Jay Deragon posted a series of articles on his Relationship Economy blog which I found especially exciting. As usual, Jay is bringing forward some very important ideas related to social media components and outcomes, but what really sets this new mindset apart is the fact that Jay is asking the same questions that have been plaguing scientists for 100 years. In Jay’s posting “ The Social Moment is Gone ” He describes how organizational decisions are driven by metrics that no longer exist. That is, the more precisely one property is known, the less precisely the other can be known. He ’s right. MORE >>

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If you did not think the social networking world had taken much of the world by storm in recent years, this week’s events here in the U.S. are a perfect example. Tuesday’s rare 5.8-magnitude earthquake in Virginia had much of the nation and other parts of the world for that matter buzzing on both Twitter and Facebook. As Hurricane Irene barrels down on the Eastern seaboard this weekend, expect similar if not more social networking to occur. Tweeting and Sharing. While the western half of the nation has never been a stranger to earthquakes, folks in Washington, D.C., Avoid calls.&#. MORE >>

Change is the universal constant. Some of it gradual and some of it dramatic. Mobile falls into the latter category, with deep and gripping disruption leaving its mark on the mobile industry rocked by surprise announcements on an almost daily basis. Last week Google snapped up Motorola, and this week we learn that Steve Jobs –the King of Disruption — has resigned. Following the first shockwaves when the news hit, I reflected on my blog about how extraordinary minds create technology that disrupts. iPhone. Game-changers. Remember Digital Audio Tape and Betamax videotapes? this fall. MORE >>

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