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Thought For The Day: “Muggeridge’s Law is: there is no way that a writer of fiction can compete with real life for its pure absurdity.”

The Plot to Kill Google
The bloom is off the rose. 2009 will be a “feeding frenzy” as Google draws real competitive fire. The issues will be privacy, content neutrality (bandwidth allocation), content integrity (advertising dominance), communications monopoly and “big data” synergies. Google has navigated itself to the wrong side of the argument and is about to be tarred and feathered. It’s not the end of the company, by any measure. It is the beginning of a long trench fight.
Twitter: We Need Search By Authority
Another example of the power of the conversation. The original post is a weird proposition s based on the fact that one guy could get a Sprint VIP account by asking for it in a blog while another guy couldn’t. The real question, “How do you figure out what’s important on Twitter?”, is the subject of the hundred or so comments. This issue, making sense out of status (on various microblogging sites like Facebook, Friendfeed and Twitter) is the location of the next Google. Like search, the next platform for targeted advertising and content delivery, will navigate newly generated web content. The microblogging sites have cracked the nut on generating the material. The question has become “How do you mine it?” (just like Google mined the phase one web content explosion).
Lifestyle business? Google or Microsoft could eat your lunch
A successful Software as a Service (SaaS) business that ships low cost solutions to lots of customers (the fortune 5 Million) runs the risk of being outgunned by Google or Microsft. Or does it?
Twitter in Europe
Most European companies either haven’t heard of microblogging or think it’s a waste of time.
Things to watch on Twitter (People to follow)
Apple Recruter,People who recruit,Recruiting operations, sources of jobs,career stuff
Twitter Killer From Facebook?
Integrating CNN newscast of the innauguration with Facebook status

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John Sumser

John Sumser is a principal analyst for HRExaminer, an independent analyst firm covering HR Technology and the intersection of people, tech, and work. John’s mix of experience over the course of his career gives him a broad and unique perspective on the industry. Like anyone trying to process a lot of information, he is two or three steps ahead in some areas and still learning about others. Sumser’s work includes deep research into the nooks and crannies of HR Technology to identify and explain rapidly evolving trends. Built on a foundation of engineering, design, and philosophy, John’s seeks to understand and advise clients on where their technology works best, for whom, and in what context. Each year, John examines the insides of hundreds of companies, their products, and ecosystems. He delivers vendor analysis by building the framework from which to deliver the critique. He is constantly connecting and making visible the front end of change. He can help you see the path of evolution and the risks on the journey. The HRExaminer is Sumser’s vehicle for understanding and explaining the inner workings of the industry. With three weekly podcasts, and written commentary, he covers emerging ideas, the state of the industry, and the executives who operate it.

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