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8.5.08

Out-sourcing to the Masses: User-Generated Content for Business

Wikipedia, YouTube, Digg, and Flickr, just some of the Internet's biggest sites, are comprised completely of user generated content. Today's Internet user is a Prosumer, a combination of consumer and producer. In this session we'll discuss the risks and advantages of leveraging prosumer content on your web site, how to encourage participation, and check out some great examples of user-generated content.

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May, 2008 posts

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If It Ain’t Baroque, Call It Web 3.0

by Scott Henderson,  May 29th, 2008 , My profile
Posted in change, marketing, web 2.0 |
Having trouble keeping up with what version of the Web we're in right now?  Web 2.0, Web 3.0, Semantic Web, Implicit Web, Charlotte's Web...?As I was exercising tonight, I was contemplating our tendency to break history into neat and tidy eras.  For some reason, I recalled a very vivid memory ...Read on

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Who Owns This Idea?: Blurring the Lines Between You and Me

by Scott Henderson,  May 28th, 2008 , My profile
Posted in blogging, change, social networks, web 2.0 |
In the world of digital media, MediaSauce believes that six months equals six years.  New ideas and services are being introduced every day and can reach the masses relatively quickly.Consider the many new ways introduced in the past few years that allow us to connect and engage with other people: ...Read on

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Are You Viderate?

by Scott Henderson,  May 27th, 2008 , My profile
Posted in change, storytelling, transformational, video |
Every revolution has its equivalent of Thomas Paine, the famous pamphleteer of the American Revolution who crystallized the thoughts and emotions of his fellow countrymen.  If he were alive today, would he choose the pen or the video camera?As technology has evolved, the number of tools to create a revolution has ...Read on

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Remembering Those Who Have Fallen

by Scott Henderson,  May 26th, 2008 , My profile
Posted in storytelling, video |
With the Memorial Day weekend nearly behind us, I would feel remiss if I did not take a few moments to honor those who have sacrificed their lives for the cause of liberty.  Regardless of our personal feelings and political views, we can all remember and reflect on the lives of these ...Read on

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The Greatest Spectacle on Earth

by Scott Henderson,  May 25th, 2008 , My profile
Posted in change, leadership, storytelling, strategy |
Fresh from the 92nd running of the Indianapolis 500, I can't help but turn it into a metaphor for the digital revolution.  After all, I think its tagline is one of the best - The Greatest Spectacle on Earth.  According to Princeton's Wordnet database, a spectacle is "an elaborate and remarkable ...Read on

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Convergence: Moving Beyond Connection and Conversation

by Scott Henderson,  May 24th, 2008 , My profile
Posted in change, relationship, web 2.0 |
Understanding human needs will help you understand technology and media. With the all talk about social media, it is easy to lose sight of that simple truth.At our very root, we are social creatures who have outrun our evolutionary competition by communicating and collaborating in small groups.  For almost ...Read on

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The Live Wire Stays Connected

by Scott Henderson,  May 17th, 2008 , My profile
Posted in blogging, social networks, tips |
A few years back, I was on a business retreat with a childhood friend of Zig Ziglar.  He complimented my networking skills and recalled something Zig liked to say: "Do you know what makes someone a live wire?  The live wire stays connected."This past week offered a couple personal examples of ...Read on

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Shock and Disbelief in a Good Way: My Experience at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles

by Scott Henderson,  May 15th, 2008 , My profile
Posted in change, leadership, transformational |
I'm still in disbelief about the transformational change that's happened at the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles.  Ever since I got my learner's permit for driving at age 15, I have endured Soviet-style bureaucracy and have come to believe it is just one of those hardships we all go through.  Two ...Read on

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The Shared Experience: Star Wars

by Scott Henderson,  May 10th, 2008 , My profile
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The Star Wars website is one of the more fascinating digital spaces I have visited.  Once you get done watching the trailer for the animated film coming out this summer, poke around the website and you'll be amazed at how much has been created.  Internet animated series, user generated fan film ...Read on

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The Digital Horde: Lessons from Genghis Khan

by Scott Henderson,  May 9th, 2008 , My profile
Posted in leadership, strategy, web 2.0 |
 We are always seeking leaders who want to pull off something big - no matter when they lived.Someone who unified warring tribes on the steppes of Mongolia and built an empire four times the size of the Roman Empire by the time of his death is worthy of consideration.  Even ...Read on

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