Thomas Power, Internet scout and professional speaker

SoLoMo: the new frontier

by Thomas Power on February 16, 2012

Cloud is a nice idea but it doesn't work because each Cloud owner seeks control. Control has left us. Control belongs in the past.

Using iPad, iTunes, Gmail, BlackBerry and Amazon MP3s on my BlackBerry is a nightmare.
Contact management. Nightmare. Email management. Nightmare. Syncing a nightmare.

So whoever wins SoLoMo wins Cloud. One winner who will it be?

#ORS 120 complete 80 to go (updated)

February 13, 2012

William Buist (ORC) and James Murphy (OSC) now have 120 completed #ORS questionnaires.

We must have 200 to validate all the questions.

If you would like to be one of those 200 please write to william.buist@ecademy.com with subject line ORS.

We…

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El Camino de Santiago – The Way of St. James or St. James’ Way

February 11, 2012

Year Pilgrims

1985 690
1986 1,801
1987 2,905
1988 3,501
1989 5,760²
1990 4,918
1991 7,274
1992 9,764
1993 99,436
1994 15,863
1995 19,821
1996 23,218
1997 25,179
1998 30,126
1999 154,613
2000 55,004³
2001 61,418
2002 68,952
2003 7…

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Ecademy Testimonials

February 10, 2012

Marcus and Julian are putting together a new Ecademy design and require your help with an Ecademy Testimonial to appear on the new site that best describe the value and experience you receive from Ecademy and/or give to Ecademy as this is a community o…

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Is there a radio specialist here?

February 5, 2012

Friends of mine in the US wish to run 24/7 business radio station. Please email thomas.power@ecademy.com

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Facebook IPO Summary

February 2, 2012

http://www.policymic.com/articles/3816/facebook-ipo-summary-of-s-1/latest_articles

Facebook will trade using the ticker “FB”
2011 revenue was $3.7 billion (88% growth from 2010).
2011 net income was $1.0 billion
Currently, Facebook has 845 millio…

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So where is Google heading with Plus (+)?

January 31, 2012

Google is thinking like a network not an institution.

A network is open, random, supportive (ORS).
An institution is closed selective controlling (CSC).
Paradoxically networks are the new institutions.

The Google opportunity lies in the comb…

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What does Controlling mean to you? #ORS

January 31, 2012

Last week we launched the ORS questionnaire developed with Darren Shirlaw. 15 people came along and took the questionnaire. We are testing a further 200 to validate the questionnaire further before launching online to everyone.

6 people came out as …

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