May 2012
3 posts
I haven’t really started using Path yet. Why should I use this instead of just Facebook, Twitter & Foursquare?… Oh, wait I now see the aggregated publishing options to those networks including tumblr…. Score!
Pinterest vs. Facebook: Whose users spend more? →
gigidowns:
Good post by @LauraHazardOwen on GigaOm says: “shoppers referred from Pinterest to 50,000 shoppers referred from Facebook and said the Pinterest users spend way more money — $180 vs. $85 — but less time browsing the site.”
Click the headline to read more.
April 2012
4 posts
Are secondary investment markets a double-edged... →
This doesn’t sound like tech bubble talk to me if getting a payout for Founders at Series A is an option.
Linking Web And Store Inventory Is Key →
gigidowns:
From the article (of Walgreens): “We did some surveying and found that roughly 50% of consumers who shopped on our e-commerce site said their next action would be to visit a store.”
tapTank.com: #TapTime with @SKJask! →
taptank:
By: Farhana Rahman
TapTime with Shoshanna Jaskoll, cofounder of REACH3K
You can tap Shoshanna for: “I write and work with communications- i.e. getting your message across. I’m good at helping people analyze a problem and narrow down the best way to solve it. I also…
March 2012
3 posts
tapTank.com: Passover cleaning - there's a plan... →
taptank celebrates the holidays!
As most Jews and non-Jews know, Passover is coming up real soon. And for Jews that means two dreadful words: Passover cleaning!
But don’t fret, tapTank is here to help!
Since ancient times, people observed Jews doing what it seemed like spring cleaning, which seems like the most…
3 tags
tapTank.com: tapTank Will Launch Personal... →
We’re announcing our Beta launch! Did you join at http://taptank.com to get your access code?
taptank:
New Platform Lets You Achieve Socially With Friends
NEW YORK, NY, February 29, 2012 - tapTank (http://taptank.com) will unveil the Beta version of its new personal development tool for planning and achieving goals with friends prior in March 12, 2012. Early adopters, who signed…
February 2012
1 post
The Importance of goal setting for decision - A... →
taptank:
Here’s a #TapTip vlog about the importance of setting goals in order to compare your decision outcomes with what you need to achieve according to your plan.
Posted by: Yael Tamar Greenberg
The article about Cassanova McKinsey can be found here. tapTank is a platform to manage…
January 2012
2 posts
tapTank.com: "The 10K hour rule" : if you want to... →
taptank:
Key to success in any field is, to a large extent, a matter of practicing a specific task for a total of around 10,000 hours.
In his book, Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell builds an impressive case of why very talented people succeeded. He uses examples of famous composers, musicians and scientists…
Approach Successful People with Ease!
Are you one of the many people who feel a degree of intimidation in approaching successful people? This could include anyone… a superior at work, management of an establishment, affluent people with a high level of influence, etc.
Personally I’m not afraid to approach these people, because of a little outlook that I taught myself. Works great for me! Allow me to explain in the video...
December 2011
1 post
Six Social Media Trends for 2012 - David Armano -... →
Great points.
November 2011
3 posts
TAPE ME : REEL 1 reviewed by FULL MOON REVIEWS →
ceofilmproduction:
TAPE ME : REEL 1 recieved it’s first movie review. See what Fred Young has to say about TAPE ME : REEL 1 on the popular movie review website FULL MOON REVIEWS!!!
“Entrepreneurs need to play chess and look three moves ahead. The decisions they...”
– http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/11/15/the-wisest-entrepreneurs-know-how-to-preserve-equity/
October 2011
5 posts
“A startup at the very beginning is about time and money. You need to get time in...”
– Penelope Trunk in her article Why Diversity Is Bad For Startups featured on TechCrunch today
Social Networking to Get Things Done - Would You... →
Mike Slavin recently signed up for tapTank.com & wrote an awesome blog about it. Check out his perspective on the value & potential of “Social Networking to Get Things Done” at http://www.mikeslavin.com/2011/09/04/social-networking-to-get-things-done/
Our favorite part is this:
“I’m excited that another layer of awesomeness is being added to the social networking spectrum. Now,...
Is Facebook the right way to engage your audience?... →
August 2011
14 posts
6 tags
Best. Roommate.Ever. →
I actually know Wade. He’s awesome. I’ve seen him conquer terrifying corporate situations without even breaking a sweat back at Aol. Seriously, he rocks. Live with him or just read his cool viral post that was shared by Ashton Kutcher himself on Twitter… or whatever.
7 tags
“What you do every day should contribute to giving your life meaning. If it...”
– Don Hutcheson
tapTank.com : Achieve Socially: You're Juggling 5... →
taptank:
To quote the past CEO of Coca Cola Enterprises (1959-1994) Brian Dyson:
“Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling five balls in the air. You name them - work, family, health, friends, and spirit - and you’re keeping all of these in the air. You will soon understand that work is a…
July 2011
1 post
#gamification of Playboy at Casual Connect Seattle →
Does Playboy really need to be gamified? I thought boys liked it as is!
Playboy Makes Its Move: Applied Game Mechanics in Miss Social 2011
With their print audience trending older, in 2010 Playboy embarked on a mission to engage with a younger audience through social media. The Miss Social application on Facebook enabled young women who aspired to be Playboy models to enter into a monthly...
June 2011
8 posts
We are tapTank.: How Will U tapintoU? Sign Up For... →
taptank:
We’re excited to announce that http://tapintoU.com is officially LIVE. Join now to sign-up for early access!
What is tapintoU?
tapintoU is a tool for achievement and getting things done by utilizing your network across Facebook & Twitter. It helps you, social web users, to bridge…
“Platform vs Framework - “You work on a platform. You use a framework. This...”
– From http://www.flamescorpion.com/2010/10/platform-vs-framework/
Are you a "supertaker" or a "multi-tasker"?...
Multi-taskers balance multiple tasks at once the best they can. Supertaskers are hardwired to do things better when they are processing multiple tasks at once & experience no degradation in quality.
Scientists call this a rare phenomenon as this article outlines in this article:
Researchers performed additional tests with new subjects, and eventually discovered that roughly 2.5-percent...
What To Do When A Tech Giant Decides To Eat Your... →
Focus wins.
In your head you know that the reality is that bigger companies simply cannot compete effectively on all fronts. Focus by extremely talented teams beats breadth. It’s why we all exist.
The golden rules to live by are:
Platforms are channels not businesses. Don’t confuse the two. If you put all of your eggs into one platform shame on you, not them. If their business torpedoes...
Watchbunchball:
The #gamification of health by Keas, a company co-founded by Adam Bosworth, who launched Google Health and various platform initiatives at Microsoft. They’re promoting “the power of play” to change behavior. They’re using social pressure in the form of teams of coworkers who compete against each other (much like Shape Up the Nation, who really should have integrated gamification into...
How Gaming Fails Foursquare |PCMag.com... →
Totally agree with Gamification.com’s review of this PC Magazine article.
The “symptom” here is that people get bored of Foursquare eventually. The “diagnosis” is that it’s because all games get boring after a while. I think this article is a really long-winded way of saying what we’ve been telling our customers all along - your core experience needs to be compelling. If it’s not - the...
May 2011
9 posts
Social Media Trends to Consider →
There are many social media trends that have been introduced lately that are well worth considering for your business. Of course, this doesn’t mean that the standard social media practices that you have been using so far should be abandoned.
Some of the trends that will be presented here will work effectively for your business and some will not fit in to what you are doing.
Read more...
“Starting this fall, Aetna members will have access to a new engagement model...”
– Life Games are the future & apparently the future is this fall 2011. Congrats Mindbloom - this program with Aetna is a major win for the Gamification movement.
Source: http://www.mindbloom.com/aetna/