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Can Leaderless Organizations Win?

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Whether it's the Arab Spring , the Tea Party movement or Occupy Wall Street , what is it about leaderless organizations that makes it all seem so strange to us? In 2006, I made the six hour drive from Montreal to Boston to attend the first PodCamp Boston unconference (a participant-driven or self-organized gathering).

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Lost in translation: Upleveling Sprout Social’s localization system

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For years, the Sprout engineering team got by with a custom localization solution, since open source solutions were still maturing. Our new solution Knowing these shortcomings, web engineers from across the Product organization created a localization working group to develop a solution. We met regularly to brainstorm.

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How To Organize A Brand Hackathon (And Why) – Interview With Betabrand’s Chris Lindland

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Betabrand’s first exposure to hackathons came earlier this year, when a group of Las Vegas-based developers invited Lindland to host a hackathon. Another group came up with an ad campaign that featured missing sock ads that they posted around town at foot level. If this is you, you’re not ready for a brand hackathon.

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Social Media On The Farm: Crisis Management, Market Research, Education And APIs

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farms are turning to Twitter and other social media tools as a support group to share information, gain insights and keep customers informed about changing conditions. For example, the owners of Harvest Moon Farms, a 35-acre organic operation in southwest Wisconsin, are staging a string of fundraisers called “ Drought Aid 2012.”

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Looking for a Beneficial Summer Internship? Google It.

The Social Media Incubator

Google is offering the “ Summer of Code 2013 ,” which is an internship for students who are willing to work on open-source projects. The program works in a three-phase cycle, with organizations and mentors submitting proposals for their projects,” reported TheVerge.com. “The

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Looking for a Beneficial Summer Internship? Google It.

The Social Media Incubator

Google is offering the “ Summer of Code 2012 ,” which is an internship for students who are willing to work on open-source projects. The program works in a three-phase cycle, with organizations and mentors submitting proposals for their projects,” reported TheVerge.com. “The

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Looking for a Beneficial Summer Internship? Google It.

The Social Media Incubator

Google is offering the “ Summer of Code 2012 ,” which is an internship for students who are willing to work on open-source projects. The program works in a three-phase cycle, with organizations and mentors submitting proposals for their projects,” reported TheVerge.com. “The

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