Google Meets Miss Manners, Encourages Searchers To Thank Those Who +1'd Content DEAR MISS GOOGLE: When I searched for something using your service, I found a friend had +1′d one of the of listings. What should one do in this case? GENTLE SEARCHER: It’s always polite in these situations to thank your kind friend. In fact, I’ve added a new “Thank” feature allowing you to do exactly this, though Google+. Yes, a new Google+ feature has been spotted in the wild that further blends organic results with social information. Technology - Alexis Madrigal - Sorry, Young Man, You're Not the Most Important Demographic in Tech Despite companies' hamfisted, male-focused marketing efforts, women are the dominant users of a wide variety of new technologies. A young man contemplating his decreasing significance on the world stage (Shutterstock/Tracy Whiteside). If you're a man between the ages of 18 and 35, you used to be tech industry's most coveted prize. You were the one who decided what products failed and what products succeeded. That's why companies like Asus tweet ridiculous, sexist stuff. That's one reason why less than 10 percent of venture capital-backed companies have female founders and there is a massive gender gap in tech.
Boost for BlueGen as power home generator wins concession Innovative solutions . . . Andrew Neilson, right,and managing director Brendan Dow of Ceramic Fuel Cells Photo: Paul Jones Christopher Jay ACSIRO-originated, Melbourne-based producer of micro fuel cell power generation units, which generate electricity from natural gas, will be a big winner from a landmark decision by the Victorian government to extend small-scale electricity feed-in tariffs beyond the traditional solar and wind turbine power techniques.
++ Farmers need capital to feed Asian demand Nar Nar Goon dairy farmer Michael Shipton. Photo: Arsineh Houspian Geoff Winestock and Julie-anne Sprague Farm output has stalled over the past decade and requires massive injections of capital, more modern farming techniques, and efficient supply chains to cash in on booming demand for cereals and meat from Asia, according to a report for the ANZ Banking Group. The farm sector could generate an extra $1.7 trillion for the economy up to 2050, according to the report, which was written by consulting firm Port Jackson Partners, and says that far from facing a food security threat, Australia can cash in on changes to Asian diets as the region becomes wealthier.
Stop Talking About Social and Do It - Nilofer Merchant “Leadership” has changed when a decentralized group of people can take down a government. “The Value Chain” has changed when the customer is no longer just the “buyer” but also a co-creator. “Human Resources” have changed when most of the people who create value for your organization are neither hired nor paid by you. “Competition” has changed when individuals can create value through a centralized network of resources: for example, designing a product from anywhere, producing it through a 3D factory, financing it through community and distribution from anywhere to anywhere. Yet our business models have not changed to keep pace with these shifts. This five-part series has shared case studies and examples of how the social era affects all areas of the business model: how we create, deliver, and capture value.
Our technology future - Future Tense - ABC Radio National Antony Funnell: And wherever you are in the world, this is Future Tense, I'm Antony Funnell, you're you, welcome to the show. Only three guests on the program today, but a banquet of ideas and lots to get your head around. Usman Haque is back to talk about Cosm, a website that aims to get people and their devices exchanging data and ideas in the one space. Don't worry, I'll explain more shortly. Professor Dan Sarewitz is also with us to ponder what it means to be human in a world where humans themselves are increasingly technologically modified.
Suncorp Hybrid raising The man behind Mad Men Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner is the slightest bit touchy about his reputation as a control freak. Personal data held by ACCC leaked Australia wins UN Security Council seat in ‘unequivocal’ vote John Kerin and Lisa Murray in Shanghai Chinese officials have signalled that Beijing expects Australia to take a less pro-American approach to diplomacy on the United Nations Security Council, a sign that the Gillard government’s successful campaign for the seat may force it to side against Australia’s major trading partner in international disputes. Australia beat Finland and Luxembourg to score a surprising first-round win in the secret ballot to take a seat on the body dealing with global security challenges for the first time since 1986.
Inside Gatorade’s Social Media Command Center In the realm of marketing, Gatorade is probably best known for splashy commercials featuring some of the world’s most famous athletes. However, a new effort behind the scenes of the PepsiCo-owned sports drink maker is putting social media quite literally at the center of the way Gatorade approaches marketing. The company recently created the Gatorade Mission Control Center inside of its Chicago headquarters, a room that sits in the middle of the marketing department and could best be thought of as a war room for monitoring the brand in real-time across social media.
10 signs the writing’s on the wall Dominic White From Enron to Hastie Group, equity investors always rank lowest among creditors trying to recoup money from companies that collapse. Shareholders are often left with nothing except embarrassment, impotent rage and the burning question: “How did I misread the signs?” RATE falls will spur innovation PIMCO The man behind Mad Men Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner is the slightest bit touchy about his reputation as a control freak. Personal data held by ACCC leaked Australia’s competition regulator has been hit with an embarrassing security lapse after its confidential email subscriber list was leaked online. How Millennial are you? Corporate credit spreads are ‘collapsing’ Christopher Joye One of the most important yet overlooked stories in the Australian economy right now is the extraordinary compression in corporate credit spreads and bank funding costs. But don’t expect to see banks cutting rates further than the RBA, or giving back margins they’ve previously internalised. In the “new normal” where credit growth tracks incomes, and expands at less than half the rate experienced during the last two decades, banks are struggling to maintain their historical double-digit returns on equity.