Semantic web gets mapped by the feet on the street
If you've not got into www.foursquare.com and given it some thought I suggest you do.
Welcome to an eclectic mix of links that matter the most to me. They represent things in my life and work as a portfolio worker, an employer, employee and mentor: An investor in the widest sense. I hope you find the links thought provoking as I make my journey. Thanks for joining me!
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Following on from earlier posts about "Linked Data" and examples like data.gov.uk this article and video really does show where this is all starting to kick off and what it can lead to.
Historic coverage from 12:00 GMT 30/03/2010 as it kicks off proper. Boy if they find that Higgs Boson it will be monumental in terms of global development:
Bill has moved on from microsoft but he's still very much into bugs. He talks about just TWO big things, bugs in world health and bugs in education. Enjoy!
One year on from my other post on "linked data" and TBLee brings it to life at another level now:
FT.com / Management - Always have a plan B and a plan C
The problem with sticking to an initial plan, no matter how good it is on paper, is that harsh realities are too often likely to derail it, Mullins says.
“There are things that you know you don’t know but there are also things you don’t know that you don’t know – the unknown unknowns.”
Mullins argues that successful entrepreneurs are not those who push their original ideas at all costs but those who work out which of their original assumptions are wrong and stop pursuing them.
“Your key job is to learn quickly which parts of your business plan are not right and change them without wasting a lot of your money and those of your investors,” says Mullins.
http://www.ted.com/talks/blaise_aguera_y_arcas_demos_photosynth.html
As so often he does, Luke Johnson hits the nail on the head:
My observations of successful company owners lead me to believe that a highly analytical attitude can be a drawback. At critical junctures in commercial life, risk-taking is more an act of faith than a carefully balanced choice. Frequently, such moments require decisiveness and absolute conviction above all else. There is simply no time to wait for all the facts, or room for doubt. A computer program cannot tell you how to invent and launch a new product. That journey involves too many unknowns, too much luck – and too much sheer intuition, rather than the infallible logic that machines deliver so well. As Chekhov said: “An artist’s flair is sometimes worth a scientist’s brains” – entrepreneurs need right-brain thinking
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