - kudos for Facebook to calling it out and giving it a try.

Tags: metrics, moentizations, advertising, socialweb, magnolia