Category Archives: Social Media

My interest in collaboration, Social Computing, and community-based development originates in my early involvement with the Free/Open Source Software movement in the early 1990′s. Since 2009, Software tools for collaboration and sales process automation has been the focus of my professional life.

Thanksgiving in a Social World

Posted on November 21, 2012 by

This week is the time of the year when we in the US take a break from our busy lives to express Gratitude (and eat, shop, etc). Gratitude is a positive emotion we feel in acknowledgment of a benefit we have received. Saying … Continue reading →

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The Emergence of Collective Intelligence

Posted on May 28, 2012 by

When we observe large schools of fish swimming, we might wonder who is choreographing that complex and sophisticated dance, in which thousands of individuals move in harmony as if they knew exactly what to do to produce the collective dance. Continue reading →

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Crowdsourcing: The Next Step in Enterprise Collaboration

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

Enterprise Collaboration Tools can improve the productivity of organizations by reducing the friction in the flow of information. This post argues that the application of Crowdsourcing techniques in that context is the next step in blending the best of traditional functional segmentation with the benefits of open collaboration. Continue reading →

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Gamification for Kids, Collaboration for Grown-Ups

Posted on February 17, 2012 by

[This post originally written for publication in the Ledface Blog] Next time you are at a cocktail party, take a step back and observe. What do people talk about? How conversations evolve? When people meet for the first time, they exchange facts. … Continue reading →

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Crowdsourcing, Freedom, and Anonymity

Posted on February 13, 2012 by

This post reflects on the need of trust and freedom to create the conditions where individuals can independently contribute to a co-creation process. Continue reading →

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MarcioSaito.com Blackout Day – Stop SOPA

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Esse é o Ano das Mídias Sociais em Negócios (você acredita?)

Posted on January 11, 2012 by

“We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten.”    Bill Gates [This post originally written for IT Web http://itweb.com.br%5D Perspectiva histórica: Email em 1995 era a Midia Social de 2012 Em … Continue reading →

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Co-Creation: When the Crowd goes Beyond the Experts

Posted on December 25, 2011 by

With Crowdsourcing technology, we will be able to solve problems, not by analytically decomposing big problems into smaller ones, but by presenting complex problem to the collective intelligence and let it holistically express the solution. Continue reading →

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Nigerian Scammers Must Adapt to Social Media or Die

Posted on December 23, 2011 by

Nigerian scammers, offer millions of dollars and get laughed at. Facebook scammers, offer Cheesecake Factory vouchers and get otherwise smart people to fall for it. Nigerian scammers need to adapt to Social Media… – Dear Sir: My name is Mouhlac … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving, Social Business, Community

Posted on November 23, 2011 by

Gratitude is a positive emotion we feel in acknowledgment of a benefit we have received. Saying “Thank You” is the way to express that emotion which, I believe, is the basis of life in community. It recognizes the fact that we depend on one another to live, to be ourselves. Continue reading →

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