Brainsy, Inc. announced today that it has launched the ECN “Lite” Service – a transactional ECN Account for individual consultants, mentors, subject matter experts, or advisors that wish to get paid for providing expertise or guidance to others. By affixing an ECN Lite Badge or Widget to an existing social media profile, individuals can post their availability, rates, and get paid for phone disc...more
Fanaticall, Inc. is now Brainsy, Inc. The change in name coincides with a broadening of the company's mission -- to connect anyone with knowledge, expertise, or insights, to
anyone seeking it. In other words, to enable a type of "brain sync" between any two parties (with digital profiles on the web).
I have been an early adopter of much of the tech fads that come along for many years, not because I am entertained by it or even all that curious. Since I am in the tech industry, which is highly sensitive to fads, I felt I needed to understand the waves as they happened. Social media is not all that new and more have come and gone than I can remember. The ones that are left ha...more
As an entrepreneur I live to create value in as many ways as possible and to have that value amplified through others I might trigger to act entrepreneurially. It's about having an impact both socially and economically. Getting a financial return in the future is part of the driver but it is not the only thing that would motivate me or others I decide to work with. I did not always hav...more
If a company is so efficient that its processes do not permit its employees to think and make decisions on exceptions it may have passed the threshold of productive efficiency related to customer service quality. When the institution gets to the point where they depersonalize even the human interaction, where the customer service person needs to go through a mechanical process, where one i...more
With the emergence of corporate blogging (including the extended social media activity), a style of writing may become common for those who want to reveal their personal sentiments without exposing their host corporation to risk.
When the corporate blog is too moderated and is just a marketing voice of nameless faceless people they tend to be ignored by the public. Blogs need to ...more
Will LinkedIn’s Content Strategy Clash with their Core Values?
Before we endeavor to answer this question, I'd like to make a disclosure. I’m a BIG fan of LinkedIn’s service. More than any other social media platform, I believe LinkedIn has “flattened" the professional world, reduced barriers to access, and helped professionals more efficiently reach others with common interests. And
After reading about “confirmation bias” as a form of irrational decision making in Ray Garcia’s book "StartUP your Future: The curated journey for a conscious entrepreneur,” I’m now suspicious of the impact today's fortune cookie may have on my thinking.
