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Author: davidmerzel

  • How to make your presentations more social ?

    Very interesting post on how to make your presentations more social. I will clearly take some learning’s and apply for my own presentations. This will create more connection with the attendees (and also understand their expectations) before the presentation. This will also give opportunity to build relationship after the presentation. Take-Away : 1. Create Anticipation

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  • What do the women on their mobile ?

    Recent Nielsen study shows that women use their phones to “tweet” and “friend” 10% more than men. On top of that,  we see that the 35-54 age group had more active mobile social networkers than any other group.

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  • How do we work and live at Microsoft ?

    At Microsoft, we welcomed 60 nearly young graduates from different Belgian Universities. The idea was to share full experience on how we work and live and how technology enables innovation and flexibility. I had the opportunity to make a presentation with Luc Van de Velde (DPE Lead) on the current Consumer (R)evolution. Take a look

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  • Natal Project (Xbox 360) tested by VTM (News) !

    The natal Project (Xbox 360) has been tested by VTM, during a NATAL Test in Paris. A good accoasion to see how you can play with your BODY. This has been broacasted for VTM News ! To review this, just click HERE

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  • By when Smatphones will be more sold than Feature Phones ?

    Interesting reading in Nielsen Wire. Only 21% of American wireless subscribers are using a smartphone as of the fourth quarter 2009 compared to 19% in Q3 2009 and 14% at the end of 2008. The share of smartphones as a proportion of overall device sales has increased to 29% for phone purchasers in the last

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  • How to optimize your BLOG ?

    Good reading about how to improve your BLOG http://www.chrisbrogan.com/50-ways-to-take-your-blog-to-the-next-level/ Some take-away. I’ve put in BLUE the things I will try to do shortly (Low Hanging fruits).   Make Your Goal and Target Audience Crystal Clear. If your blog is to be your business, treat it like that.  It’s okay to use a personal voice but keep it

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  • How to solve problem : a simple book for SMART people.

    Great reading during my holiday : Problem Solving 101 : a simple book for SMART people. About the author : Ken Watanabe studied at Yale and Harvard Business School and was a management consultant at McKinsey & Company for six years. He is now the founder and CEO of his own education, entertainment, and media

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  • How to transform your business by being remarkable ? Powered by Purple Cow.

    I’ve read a great book from Seth Godin : Purple Cow. In this book, Godin urges you to emulate companies that are consistently remarkable in everything they do, which drives explosive word of mouth. Some take-away of this book : Every day, consumers ignore a lot of brown cows (if you are on the highway) but

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  • Is Social Media a DRUG ? Discover Social Media Addicts Association Meeting

    Frank, a member of the Social Media Addicts Association explains how his addiction to Facebook and Twitter is causing problems in his life. Take a look at this Social Media Addicts Association meeting, with members discussing the problems caused by their addiction … …. at the end of the VIDEO … …  you will discover

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  • Do you know some TIPS to kill CREATIVITY ?

    Some ideas to kill CREATIVITY and DISRUPTIVE THINKING within organization 🙂 Have a critical look at this check-list. Really a good food for thought. What are the most used TIPS used in your organization ? Source : Yougme Moon

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  • Twitter : How do they achieve 10 Billion Tweets ?

    Source : http://mashable.com/2010/03/18/twitter-infographic/

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  • Do you know how to engage your FACEBOOK fans ?

    Very useful reading in Mashable explaining 4 Easy Ways to Engage Your Facebook Fans My key-learning’s of this artcile :   More than three million businesses, brands and celebrities have created Facebook Pages, Many of them are struggling to figure out how best to use them. Companies are finding that even when they keep their

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  • Consumers spend two hours more by month on Social Networks as FACEBOOK (vs. LY)

    Interesting reading from Nielsen on the Social Newtorks (10 countries measured) Some key-learning’s : Global web users across 10 countries spent roughly five and a half hours on social networks in February 2010, This is up more than two hours from the same time last year. Top 3 countries are US, Italia and Australia. Overall, the

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  • What is the impact of Twitter & Facebook on buying intention of a brand ?

    Very interesting study done by Chadwick Martin Bailey and iModerate Research Technologies.  This study shows that those who are fans or followers of a brand on Facebook or Twitter, respectively, are significantly more likely to buy products and services or recommend the brand to a friend. Some key-learning’s : The consumers are 67% more likely to

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  • Windows Phone 7 Series represents a dramatic change for Microsoft !

    Windows Phone 7 Series represents a dramatic change for Microsoft.  The new platform strategy is built around prioritizing end user experience, delivering a new development platform and enforcing a consistent hardware standard. During today’s keynote at MIX10, Joe Belfiore, corporate vice president and director of Windows Phone Program Management, revealed the details on the new

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  • What are the TOP 100 Internet Sites ?

    To get a rough estimate of how the Internet is actually being used, the BBC charted the top 100 sites by unique users in January 2010. The data used to generate the interactive treemap visualisation were collected by the Nielsen company and covers the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Brazil, US and Australia. The

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  • Free add-ons to optimize you Facebook !

    The most compelling Facebook add-ons for Internet Explorer 8 Share with Facebook Accelerator The Share with Facebook Accelerator allows you to share any text, link, or page with your Facebook friends with a single click. You can use this accelerator by selecting either some text or a link, or by right-clicking on any part of

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  • Who are the top 15 World’s Tech Billionaire ?

    Who are the top 15 of the list from Forbes List of World’s Tech Billionaire ? Forbes has released its annual list of the world’s billionaires. Bill Gates has once again been displaced as the world’s richest man — this time by Carlos Slim. Facebook  founder Mark Zuckerberg, has rejoined, at #212 with an estimated

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  • How is Internet Changing Advertising ?

    Check-out this video showing how the Internet is changing advertising. Epipheo Studios presents “How the Internet is Changing Advertising”, a short history of communication and how the internet is a new medium that has thrown out the old rules of communication.   New technology demands a new way to communicate.  The internet is built around people

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  • Do you know what are the 8 things your TEAM want from you ?

    Good reading in HBR about Eight Things Your Employees Want From You.  Melissa Raffoni wrote this for the Harvard Business Review blog The job of a manager / leader is to make it practical for people to succeed. When you do this, everybody wins. This is not rocket science and by doing that people will TRUST you. I

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