Facebook in Romania


34% dintre utilizatorii romani de Facebook acceseaza reteaua de pe mobil.

Una din cifrele interesante din infographic-ul de mai sus.
Foarte interesante evolutiile celorlalte retele. Adoptarea rapida a FB in .ro a dus la prabusirea Hi5. Nici Neogen nu sta mai bine. Iar Twitter-ul este steady. Chiar sunt surprins ca nu are o rata de adoptie mai mare.
Sa fie oare de vina locvacitatea romanilor? :)

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The Universal Principles of Persuasion



"We use language for various purposes. We describe the world. We ask questions. We issue commands. We make agreements. And we try to persuade. Marketers and advertisers try to persuade people to buy products. Public relations specialists try to persuade people to have positive perceptions of organizations. Political consultants try to persuade people to support causes and candidates. Executives try to persuade people to work effectively, to agree to a contract, to accept a job, and so on. Parents try to persuade children to listen to them. Attorneys try to persuade people to favor their clients. All those activities have something important in common. Marketers, advertisers, public relations specialists, political consultants, executives, and lawyers, in fact all of us, are advocates either full time or part time. When we seek to convince someone, we are in the business of practical persuasion, of persuading people to change their minds or do things.

You might expect, given the number of people engaged in advocacy and the importance of what they do, that there would be a comprehensive, well-established theory of how to do it. You would be wrong. There is no such theory. People learn to be advocates by the seat of their pants.
We aim to remedy that. This paper is about developing effective advocacy strategies. It elaborates a novel theory that organizes and systematizes the process of constructing persuasive cases in support of desired conclusions."

Download an impressive theoretical work about persuasion and advocacy

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NetCamp 2011





Pe 22 noiembrie prietenul Manafu organizeaza NetCamp, cel mai vechi event de antreprenoriat online de la noi, lansat acum 4 ani.
Anul acesta, programul NetCamp se va dezvolta pe doua directii. Pe de o parte, va fi un ghid de lansare a afacerilor pe Internet printr-un workshop dedicat sustinut de antreprenori cu experienta si o competitie de proiecte web. Pe de alta parte, evenimentul va reprezenta locul de intalnire al designerilor si developerilor web si mobile, propunand o serie de seminarii si sesiuni de networking.

NetCamp a fost prima mare conferinta despre Internet, dedicata antreprenorilor publisherilor online. Astazi, la a cincea editie, este un eveniment complex ce se adreseaza atat celor care vor sa lanseze o idee online, cat si celor care creeaza proiecte web & mobile.

Editia de anul acesta, din 22 noiembrie, isi propune sa atraga un nou val de antreprenori online si sa ofere creatorilor de Internet si aplicatii mobile un loc de intalnire si dezbateri.

Daca ai o idee sau un proiect web
Inveti cum sa o / il lansezi cu succes, ce provocari te asteapta si mai ales cum treci peste ele. Start-Up Now! va fi sesiunea la care trebuie sa participi. http://www.netcamp.ro/2011/start-up-now/

Te inscrii cu ideea sau proiectul deja existent la Net Start-Up, o competitie care iti ofera expunere, dar mai ales sfaturi concrete si utile de imbunatatire. E cea mai buna cale de a te testa ca antreprenor. http://www.netcamp.ro/2011/net-start-up/

Daca dezvolti proiecte web si mobile
WeWorkWeb iti ofera locul de dezbatere a celor mai noi tendinte si tehnologii. http://www.netcamp.ro/2011/weworkweb/

MobileDev ramane in continuare singurul eveniment din Romania care strange dezvoltatorii de aplicatii mobile pe orice cele mai importante platforme. http://www.netcamp.ro/2011/mobiledev/

Si pentru a oferi acces la eveniment unui numar cat mai mare doritori, organizatorii au taiat foarte mult taxele de participare si au gandit pachete pentru orice buzunar.

Iar daca esti student, poti primi o invitatie daca raspunzi creativ la o intrebare. http://www.netcamp.ro/2011/bursele-ursus/

Totul e descris pe www.netcamp.ro

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Turnul Nostru



Fundaţia Comunitară Iași îşi propune să aducă împreună oamenii buni şi cauzele care merită susţinute spre beneficiul întregii comunitati.
Sustinem proiectul "Turnul Nostru", care va transorma turnul de apa de la Gara intr-un reper urban al Iasului si va fi un furnizor de voie buna pentru o suta de oameni ce trec pasarela zilnic.
Voteaza acest minunat proiect. Pentru ca ne dorim ca Iașul să devină orașul în care ne face plăcere să locuim și cu care ne putem mîndri!
Aflati mai multe despre proiect accesand  http://www.turnulnostru.ro/index.html


Intra pe https://apps.facebook.com/pepsi-romania/idea/1020

Va multumesc! 

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iSad


"You have to trust in something -- your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down..." SteveJobs

image from here

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Stay curious

Adopting and encouraging a culture of constant learning sounds exhausting, but it may well be the only way to stay sane. Learn to code, get comfortable in the wild, stay open, stay curious. A phrase used often at BBH and which turned up on our login screens this summer is perhaps an apt way to close: “Do interesting things and interesting things will happen to you.”Building A New Agency OS - Google #Firestarters
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O viata poate depinde de tine!




Campania “O viata poate depinde de tine”, realizata Asociatia React, a pornit de la o serie de statistici alarmante cum ar fi:
- 3 din 4 apeluri la 112 sunt false urgente: 73% din totalul apelurilor inregistrate in perioada ianuarie-august 2011 sunt, practic, apeluri facute in joaca sau accidental de catre cei care suna, doar 27% sunt apeluri reale;
- La nivel national, judetul Covasna este judetul care a inregistrat cel mai mare numarul de apeluri false (in aceeasi perioada monitorizata de catre Serviciul de Telecomunicatii Speciale) - 86,86% apeluri abuzive. In Bucuresti, 1 din 2 apeluri sunt false (procentul apelurilor abuzive se ridica la 55,6%);
- La serviciul de urgenta 112, se inregistreaza peste 2000 apeluri/ ora; 60% din totalul apelurilor reale solicita interventia echipajelor medicale de urgenta;
- Orice apel fals inregistrat la 112 poate intarzia sau chiar determina moartea unei persoane care are nevoie reala de ajutor: in 2010, s-au inregistrat 8477 de victime grav ranite in accidente de masina (23 de oameni raniti grav/ zi)
- In ceea ce priveste masurile de prim ajutor, acestea “pot face diferenta intre viata si moarte”: dureaza 3 minute ca o persoana aflata in stop respirator sa moara, 5 minute pana la sosirea ambulantei si mai putin de 1 minut pana la deschiderea cailor aeriene printr-o manevra de prim ajutor.

Materialele de promovare, inclusiv spoturile si site-ul, au fost asigurate de Vodafone, iar televiziunile vor acorda spatiu gratuit.

Te rog sa sustii campania care lupta impotriva abuzurilor. Cred sincer ca daca multi bloggeri preiau campania, avem sansa sa atingem cu mesajul cat mai multi oameni si chiar sa schimbam ceva. A fost anuntata astazi dimineata de cel care ne-a dat SMURD, Raed Arafat, un om care merita - cred eu - tot respectul si admiratia.

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Sampler.ro

Prietenul Manafu imi semnaleaza aparitia unui tool extrem de interesant si de util pentru boggeri si blogosfera.
Este o carte de vizita online ce cuprinde informatii relevante pentru cei ce deruleaza campanii in blogosfera.
Proiectul, sampler.ro, a fost pus in practica de Dragos (Haotik.ro) si este in Beta acum. Se pare ca functioneaza!


Ideea este crearea unei obisnuinte pentru bloggeri de a se prezenta pe limba oamenilor de marketing si comunicare, cu cifrele relevante, si sa ofere companiilor acele date pe care nu stiu unde sa le caute adesea. E o situatie win-win.

Sampler.ro include pe de o parte informatii statice (introduse manual) si informatii dinamice (preluate automat) pentru a oferi un profil cat mai actualizat.

Ce parere aveti? Credeti ca o sa-l folositi?

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Schimba lumea in doar 5 minute. In fiecare zi



Pot nistte copii de clasa primara sa schimbe lumea in doar 5 minute?
Video-ul de mai sus demonstreaza cum pe parcursul unei saptamanii le ia doar 5 minute unor copii sa aiba un impact pozitiv asupra lumii.
De la reciclare, la plantarea de fructe si legume, pina la a spune glume :)

Ar trebui sa ne educam copii inca din frageda pruncie sa invete sa-si puna o amprenta pozitiva asupra lumii in care traiesc.
Excelenta initiativa!

Gasiti mai multe aici

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The story about us people and our consumptions



We are persuaded to
Spend money we don’t have
On things we don’t need
To create impressions that doesn’t last
On people we don’t care about

from here

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Licitatie de....barbati!

Cred ca deja ati auzit de Belva. Multe dintre voi le cititi zilnic, daca nu o facei, ar trebui!

Ei bine, Belvele implinesc 1 an de exisenta. La cat mai multi si buni, fetelor!
Cu acesta ocazie organizeaza un eveniment foarte interesant. O licitatie de barbati in scopuri caritabile.
Cand am fost invitat de Andreea sa ma "ofer" spre licitatie, am fos mai mult decat bucuros. 

Sunt convins ca ne vom distra si vom face si bine in acelasi timp. O avertizez pe cea care ma va castiga ca va avea de muncit pentru a-si justifica achizitia :) 
Ne vedem pe 6 septembrie! Pregaiti banii, fetelor!

Sati cu ochii pe Belva pentru detalii.

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Ad Chat

Today, I appeared in Adland's "Ad Chat" series.

Here is a small part of it:


If you could meet with anyone in history (dead or alive), who would it be and why?
Mikhail Baryshnikov. I would love to spend some time talking with him about emotions, dance, art, humanity, happiness. “Dance as though no one is watching you. Love as though you have never been hurt before. Sing as though no one can hear you. Live as though heaven is on earth.”

You can read the whole bit here

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Flights of Genius


Ogilvy & Mather New York and Joshua Liner Gallery unveil a series of commissioned murals by celebrated artist Stephen Powers that reinterpret the words and quotes of agency founder David Ogilvy.

Power’s bold graphic style, reminiscent of vintage advertising illustrations puts a unique emphasis on famous Ogilvy sayings and transforms them into actionable words designed to inspire the viewer. Painted in bright colors on the North stairwell of the agency’s headquarters office, the murals run from the first to the 11th floor of the office building.

The murals are being unveiled to coincide with the 100th birthday of David Ogilvy, one of the most influential and important figures in modern advertising. Awesome!



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"Echipa Castigatoare" la Blog Olympics

Ieri la Blog Olympics am invatat/predat o lectie de naming foarte utila!
Cum spune vorba latina "Nomen est omen", adica numele este un semn prevestitor, a castigat echipa cu numele "Echipa Castigatoare", a carui mandru membru am fost :)
Echipa de pe ultimul loc a purtat numele predestinat "Echipa fara nume". Bine, toata lumea a castigat cate ceva, dar ramane lectia.
Aveti grija, in general, cum va alegeti numele! Conteaza!

Multumesc Alex pentru ca m-a selectionat in echipa a carui capitan a fost. Multumesc colegilor din echipa: Ducu, Remus, Gabi, Manu (golgeterul turneului), Cezar, Crina, Ioana D si Ioana.
Ne-am distrat in ciuda atmosferei fierbinti provocate de un soare dogoritor. La gratarul de dupa, aratam toti ca niste tractoristi veniti de la arat :))

Felicitari organizatorilor: inoras.ro, Dechatlon. Great job, Mono and the rest of the bunch!
Asteptam si editiile din celalte orase pentru a castiga finala nationala :)

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Blog Olympics

Particip la Blog Olympics! In "Echipa Castigatoare" a lui Alex. Nu puteam fi decat intr-o echipa castigatoare.
Ramane sa o mai demonstram si in teren.

Blog Olympics – Eveniment sportiv adresat comunităţii bloggerilor ieşeni – 10 iulie 2011 – organizat de InOras.ro & Decathlon Iasi.


Adica Duminica 10 iulie facem sport: fotbal si baschet. Evenimentul e adresa bloggerilor in special, dar nu numai. Blog Opympics promoveaza ideea de a face sport dar si de distractie in aer liber in acelasi timp. Se doreste ca acest eveniment sa aiba loc in mod periodic, in diverse combinatii de sporturi si jocuri distractive.


Info:
- Inscrierile se fac pana pe 7 iulie, pe blogurile capinatilor de echipa Negru, Cipoc, Somnulescu si Stefan.
- Locatia desfasurarii evenimentului: Era Shopping Park in incinta bazei sportive a Decathlon Iasi.
- Data: evenimentului Blog Olympics va fi in data de 10 iulie 2011
- Mai multe pe pagina de Facebook a evenimentului

Hai la joaca!

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How Marketers Are Using Social Media

- Marketers place high value on social media: A significant 90% of marketers indicate that social media is important for their business.

- Measurement and integration are top areas marketers want to master: Onethird of all social media marketers want to know how to monitor and measure the return on investment (ROI) of social media and integrate their social media activities.

- Social media marketing takes a lot of time: The majority of marketers (58%) are using social media for 6 hours or more each week, and more than a third (34%) invest 11 or more hours weekly.

- Video marketing on the rise: A significant 77% of marketers plan on increasing their use of YouTube and video marketing, making it the top area marketers will invest in for 2011.

- Marketers seek to learn more about Facebook and blogging: 70% of marketers want to learn more about Facebook and 69% want to learn more about blogging.

- The top benefits of social media marketing: The number-one advantage of social media marketing (by a long shot) is generating more business exposure, as indicated by 88% of marketers. Increased traffic (72%) and improved search rankings (62%) were also major advantages.

- The top social media tools: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and blogs were the top four social media tools used by marketers, in that order. Facebook has eclipsed Twitter to take the top spot since our 2010 study.
- Social media outsourcing underutilized: Only 28% of businesses are outsourcing some portion of their social media marketing.

You can find more interesting findings on the report the can be downloaded from here

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This new infographic from CMO.com may be helpful for you to pass along to your boss and help explain the value of the various social media platforms out there.

What do you think of the infographic? Any platforms or tools you don’t see on here that you would include?

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Why planners and creatives should become best friends

Very useful presentation about why planners and creative should become best friends. They are complementary and this presentation ilustrate very well with videos and nice graphics. Enjoy!

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Statistics Poetry

A WORD ON STATISTICS

by Wislawa Szymborska
(translated from the Polish by Joanna Trzeciak)

Out of every hundred people,
those who always know better:
fifty-two.

Unsure of every step:
almost all the rest.

Ready to help,
if it doesn't take long:
forty-nine.

Always good,
because they cannot be otherwise:
four -- well, maybe five.

Able to admire without envy:
eighteen.

Led to error
by youth (which passes):
sixty, plus or minus.

Those not to be messed with:
four-and-forty.

Living in constant fear
of someone or something:
seventy-seven.

Capable of happiness:
twenty-some-odd at most.

Harmless alone,
turning savage in crowds:
more than half, for sure.

Cruel
when forced by circumstances:
it's better not to know,
not even approximately.

Wise in hindsight:
not many more
than wise in foresight.

Getting nothing out of life except things:
thirty
(though I would like to be wrong).

Balled up in pain
and without a flashlight in the dark:
eighty-three, sooner or later.

Those who are just:
quite a few, thirty-five.

But if it takes effort to understand:
three.

Worthy of empathy:
ninety-nine.

Mortal:
one hundred out of one hundred --
a figure that has never varied yet.


Wislawa Szymborska won the 1996 Nobel Prize for literature. Her most recent book in English is View With a Grain of Sand (1995). She lives in Krakow, Poland.

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Bilantul Responsabilitatii Sociale pe 2010


Prietenul Dragos mi-a adus in atentie posibilitatea de a pune umarul la imbunatatirea impactului pe care il are implicarea companiilor din Romania in domeniul social.
Asa ca voi raspunde chestionarului de pe Responsabilitate Sociala.

1. Care sunt primele 3 companii pe care le apreciezi cel mai mult pentru cum s-au implicat in societate in 2010 si de ce?
Cum de curand sunt preocupat de dezvoltarea comunitatilor, prin implicarea mea in fondarea Fundatiei Comunitare Iasi, apreciez foarte mult acest gen de abordari.
Imi vine in minte BRD, prin sustinerea proiectului YouthBank. Programul YouthBank incurajeaza responsabilizarea tinerilor, initiativa civica si contribuie la dezvoltarea comportamentului filantropic al acestora. Un poiect minunat, implementat de ARC si de fundatiile comunitare acolo unde ele exista, cu un impact exceptional!

O alta companie pe care o apreciez pentru felul in care se implica in comunitate este Provident. Ei au finantat si au implemantat, alaturi de parteneri locali, proiectul "Fiecare parc are povestea lui", unde au amenajat un parc sau un loc de joaca, la propunerea comunitatii locale.

Un alt treilea exemplu drag mie este Vodafone, alaturi de Habitat for Humanity, care a construit locuinte protejate pentru tinerii cu dizabilitai. Fundatia Vodafone susţinut integral proiectul, atât financiar, cît şi cu echipe de voluntari care au lucrat pe şantier timp de 2 săptămâni. E important de menţionaz că fundaţia Vodafone alocă fiecărui angajat 2 zile de voluntariat (plătite), pe care acesta le poate folosi în beneficiul comunităţii în care trăieşte.

2. In ce masura marile companii au raspuns in 2010 asteptarilor tale in privinta implicarii in societate?
In mare masura sunt multumit de implicare companiilor in societate, desi este loc de mai mult. Mult mai mult! Mi-as dori o mai mare implicare la nivel local, in dezvoltarea comunitatilor, in promovarea spiritului filantropic in mediul corporatist. De asemenea, companiile locale pot face mult mai mult, mai ales ca ele sunt mai aproape de problemele comunitatii.

3. Ce asteptari ai de la companii in privinta responsabilitatii sociale pentru 2011?
Cum spuneam si mai sus, mi-as dori o mai mare atentie catre dezvoltarea comunitatii. Odata cu dezvoltarea fundatiilor comunitare la nivel national (sunt deja 5 si se vor mai infiinta in scurt timp altele 3), companiile pot sa-si creeze cu ajutorul fundatiilor comunitare, fonduri numite, care sa poarte numele companiei, cu ajutorul carora pot finanta proiecte venite din comunitate sau pot desemna ele ariile de interventie, cu conditia sa aiba relevanta comunitara.

4.Ce esti dispus sa faci pentru a le stimula pe companii sa fie mai responsabile in 2011?
Deja o fac, prin implicare mea in miscare de dezvoltare a fundatiilor comunitare din Romania si prin implicarea directa in infiintarea celei din Iasi. Pot pune la dispozitie expertiza dobanditata in furnizarea de servicii profesioniste in filantropie, astfel incat impactul contributiei companiilor sa fie transparent si relevant.
Voi sustine orice implicare in dezvoltare comunitara, prin aducerea la cunostinta publicului larg proiectele finantate de companii. In plus, pun la dispozitie timp si resurse pentru ca finantarile sa aiba efectul scontat atat pentru beneficiari cat si pentru donatori.

Voi ce parerea aveti? Credeti ca mediul de afaceri se implica de ajuns in societate? Ce cauze ar trebui sa sustina?

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Am fost la smsiasi


Care sunt ingredientele unui eveniment de succes?
Eu zic ca dincolo de calitatea speakerilor, tre' sa fie si un public interesat, care sa puna intrebari, mai ales incomode, sa starneasca conversatia.
Smsiasi a avut toate astea! A fost cel mai bun eveniment de social media/business organizat in Iasi in ultimii 5 ani.
Prezenta masiva formata din bloggeri, oamenii de business, specialisti in social media, antreprenori a facut ca Iasul sa fie, vineri 4 martie, in centrul atentiei in .ro.
Ma bucur ca am avut ocazia sa particip, atat in calitate de speaker cat si sa-i urmaresc pe ceilalti colegi invitati. Am reintalnit oameni dragi pe care nu-i mai vazusem de la inceputurile blogosferei romanesti, am cunoscut altii noi. De la toti am invatat cate ceva si le sunt recunoscator ca si-au facut timp sa ne impartasesca din expierenta lor.

Sunt convins ca smsiasi va fi punctul de referinta pentru o coagulare a social media locale, astfel incat sa reusim sa crestem businessul in zona asta.
Multumesc Biz ca ati venit la Iasi. Va mai asteptam!

Gasiti fotografii la Bogdan Todireanu, la Marius Sescu, la Piticu si pe la altii participanti la eveniment.
De asemenea, puteti citi cum a fost aici, aici, aici, aici, aici si aici. Si in alte multe locuri.

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Diesel Island, land of stupid and home of the brave



WE, AT DIESEL, HAVE A STUPID DREAM.
What would it be like to start a nation from scratch?
To take what is great from the countries we know and ditch what is bad.
To re-write the laws.
To right social wrongs.
A country for only the brave.

Check out this set from the "Stupid" campaign. Nice development of the initial idea.

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EF - Traieste limba!

O stiu din experienta. O limba straina o inveti cel mai bine la ea acasa. Reclamele astea se bazeaza pe acest insight.

Privindu-le, te inspira sa calatoresti, sa mergi sa vezi locurile alea, sa-ti faci noi prieteni, sa experimentezi culturile respective la ele acasa. Sa te indragostesti de un oras, de o noua viata. 
Reclame tipografice absolut uimitoare care te iti arata sa traiesti limba!









Si inca ceva. Sunt filmate cu Canon 5d Mark II. Impresionant!

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The Psychology of Color

One of the most fascinating and overlooked elements web designers tend to overlook is the influence of color on their website visitors. While a color palette may look visually pleasing, is it psychologically pleasing? When you go to design your next website pay special attention to your color choices and what they actually mean.


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Brand Strategy



For everyone to understand what is brand strategy watch and learn.

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Antreprenoriada


Observ din ce in ce mai multa aplecare spre antreprenoriat, fie din partea guvernului, fie initiative private finantate din fonduri europene.
O asemenea oportunitate este "ANTREPRENORIADA - training pentru lansare şi dezvoltare în afaceri”, un proiect finantat din fonduri UE care se adreseaza persoanelor care doresc să porneasca o afacere si întreprinzătorilor actuali, dornici de a-şi dezvolta competenţele necesare creşterii eficienţei organizaţionale.

Proiectul este implementat de Edurom, în vederea generării de noi afaceri şi creştere a celor existente.

Pe parcursul celor 28 de luni vor avea loc în oraşele Iaşi, Bucureşti, Piatra Neamţ, Galaţi, Braşov, Ploieşti, Constanţa, Suceava şi Bacău conferinţe de informare în vederea încurajării antreprenoriatului precum şi două programe de formare şi dezvoltare în antreprenoriat.
Inscrierile la aceste conferinţe şi programe de formare se vor realiza prin intermediul unui portal dedicat, www.antreprenoriada.ro

Scopul final al proiectului este ca 135 de persoane să îşi definească în scris un plan de afaceri pe care să îl implementeze ulterior în piaţa din România. Planurile de afaceri vor fi jurizate iar cele mai viabile idei vor fi susţinute financiar în etapele iniţiale.

Ai idei de afaceri, vrei sa-ti schimbi viata si sa fii propriul stapan?
Inscrie-te acum!

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HP TouchPad


HP has just announced its entrant to the quickly crowding tablet market: the TouchPad. Built on Palm's WebOS, it's one of the few new tablets to not run Android.


The 9.7-inch tablet is due to be released this summer, coming loaded with a 1.2GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor, on-board gyroscope, accelerometer, compass and either 16GB or 32GB of on board storage. You get a front-facing camera, too. The first version will be Wi-Fi only, but look for both 3G and 4G models to come rolling out before too long.

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Mobile News


Google announced that mobile search queries had grown 400% y/y and Android queries had grown 10x. In the earnings call, Google pointed to mobile as the key growth area for 2011 with particular initiatives for mobile payments, inexpensive handsets, and faster mobile networks.


Opera Mini grew to 86M users in 2010, up 84% y/y. The company is seeing 4000%+ growth in Africa.


Starbucks launched a mobile loyalty and payment application to customers last week. 20% of Starbucks transactions are made with a Starbucks card and one third of customers have a smart phone, compared to 18% for the US. 


Scoreloop announces 1M new users per week are registering with the service, an indicator of the massive growth in mobile gaming.


Blackberry announces 2M daily downloads of mobile apps from BlackBerry app world. Over the past 8 months, Apple has averaged 24M.


HTC announces $9.4B in revenue (+90%) and net income of $1.4B (+75%). The company shipped 25M phones (+110%) in 2010.


Sony announced 43.1M phones (-24% y/y) shipped in 2010


Microsoft has partnered with MACH to bring billing to Windows 7 Phones.


Groupon has launched a mobile couponing portal for KDDI, Japan's second largest carrier.


Verizon is suing the FCC to reject the net neutrality regulations the commission enacted 2 months ago on the grounds the commission does not have the jurisdiction. Under the order, carriers are prevented from blocking VOIP competitors.

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The Power of Fans! Greatest BMW AD in History




Above is a video put together by the son of a motorcycle owner. It is the greatest brand-building commercial of all time and BMW should buy rights to it immediately and show it all over the world forever.

The story behind the video is bellow.

This is a photo story of my father's 1958 BMW R50:
Boy meets girl, gets married, buys motorcycle. Rides it for 60,000 miles and has accident when wife is pregnant with 3rd child. (me) Wife orders motorcycle to be taken off road until all her children are grown and on their own. One day when bike is moved to a different storage location, son sits on bike and dreams of being a Jedi Master like his father. Couple grows old together and bike is not ridden for 40 years. Husband is now a grandfather of 7 and married for 50 years, when he dies of a stroke at age 71.
Son looks over the old rotting machine and finds note attached to it from his father to him. Son decides to restore the old 1958 BMW R-50 as a tribute to his father. With the help of many friends, especially Peter Nettesheim, world renowned BMW collector, bike is restored to look even better than it did when it was built in Germany.

I don't believe one can find something similarly moving about a brand.

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Autovot 2011


Ma alatur si eu initiativei lui Mircea care a initiat un premiu al bloggerilor din Romania. Mai exact, bloggerii isi vor putea masina favorita dupa doua criterii, desing si raport calitate/pret. La fiecare categorie poti nominaliza 3 masini.

Si acum optiunile mele:

Design:
1.BMW seria 5
2. Audi A7
3. Mini Countryman

Calitate/Pret:
1.Volksvagen Passat
2. BMW seria 5
3. Mini Countryman

Chiar daca nu sunteti bloggeri puteti alege masina anului in Autovot 2011. Intrati pe Facebook, in pagina aplicatiei, unde va puteti exprima voturile in ce priveste masina anului.

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Gala Reducerilor miniPrix pentru judetele Iasi, Prahova, Bacau


Veste buna pentru cei impatimiti de shopping la preturi corecte!

Weekendul acesta, pe 22 si 23 ianuarie, Gala Reducerilor online miniPRIX trece prin judetele Iasi, Prahova si Bacau. Toti cumparatorii din aceste judete vor plati cu 30% mai putin pentru orice comanda facuta in aceasta perioada din magazinul online www.miniprix.ro.

Oferta este asadar valabila pentru toate comenzile online plasate in magazinul online miniPRIX in zilele 22-23 ianuarie 2010, pentru adrese de livrare din judetetele Iasi, Prahova si Bacau.

Nu rata!

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Sms Iasi - Social Media Summit


Tocmai ce am fost invitat sa particip ca speaker la BIZ Social Media Summit, editia a III a, care va avea loc la Iasi pe 4 martie, la Hotel Unirea.
Este cel mai mare eveniment regional despre influenta online, networking si strategii de marketing prin social media. Social Media Summit este cel de-al treilea dintr-o serie de evenimente organizata de revista Biz care duce influenceri de top si specialisti in social media la nivel local, intr-o intalnire directa cu comunitatile regionale online si de business.
Participa o multime de speakeri interesani care nu trebuiesc ratati. Va recomand cu caldura sa participati pentru a afla cum putei folosi media sociale pentru a comunica eficient.

Revin cu tema despre care voi povesti acolo.

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My Plans for 2011



to turn fear into excitement
to turn worry into wonder
to turn expectation into anticipation
to turn disappointment into detachment
to turn enragement into engagement
to turn judgment into observation


Happy New Year!

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Dan Pink despre surprinzătoarea ştiinţă a motivării



Dan Pink examinează enigma motivării, pornind de la un fapt cunoscut de specialiştii în ştiinţe sociale, dar necunoscut de majoritatea managerilor: recompensele tradiţionale nu sunt întotdeauna aşa de eficiente cum credem. Ascultaţi poveşti edificatoare -- şi poate, o cale de urmat.

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CSR has failed


The soon to be published book by Wayne Visser, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business, argues that CSR, as a business, governance and ethics system, has failed. This assumes that success or failure is measured in terms of the net impact (positive or negative) of business on society and the environment. 


The reason CSR 1.0 has failed is not through lack of good intent, nor even through lack of effort. The old CSR has failed because our global economic system is based on a fundamentally flawed design. For all the miraculous energy unleashed by Adam Smith’s ‘invisible hand’ of the free market, our modern capitalist system is faulty at its very core. 
Simply put, it is conceived as an abstract system without limits. 


What is now needed is a new form of CSR - which the book dubs CSR 2.0. 
This combines five elements:
1) Creativity - Directing business creativity to solving the world's social and environmental problems
2) Scalability - A 'shining pilot project' is pointless if it can't be scaled for mass use
3) Responsiveness - greater transparency, through reporting mechanisms and through sharing intellectual resources (eg/technology patents)
4) Glocality - Understanding local contexts and applying local solutions without forsaking global principles
5) Circularity - Closed loop production - such as factories that produce drinking water as waste or materials that can feed into industry as high quality raw materials for new products


The end result is a new meaning for CSR - Corporate Sustainability and Responsibility. 


When all is said and done, CSR 2.0 comes down to one thing: clarification and reorientation of the purpose of business. It is a complete misnomer to believe that the purpose of business is to be profitable, or to serve shareholders. These are simply means to an end. Ultimately, the purpose of business is to serve society, through the provision of safe, high quality products and services that enhance our well being, without eroding our ecological and community life-support systems.


CSR is dead! Long live CSR!

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Changing Education Paradigms



Combine Sir Ken Robinson with nice drawing infographics about a fascinating subject like education reform and you have a captivating video you won't be able to stop watching... or thinking about it.

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STRATEGY FOR THE POST-DIGITAL AGE

Speaking at Making Digital Work in NYC, Faris Yakob, Chief Innovation Officer for MDC Partners inspires us all with thoughts on how strategy has to evolve if it’s to inform work that’s interactive, shareable, and participatory.
Check it out! Time well spent.



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The Untold Story of Women and The Web



A survey commissioned by Yahoo and Starcom Mediavest Group (PDF) found that  96 percent of women say that they frequently feel positive emotions while online. If your marketing doesn’t elicit a positive emotional reaction, then you’re missing an opportunity.



Qualitative findings from a Just Ask a Woman Live listening session identified eight personality profiles for women when they are online. 
  1. Digital Cowgirl – the internet pioneer
  • 51 percent of women say they love finding new and exciting websites on the internet
  • 42 percent say they will go online even if they are not looking for anything in particular
  • Where to find her: games websites
  1. Digital Cassandra – the influential predictor of “what’s next”
  • 43 percent of women say they tell all their friends about websites they like
  • 22 percent claim they are usually the first of their friends to discover an interesting website
  • Where to find her: news, finance, home & family and food & entertainment websites
  1. Digital Diva – uses the “smartest” sites
  • 16 percent of women say they use the Internet to buy luxury items.
  • Where to find her: shopping, travel, health & beauty, entertainment & gossip and finance websites
  1. Digital Debutante – new to the internet, but not a novice
  • 20 percent of women state that although they are relatively new to the internet, they are constantly learning about new applications and websites.
  1. Digital Detective – internet researcher
  • 82 percent of women say the Internet is the first place they go if they need to conduct research
  • 58 percent can spend hours on the Internet researching every aspect of an issue that they are interested in.
  • Where to find her: news, weather, finance, home & family and food & entertaining websites
  1. Digital Voyeur – uses the internet to anonymously observe
  • More than 20 percent of respondents use the internet to look up old friends or boyfriends
  • Where to find her: news, finance, games, home & family, food & entertainment and astrology websites
  1. Digital Socialite
  • 12 percent of women agree with the statement: “I use the Internet to help me plan my social life”
  • 15 percent say they have used the Internet to meet new people
  • Where to find her: travel, entertainment and gossip websites
  1. Digital Shopkeeper
  • Just over 10 percent of women say they have started an online business or have used the internet to generate income.
  • Where to find her: news websites

As noted in this report, much of the conventional wisdom about how and why women use
the Internet may actually be wrong. What is certain is that the digital dialogue between marketers and their female customers will never be the same. Reaching women on line will require greater insight, a better understanding of their attitudes and values, and the willingness to engage in an empowering dialogue.

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Ad Planner 1000 says....


What Ad Planner 1000 says about our habits online? Here is a a list of the top 1,000 global sites on the web by unique users as measured by DoubleClick Ad Planner. The sites on this list reflect 3 seasonal trends:


              - Users are playing, not watching sports - Fifa.com, NBA.com and ESPN.com all saw declines as regular visitors turned off their computers and headed outside to play.
              - Users are, however, watching blockbusters - Fandango.com, moviefone.com, rottentomatoes.com and netflix.com all saw traffic increases.
              - Users are being social - Cooking sites like allrecipes.com and cooks.com saw increases, as did dating sites zoosk.com and match.com, while twitter.com and hi5.com saw declines.


I guess we are increasingly start to play out, after having meals at home. Or something like that.

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Scrisoare deschisa catre publicitate si marketing




Cititi scrisoarea de mai sus. Este in engleza. Nadajduiesc ca cititorii acestui blog stapanesc limba.
Este o scrisoare despre crowdsourcing si co-creatie de la un tip care nu vrea sa participe. Imi place adevarul laconic din scrisoare.
Si chiar daca inca nu am reusit sa-l identific pe Brian, cuvintele lui pline de intelepciune, nu vor fi uitate curand - "Vreau sa mananc carnati gustosi, nu sa incarc videoclipuri". 


De luat aminte.

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Fundatia Comunitara Iasi


Din orice punct de vedere am privi problema, concluzia este aceeasi: o comunitate se poate dezvolta doar prin implicarea a cat mai multi dintre membrii ei.
Intotdeauna m-am intrebat daca Iasul are spirit comunitar si daca poate fi stimulat sa se manifeste.

Spiritul comunitar se refera la ideea pe care membrii comunitatii o au despre ei insisi si despre comunitatea lor. In general este vorba de atitudini pozitive, optimiste in privinta viitorului si care incurajeaza altruismul si contributia membrilor la bunastarea comunitatii. Aceste atitudini sunt apoi reflectate in purtarea acestor membri si prin urmare contribuie la un viitor mai bun al comunitatii.

Animat de gandurile astea s-a nascut ideea de a infiinta o fundatie comunitara la Iasi. Alaturi de un grup de tineri profesionisti animati de aceleasi idei am hotarat sa ne punem in practica ideile si sa contribuim cu responsabilitate si entuziasm la dezvoltarea comunitatii iesene.

Convinsi ca schimbarea se produce prin implicarea si prin contributia noastra, a tuturor, si cu dorinta de a aduce increderea iesenilor ca “se poate”, grupul de initiativa a reactionat prompt la programul lansat de Asociatia pentru Relatii Comunitare. Mai exact, prin acest program, ARC ofera consultanta specializata pentru infiintarea si functionarea unei fundatii comunitare si un sprijin financiar (30.000 lei) in condiţiile atragerii aceleasi sume din comunitate de catre grupul de initiativa.

Dar ce este o Fundatie Comunitara?
Fundatiile comunitare reprezinta organizatii care atrag fonduri din donatii de la persoane fizice si juridice dintr-o anumita arie geografica si care distribuie fondurile atrase catre cauze caritabile, din aceeasi regiune, pentru dezvoltarea acesteia. Ele stimuleaza motivatia, cooperarea si participarea locala.
O fundatie comunitara este independentă si nu poate fi controlata direct sau indirect de catre un individ, o organiztie, o institutie, o companie sau un partid politic.

Fundatia Comunitara Iasi aduce impreuna oamenii buni si cauzele bune pentru a asigura administrarea si distribuirea profesionista si transparenta a fondurilor donate pentru intreaga comunitate. Fundatia Comunitara Iasi aduce bucuria in actul de a dona, facandu-l confortabil, convenabil si rentabil, iar prin valorificarea flexibilitatii Fundatiei, doreste sa creeze vehiculul de donare potrivit cu obiectivele donatorului spre beneficiul comunitatii.

Va invitam cu drag sa da-ti o mana de ajutor la infiintarea si functionarea Fundatiei Comunitare Iasi. Gasiti pe site-ul fundatiei contul unde se pot face donatii.
De buna seama ca ne puteti sprijinii in orice alt mod. Promovati initiativa, spune-ti celor apropiati despre inititiva. Orice ajutor conteaza.

Va multumesc!

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Periodic Table of Swearing

Bloody Nora! Great find! The periodic Table of Swearing courtesy of Modern Toss. Available in print.


And to keep things in same course, here is a video where Britain's Channel 4 asks loads of celebrities to share their favorite swear words.


What's yours?

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Social Media Revolution

The pace of change in social media is fast! Extremely fast! Check out the following videos, made bySocialnomis. There is a 9 month gap between the moment they were made.

The first video


The second one (9 months later)


What changed in the last 9 months?

- Over 50% of the world’s population is under 30
- Facebook tops Google for weekly traffic in the U.S.
- Facebook added over 200 million users in less than a year
- If Facebook were a country it would be the world’s 3rd largest (previously 4th)
- Britney Spears replaces Ellen DeGeneres (Twitter stat)
- 50% of the mobile Internet traffic in the UK is for Facebook
- Wikipedia has 15 million articles (previously 13 million)
- 60 million status updates happen on Facebook daily

The end of the second video says it all! If your business will still exist in 5 years time, that's the ROI of social media. So, what are you going to do about it?

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