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Freelance writer Sandy Jones has been following some of my work on failure and sent along an interesting post on how companies can go horribly wrong on social media.  The stories are great  – unintended consequences,… Read more »

My post over at HBR.org on how to ruin your innovation process seems to have struck a nerve.  Among other things, a whole host of people have offered their own lists of how to get… Read more »

Over at my HBR Blog, I posted some thoughts on things that companies often do that mess up their ability to innovate.  They include: Innovation is episodic; and on again off again process Resources are… Read more »

I was practically standing on the bleachers and cheering (well, metaphorically, anyway) when I read today's piece in the Wall Street Journal, "You Call That Innovation?"  Innovation has fallen victim to the same thing that… Read more »

I'm getting a fair amount of buzz for my post over at the HBR site entitled Social Media, the Billion Dollar question.  The basic argument I make there is that the whole social media phenomenon… Read more »

The Facebook IPO sure has fuelled a lot of 1990’s style animal spirits among the investing community. The huge size ($100 Billion? Really?) and enormous interest in the social networking company has contributed to the… Read more »

There are a lot of pundits and experts who are suggesting that Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook itself is just too young to trust.  That's just silly – there are a lot of ways to bring… Read more »

I was recently asked by a reporter what I thought the chances were for Facebook, and other social sites, to monetize their assets through advertising. Here's what I said: The real issue for anyone trying… Read more »

All your contacts, all in one place The integration of ‘social’ searching with Microsoft’s Bing Search engine is just the beginning of a new model of applications, in which applications talk to other applications, rather… Read more »

I had a great conversation (twice!) with New York Times Business Editor David Gillen about Mark Zuckerberg's preparation to become CEO of a publicly traded company.    I shared my perspective that I think Zuckerberg… Read more »

I had a great conversation (twice!) with New York Times Business Editor David Gillen about Mark Zuckerberg's preparation to become CEO of a publicly traded company.    I shared my perspective that I think Zuckerberg… Read more »

For those of you interested in the upcoming Facebook IPO and the extent to which Mark Zuckerberg will be able to lead the company as a publicly traded firm CEO, you might enjoy tuning in… Read more »