The History Of Social Media Hiring
In 2012, we’ve reached a point where social media titles are on the rise, but each job description is written to coincide with a similar position inside the company. Pure social roles, like Twitter specialist, are just a upgrade from customer service representative. Facebook managers are forum community managers. Content creators are copywriters. While there are the occasional social technology roles in mobile or applications, those are not the norm. The norm, is that everyone is expected to know how social media impacts their division.
Old School vs. New School Investors
The dynamics of the investment community are continuing to change and we can all expect to see more change in 2011. It seems like just a few years ago the image of VC’s that everyone had in their mind was a bunch of old guys in sports jackets or sweater vests at [...]
Social Matchbox Presenters and Alumni Showing A Preference Towards Prezi over PowerPoint
If you have not heard of Prezi then you have probably seen one Prezi somewhere recently. The company is based in Budapest and is going to give the folks at Microsoft a real run for their money, at least where PowerPoint is concerned. You can even convert a PowerPoint over to Prezi. Get a look [...]
You Win Some, You Lose Some…But We’ve Got A Lot Of Them!
According a newly released report, Virginia has the nation’s highest concentration of Tech Workers again this year. Maryland ranks #4 and DC #8. The report underscores something that is often discussed among local founders – the fact that we’ve got a lot of great tech people here in Washington, DC. According to the report, nearly [...]
Baltimore should become a software education leader
This post appeared first on the Open Society Institute-Baltimore’s Audacious Ideas Blog: Thoughts About How To Change Baltimore for The Better, check it out here.
The U.S. faces a critical shortage of skilled software developers. Employers cannot find enough talented practitioners despite offering high salaries and generous benefits. I believe this is due to [...]
Real Innovation Takes Time
Combinatorial Innovation
There are so many new technologies today: tablets, geolocation, video chat, great app frameworks. It is easy to cherry-pick off “combinatorial” innovations that seem compelling, and can maybe even be monetized readily.
But all those innovations are inevitable. If our technologies afford a certain possibility, they [...]
