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The Trophospher, Where The Business Action Hero Toils

kenekaplan — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:13:33 +0000

Inside companies — like in war — strategy is highly valued. Clear strategies followed by tactics. In fact, tactics are where many strategy lovers bump their heads. This books strikes a chord that I’ve been thinking about for years working in the trophospher: collaboration is the key to sustainable leadership and lasting relationships. Not a new concept, but one that is gaining momentum among what I call the new generation of managers who pull together the right people with the right skills for the right job, and seek input/feedback along the way that gets poured back into any existing “process” or “framework.”

“The New How: Creating Business Solutions through Collaborative Strategy” — to which I’d add “and Tactics” — is one book I must read.

I’ll get it on my 2010 BookStack!

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The New How, Building Business Solutions Through Collaborative Strategy, by Nilofer Merchant

In her book, The New How, Building Business Solutions Through Collaborative Strategy, published by O’Reilly, Nilofer Merchant addresses a difficult topic: the common discrepancy between what is called “strategy” in the one hand, and what is labeled “execution,” on the other. In between, you have what she calls the “air sandwich.” The gap is not new whatsoever. Most companies reproduce a multi-millenarian dichotomy between the people who think in the stratosphere and the rest of the humans, bound to deal with the day-to-day weather in the troposphere. Too bad, because that’s what is killing them from the inside! This book offers an extensive description of a devastating disease – but even better, a solid methodology to stop it.

Free Apps and Services I Gotta Try

kenekaplan — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:44:15 +0000

Last week, some friends inside Intel helped release http://MID.AllMyApps.com, a site where you can select all the essential apps — to personalize or optimize mobile Internet devices — and have them download easily all at once.

This got me even more curious about exploring all the great, free applications and services online. Below is a collection of apps and services highlighted from a killer blog post I saw on Twitter sent by @GuyKawasaki.

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100+ Sites to Download Everything Online

keepHD - lets you download HD videos off Youtube. It also lets download the mobile 3GP version for your mobile devices plus the standard MP4 and FLV format.

Partners in Rhyme: The site offers royalty free music featured in Films, TV, Video and Websites. Partners in Rhyme also offers free music loops, midi files and audio software.

Morgue File: The site provides high-resolution stock photography images for free regardless of whether the photos will be used for corporate or private use. Morgue File is the place to keep post production materials.

Online Video Publishing [dot] com: Corporate Video Is Evolving – Ken Kaplan, Intel

kenekaplan — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:45:12 +0000

Intel is using video for all types of internal and external communications on a global scale. Ken says we’re passed the storming and exploring phase into informing and understanding phase with corporate video and social media. Common corporate uses for video, such as interviews and product demos, have evolved with video blogs, multimedia content sharing and other conversation tools.

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Very nice of @klessblog to share context and post this interview I did with BeetTV during the Online Video Platform event in November.

iJustine / Justine Ezarik – Win a computer from pcjustine

kenekaplan — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 08:15:10 +0000

As some of you know I’ve been involved in a fun project with Intel for two years. It’s called the “Intel Insiders”. It consists of a bunch of people who are very involved in the social media space and we help Intel to better connect with online audiences who are interested in technology. In the past I’ve participated in a bunch of events including last year at CES and some fun projects like the mobile manners campaign.

I’m very proud to be involved in this great group! They recently were named by the Society for New Communication Research as the Influencer Relations program of the year which is really exciting! You can read more about it here in this blog post.

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I’m amazed at the how creative and spunky iJustine is, and here she creates a video for my team at Intel. She’s been a great Intel Insider, especially her help with our fun Mobile Manners campaign this summer.

Inside Scoop @ Intel · A Father’s Favorite Apps and Online Services

kenekaplan — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:00:31 +0000

Inspired by a Rocketboom Tech segment “11 Useful Web Apps” (video here), I thought it was time to stop, reflect and pay homage to the key applications and services helping me get the most out of the Internet. These apps help me be super productive, connect to important sources of information and they allow me to be mobile so I can devote myself to family, work and life when and where I’m needed most. These are the applications and services I use, ones that fit my personality and needs. Most are free, and some offer premium services if you pay a subscription.

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Download Free Software

kenekaplan — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:20:39 +0000

Check out this website I found at filehippo.com

I’m enjoying seeing these helpful sites that aggregate free — and many essential — applications after working on http://MID.AllMyApps.com with my pals inside Intel’s Ultra Mobility Group.

Beet-TV Takes Time to Hear My Take on Video

kenekaplan — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:50:21 +0000

In November, I got to join an interesting panel at the Online Video Platform Summit, where we talked about strategies for using of video as a communication vehicle.

BeetTV was kind enough to devote time to meet up with me and hear how I’ve been helping Intel’s Global Communications Group evolve its use of video. Here’s the post from BeetTV:

SAN JOSE, CA — Some of most innovative uses of online video have been pioneered by technology companies, notably Microsoft’s Channel 9, the videoblog for customers and developers.

Sun Microsystems has been using video for some time. One of the latest entrants into corporate use of video is the new Adobe.TV

Intel has been using online video as core communications tool for its many constituents . For a chat about the importance of online video within corporations, we spoke with Ken Kaplan, Broadcast and New Media Manager, Intel Global Communications Group.

We caught up with Ken recently in San Jose at the Streaming Media West show.

We’ve published some of the Intel videos here.

Andy Plesser, Executive Producer.

Next Island to launch sci-fi adventure virtual world — with time travel | VentureBeat

kenekaplan — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:47:21 +0000

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Nice to see my long-time friend David Post turn his brainstorm into a living dream!

Black Friday Deals: The Only List You Need – Black Friday – Gizmodo

kenekaplan — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:14:09 +0000

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Gizmodo’s Black Friday Deals — tech gadgets and gear for the holidays.

Is your company effectively using Twitter?

kenekaplan — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:06:36 +0000

Grade A Entrepreneurs

Is your company effectively using Twitter?

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Tips from ObjectiveMarketer founder Amita Paul:

Instead of jumping into execution, if companies adopt the simple framework of Plan -> Execute -> Learn -> Optimize, then not only can effectiveness be measured, but the knowledge gathered throughout the process can also be used for repeatable success.