Introducing: Creating something from nothing: Exploring Startups and the Latino Influence

November 11, 2009

A series of posts with guest bloggers and leaders.

Wealth depends on your ability to create something from nothing. Paraphrasing Jason Calacanis, creating something from nothing as an entrepreneur is one of the hardest things that one can do and people that are doing it deserve our support. This is the case in any country or culture. It is simply very difficult to get other people to believe in your idea or to understand the need–the fire inside– that pushes you to start something on your own. That’s part of the challenge and great entrepreneurs thrive on it.

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A Little Outrage Can Take You a Long Way

November 10, 2009

It could be dangerous if only the negative part of it is played: Outrage. But many times outrage can be the inspiration you need to get something done. Michael Arrington was outraged at the level of coverage and criticism that startups were getting so he started TechCrunch. Another great example is Aaron Patzer and Mint.com. He saw an under served and underdeveloped market that needed a big dose of practical innovation and hard work.

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How To Use Twitter As a Teaching Tool

November 10, 2009

This is a Guest Post by Ari Kohen. Ari is a political theory professor at University of Nebraska who has been actively using Twitter as a tool to support and to enrich the learning experience. Ari shares his experiences on using Twitter for teaching.

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Making the Case for Social Media in Corporations. Four Case Studies

November 9, 2009

This is a collection of social media studies that are meant to help you make a decision about your social media strategy online for your brand or company. If you are on the fence about whether your brand should fully engage in social media, then consider the fact that even a company like Apple that barely ever jumps into hype (unless is theirs) is starting to engage with customers via social media sites.

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Where Are The Social Media *Stars* Going and Why?

October 29, 2009

One interesting thing that is happening right now in the Social Media space is that folks that are really good at creating value from Social Media (aka Social Media Stars) are leaving their employers to join smaller cutting edge consulting and technology companies that are building services and products that take advantage of social media.

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Why is Real-Time So Appealing?

October 28, 2009

We are social by nature. We need to interact with other people face to face and have that impromptu conversation on the spot and real-time. Up until now, the internet has not been able to give us this level of human interaction. With tools like Twitter and Facebook at our finder tips, we are able to replicate somewhat that craving for human interaction.

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The Paradox of Latino Leaders. Are they really different?

October 27, 2009

The challenge from my point of view is not how to bring our Latino background into the higher ranks of corporate America but how do we create a more balanced, accepting and educated workforce where the strengths of your cultural background can be fully utilized in order to help you grow professionally while achieving the business goals that the job requires.

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How to build a Remote High Performing Team?

October 25, 2009

Outsourcing. Many tasks related to a small business can be easily outsourced but what happens when your business depends on a reliable and creative remote workforce?

Things that go beyond the established back-office tasks. When you rely 100% on a remote team then you need to make sure that your team is a high performing team. Here are some guidelines we follow at Tangelo Consulting that you meet in order to get your team to the next level and to ensure that your team is indeed high performing and highly reliable.

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One Tweet, One Post, One people.

October 25, 2009

A tremendous missed opportunity. A magnificent failure and a huge disappointment for the Latino community. A lack of balance. That is how Latino In America by @CNN has been described on Twitter and the blogosphere.

Here is what the Latino Community is doing to counter.

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Top 10 Brands on Twitter and Facebook

October 22, 2009

The Top 10 on Twitter and Facebook. Brands as classified by Interbrands have been analyzed to find out their level of presence and success in two of the main social media channels: Twitter and Facebook. Google, the dear of the internet shows a strong lead vs. any other brand in one channel but a rather weak following in the other. IBM and BMW although strong are not taking full advantage of their brand power.

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