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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

For example, the markers for a jump to cloud computing for a declining retail company are quite different than the markers for a growing startup to embrace a business intelligence application. For instance, open source software and the Freemium model are allowing for a more organic, bottom-up adoption of many applications and technologies.

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Makers by Cory Doctorow

The Way of the Web

Before I go into the book itself, it’s worthwhile noting that you can download it for free in almost every conceivable e-format and licensed under Creative Commons from Cory’s site , as well as buying the print version in the normal manner from the usual retailers ( such as Amazon – Makers aff link). Makers by Cory Doctorow [.]