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Rudy Godoy

Twittering Celebrities Take Fans Backstage in Their Lives - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com - 0 views

  • Twitter appeals to celebrities because it offers a relatively low-maintenance way to keep audiences engaged in between film debuts and album releases
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    Twitter llego a las masas y a Hollywood.
Carlos Velasquez

Account Standard Board - 0 views

  • The target audiences are non-technical (IT) and non-accounting people who would like to understand both a bit of XBRL code and some of the problems that are tackled in order to allow computers to process and communicate accounting data meaningfully.
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    un site que contiene tutoriales de XBRL y otros temas asociados a la contabilidad
Rudy Godoy

Social websites harm children's brains: Chilling warning to parents from top neuroscien... - 0 views

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      I'm not convinced it real conversation can take place on such sites in the first place.
  • 'I'm not against technology and computers. But before they start social networking, they need to learn to make real relationships with people.'
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    Una posición contraria para revisar.
Rudy Godoy

Better Business Bureau Gives Second Life An "F" - 0 views

  • But the intricacies of governing a real-currency microeconomy are so maddeningly complex it's impossible to give people anything but superficial customer service.
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      The point here is: is the role of Linden Labs to govern everything? By Second Life intrisincs and definition it's users are not directly dependant on them, and mostly uses SL as an ecosystem in the way Google does on search and advertisement online.
  • Linden encourages people to create virtual goods-based businesses with real money, then makes decisions on land, currency, advertising, outlawed content, or a million other things that directly impact people's livelihoods.
  • And as the BBB notes, Linden tends to ignore complaints
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    Una reciente evaluación de BBB a Linden Labs, el creador de Second Life, le otorga el grado "F". La pregunta es si Liden Labs es una empresa que puede ser evaluada bajo parámetros tradicionales? Estamos frente a la evolución de los mundos virtuales.
Rudy Godoy

Top Predictions | workforce.com - 0 views

  • The concept of offshoring will cease to exist. Talent will exist globally and companies will go where the talent is.
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      This is very important for people thinking of offshore "production" of goods, such software for instance.
  • 8. The hunt for inexpensive labor will continue, but the evolution of economies from low cost to high value will be quicker, and increasingly, a low-cost labor strategy will be more difficult to sustain.
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      Low cost doesn't return value, so since the market will demand more value from products they buy or services they use hiring low cost employees who cannot offer value will not be an option.
  • 2. Millennials will redefine work, doing work at home and taking home to work. This means blurring the boundaries of life and work. More workforce mobility will allow people to work from home and at different hours.
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  • 4. As the generation born around 1980 takes its place leading major global organizations, the formative events in those workers’ lives—such as aging parents, the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, and the 2008 financial crisis—will lead to greater C-suite emphasis on corporate social and environmental responsibility.
  • 6. There will be a significant problem of retirement in the West. With people living longer and fewer people in the workforce, retirement will have to be redefined.
  • 8. For nations such as India, where a large number of young employees are entering the workforce, there will need to be a major shift to address their needs and concerns.
  • Talented people, willing to work very hard, will flourish in most organizational settings.
  • 1. Recruitment and development will increasingly be seen as part of an integrated workforce-supply optimization process. Both will become virtual, global and just-in-time, but they will also be transformed through an increasing emphasis on optimization, differentiation and return on investment.
  • 2. There will be a continued and increased demand for top talent. The gap between the best and the rest will be greater. There will be more demand for creativity, innovation and thought leadership.
  • 3. Employers will compete as intensively for workers as they do for customers. Branding an organization as a place for workers will be as important as branding for consumers.
  • 4. Firms will become adept at sourcing and engaging transient talent around short-term needs, and will focus considerable energy on the long-term retention of smaller core talent groups.
  • Training and development may be tied to some contractual time commitment on the part of the worker.
  • 7. (tie) More focus will be placed on searching for people who match companies, not just people who have the skills that companies need.
  • 2. HR issues will be measured much more as part of the business plan.
  • 3. Talent management will become the prime focus of HR.
  • 5. (tie) A "decision science" approach will be the foundation of human resources. HR will view talent in a supply-chain fashion and help the business understand workforce trends to make sound decisions.
Rudy Godoy

Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows: Microsoft Strategic Update 2009 - 0 views

  • Microsoft is very clearly in the midst of an enormous push into consumer software solutions but its business sales remain its primary source of revenues. And from a mile-high view, all of Microsoft's IT-related businesses are profitable or highly profitable, with the exception of Windows Mobile, which Ballmer described as "somewhat unprofitable." Microsoft's consumer-oriented businesses, meanwhile, are doing notably poorly, almost across the board.
  • From a competition perspective, however, Windows has no real competition today beyond pirated copies of Windows. Even on netbooks, over 90 percent of installs are Windows. But Microsoft sees Linux being more competitive on the PC desktop going forward because it believes that Google will port its Android mobile OS to the PC.
  • People have always misconstrued the real market forces that are eating away at Windows. This has nothing to do with the Mac, which remains a niche player in yesterday's market. The future of computing is online, and as the box you use to get there becomes less important--or becomes a smart phone--Windows matters less. Netbooks, of course, are a real issue for Microsoft. It's strength in this market is key for the future. But it's a smaller future, from a revenues perspective. That's true across the board, and not unique for Windows.
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  • Ballmer says that Microsoft will not build its own phone, suggesting that the company is ready to concede the consumer market to Apple. But the company is strongly positioned in the business world and should remain a RIM contender in that space.
  • That said, Microsoft derives far more revenues from its enterprise Office users that it does from consumers, so once again the company's dedication to IT is paying off.
  • To address the financial needs of emerging markets and cash-strapped smaller businesses, it will release a Foundation Edition of Windows Server 2008 R2 this year. Ballmer called it a netbook-type release for servers.
  • I feel that MOS and services like it will largely replace onsite server installs as the mass market enterprise offerings of the future. As such, Microsoft is poised to take its strength in the enterprise to the next generation.
  • Microsoft's living room strategy isn't just about the Xbox: It has Media Center (PC-based) and Media Room (set-top box software) today--neither of which has any serious traction, and, looking forward, what Ballmer described as "new appliance devices that we or others design that sit next to a TV." These new devices, he said, would bring online TV and movie services, common on the PC, to the television.
  • This will be difficult for the software giant, because its bread and butter products--Windows, Windows Server, and Office--are very much traditional software products. But it is taking the right steps to position itself for this change, with Windows Live on the desktop and MOS on the server.
  • Apple will eat Microsoft's mobile lunch this year and for the foreseeable future.
  • This year is going to be tough on everyone, including Microsoft. If you have opted for Microsoft's solutions, especially in business, it looks like you've made a good decision. The issue here, of course, is whether your existing infrastructure can be stretched for a few more years: Microsoft isn't the only company that will be riding out this storm
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    Review of Microsoft Strategic Update 2009. Very interesting to get to know this giant's business. It's interesting to note that their revenue vs. market share are not always equivalent. Also the move to an online computing offering for businesses will help to retain it's dominance and profitability on such markets.
Rudy Godoy

Bulk Data Downloads: A Breakthrough in Government Transparency - O'Reilly Radar - 0 views

  • Even though the data is public, it is very expensive today. The Copyright Database, for example, costs $86,625 for the retrospective and a one-year feed (we harvested this in 2007 as you reported, but this would be much easier if they simply provided an FTP server and rsync!)
  • The Congressional Research Service is such a no-brainer. With the exception of classified information, who can afford the luxury of paying for some of the best research in the world and then just bury it! Taxpayer dollars paid for CRS reports and they need to be available.
  • In this day and age, you can't say a committee hearing is public if you can't access it on the Internet. Itty-bitty streaming video using some proprietary client/format just doesn't cut it any more. We ran a pilot with 4 house committees to show that this is very doable and makes a huge difference
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  • One of the key points was that it is important when government agencies release bulk data, that they do so in the lowest-level format possible. For example, for the Congressional Record and other official journals of government, we want XML plus images, as opposed to just PDF files or other final-form data.
  • When I spoke with Congressman Honda's staff, they made clear that they'd love Silicon Valley's best ideas for other technological reforms that they can include in future legislation. When you've got a Congressman who's paying attention, that's a great opportunity!
  • Vivek Kundra, the new Federal CIO appointee, gave two great examples of how release of government data can be an aid not just to government transparency, but can spark entire industries.
  • Obama needs to STOP creating Panic and realize that Government is NOT the answer. Smart innovators like yourself ARE the answer. Get the money into motivated people like you and we all will prosper.
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    Interesting move towards an open goverment regarding raw data access to public government data banks.
Rudy Godoy

Google boss backs subsidized Linuxbooks - 0 views

  • Schmidt called netbooks the "next generation" of the low-cost machines produced by Nicholas Negroponte's One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) initiative. "Products today are not completely done. Things are missing.
  • Such devices could rule the world, Schmidt said, because cloud online apps are the future. "Cloud computing is one of those changes that are going to happen - regardless of whether or not companies in the ecosystem want it to," he said. "IT systems today are so slow in the way that they evolve...We now have an opportunity to build a whole new generation of applications that cycle much faster."
  • Just as predictably, Schmidt began his Morgan Stanley Q&A by insisting that Google's search monopoly could vanish at any moment. He pointed to a recent snafu where Google's search engine blocked access to the entire internet.
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  • "We had a bug recently where we put a malware statement out for users, and in that time, Yahoo! searches gained very, very quickly," he said. "It looks like people will move very quickly from one search engine to another, for any number of reasons. We've looked at this very carefully."
  • "Eventually, it will make sense for operators and so forth to subsidize the use of netbooks so they can make services revenue and advertising revenue on the consumption. That's another new model that's coming."
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    Google makes a smart move in expect to don't let Microsoft eat the whole pie of the upcoming netbook marketshare.
Rudy Godoy

La Marca Perú debe convencer primero a los peruanos - 0 views

  • Pero hay un paso previo que no podemos saltearnos. Primero hay que venderle la Marca Perú a los peruanos.
  • Lo que pasó con la comida peruana ilustra perfectamente el punto. Si estamos logrando posicionarla como una de las mejores cocinas del mundo, es porque no hay nadie que lo dude al interior del país.
  • Para cerrar les puse una extraordinaria campaña que lideró el diario más importante de la India. El objetivo fue inspirar  y movilizar a la población a tomar partido en el gran cambio que está dando esa nación. No es un comercial solamente, es todo el caso explicado en un video que dura algo de 7 minutos, pero créanme que vale la pena verlo.
Rudy Godoy

Computer science major is cool again - 0 views

  • computer science majors are critical for the U.S. economy because their training provides them with computational thinking and problem solving skills that they can deploy in any industry.
  • When you compare the demand for jobs with the production of computer science undergrads, we're way short. It's clear there's an opportunity here.
Rudy Godoy

Privacy groups to FTC: Investigate Gmail, Picasa - Ars Technica - 0 views

  • The FTC is already aware of the privacy and security concerns that come with keeping everything in the cloud; it recently held a meeting to talk about how companies can manage data security issues when data might span multiple jurisdictions.
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    Un tema que se viene con la maduración del cloud computing.
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    Cloud computing is raising concerns about data privacy and security. A new step to this paradigm maturity.
Rudy Godoy

Sun Microsystems CEO Jonathan Schwartz on What's Next for Open Source - 0 views

  • By building on open source, we're able to avoid proprietary storage and networking products, alongside proprietary software.
  • Second, we announced the API's and file formats for Sun's Cloud will all be open, delivered under a Creative Commons License.
Rudy Godoy

Economics and Evolution as Different Paradigms VII: Lin Ostrom's Recipe for Success : E... - 0 views

  • People hate being told what to do but will work hard for group goals that they have agreed upon.
  • Groups must have the authority to manage their own affairs. Externally imposed rules are unlikely to be adapted to local circumstances and violate ingredient 3.
  • Society at a larger scale must be multicellular, with groups interacting with groups, often in multiple layers.
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  • Proportional equivalence between benefits and costs. Members of the group must negotiate a system that rewards members for their contributions.
  • The identity of the group and its rights to the common resource must be clearly delineated.
Rudy Godoy

If you're going to tweet from a conference..10 things I want from you. « Dire... - 0 views

  • 3) You need to assume that maybe we might want to respond back. Allow for it. You are not a court reporter.
  • 5) Why are you doing it? For who’s benefit? Let’s make this a mutually beneficial experience.
  • 7) Because you thought they were worthy enough to be tweeted in the first place, right? Engage the non-attendees as well.
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    Tips sobre el uso de twitter cuando uno se encuentra en una conferencia.
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    DMO tips for tweeting from a conference
Max Ugaz

Smarfy › Even Bill Gates Loves The iPhone - 0 views

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    Imposible de resistir, que les parece!
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    Bill Gates tiene su iPhone!
Rudy Godoy

Creating Future TEDsters - TED Fellows 2009 - 0 views

  • I listened intently sure that the secret formula for creating a TEDster would be revealed to me. And I listened with a sense of urgency because my future TEDsters are, at this very moment, sleeping in back row of Life Science class, skipping third period Algebra, and lighting fires in the second floor bathroom.
  • They are students for whom school is devoid of relevance, assignments lack purpose, and grades fail to motivate. Students who slide by or fail out develop a preservational mode called I don't care – an especially effective meme prevalent in under-served urban schools.
  • My future TEDsters need instead to be active participants co-creating their learning experiences around global issues that lend real-world relevance to their schooling.
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  • Technology is a critical facet of this interconnectedness and should be recognized and embraced as the paradigm shifter that it is. Just as the TEDsters who twitter and live-blog during TED Talks use their devices to share and synthesize information, my kids' devices need to be first permitted in the classroom, and then leveraged for all they're worth.
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      El dilema aquí es el incorporar los dispositivos que tienen hoy los niños en el proceso de aprendizaje
  • Until educators learn to use tech tools to adapt their methods and provide greater individualized instruction, future TEDsters will continue to languish in schools inadequate in meeting their needs.
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    Juliette LaMontagne, TED Fellow, discusses the need for teachers to adopt techonology and use it in the learning process. This is key to be able to offer individualized education, foster curiosity and learning on kids.
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    Más material para el
Rudy Godoy

AACE - Spaces of Interaction: Rethinking Traditional Conferences - 0 views

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  • What is the role of education when learners have unprecedented access to information and conversations outside of the control of faculty and institutions? What changes are required for universities and colleges to leverage, rather than combat, these new opportunities for learner control and engagement?
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    Invito a participar de esta conferencia en línea como previo a la discusión del próximo jueves.
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    George Siemens online conference
Rudy Godoy

Some Things Need To Change - 0 views

  • I hope that some of my peers will realize that competitive pressures do not give them carte blanche to accuse us and others of literally anything that pops into their head and repeat it publicly or privately. I want them to compete hard with us, but fight clean. I want them to realize that their words influence others who may be inclined to “take matters into their own hands” under the mistaken impression that threatening to kill someone, or physically attacking them, is somehow righteous
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    El CEO de TechCrunch uno de los sites más populares de Internet y emprendimiento se toma un descando luego del incidente en Davos, que ha colmado el vaso. Michael Arrington ha sufrido diversas amenazas y agresiones físicas que incluso comprometen la vida de su familia.
Carlos Velasquez

We Media Miami 09 | WeMedia.com - 0 views

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      Es un tema muy ligado a los últimos temas tratados. Tal vez como CPAD se pueda conseguir acceso a una participación virtual o alguien que se anime.
  • Bring your game-changing message to the celebrated conference that is changing the world. Engage with leaders and ideas shaping media, business, communication, technology, education and participation in the connected society.
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    Una Conferencia que integra
Rudy Godoy

Technology Review: Doubts over India's $20 Laptop - 0 views

  • "There are too many components that cost $20 by themselves, never mind as a package."
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      En concreto los costos de algunas piezas y fabriación todavía no son tan bajos como para tener un equipo tan barato.
  • "it might be more plausible if we were talking about a 'fat keyboard' type of system that connects to a TV." After reading press coverage of the machine's specs, he adds that "it might be fine as an e-book reader, but I don't believe it will be a general-purpose machine."
  • "The technical data we have received to now suggests it is very inferior, but that does not matter at all,"
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  • Sakshat has two gigabytes of random-access memory and wireless and fixed Ethernet connections, consumes just two watts of power, and will be available in retail outlets in India in six months. Generally, though, the announcement raised more questions than it answered about what had actually been achieved.
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    Hay dudas acerca de la posible fabricación de la laptop de $20 en India
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