In Search of Alpha: Innovation in Securities Research (2/9/06 Harvard Business School Club of CT Panel)

I recently was fortunate to participate in a panel discussion on “In Search of Alpha: Innovation in Securities Research”, sponsored by The Harvard Business School Club of Connecticut, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2006, in Greenwich, CT. Tom Hutchinson and Michael Mayhew of Integrity Research already blogged about the program here. Biographies of Panelists: Michael Mayhew, CEO,...

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New Wiki for Lawyers and Consumers of Legal Services

I think that one of the most obvious applications of the wiki model is in the legal space, and no surprise, it’s been launched: wiki-law.org . I think that this site has the potential to significantly change the practice of law. My motivation and likelihood to contribute to this site is far higher than it...

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Social Implications of Social Software

This month, I’d like to step back and look at the broader cultural implications of social software. Also, the points below are a draft of the speech I’ll be delivering Friday at the Virtual Handshake conference. (We hope to see you there!) We define social software in The Virtual Handshake as ‘Web sites and software...

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Finding a job with online networks/consulting with Circle of Experts

Jim Stroud, a recruiter at Microsoft, author, and blogger, has podcasted two interviews with me. The first podcast is about how to use online networks for the job search, and the second podcast is about consulting opportunities with the Nitron Advisors Circle of Experts....

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BusinessWeek covers expert matching industry, Nitron Advisors

BusinessWeek has a good piece about the expert-matching industry (page 52 of the current issue): "We cut out the analysis that clients are perfectly capable of doing themselves," says David Teten, chief executive of New York’s Nitron Advisors LLC, which set up shop in late 2003. More...

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Profile of ASmallWorld, Selective Online Community

I have had several conversations with Erik Wachtmeister, CEO of aSmallWorld. Micaela Owusu and I have added a profile of aSmallWorld to our Social Software Company Profiles Directory. You can see it here: aSmallWorld corporate profile. Highlights: aSmallWorld is a by-invitation-only social networking community, targeted at “an international population of successful people with well established...

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