Comments on: Sex, Money, and Power – The Anchor of Social Networks http://adecon101.wordpress.com/2008/03/30/sex-money-and-power-the-anchor-of-social-networks/ Simplify the technologies behind the new economics of buying and selling advertising. Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:32:38 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Editor http://adecon101.wordpress.com/2008/03/30/sex-money-and-power-the-anchor-of-social-networks/#comment-30 Editor Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:29:00 +0000 http://adecon101.wordpress.com/2008/03/30/sex-money-and-power-the-anchor-of-social-networks/#comment-30 Apple has Steve Jobs and the loyalty of musicians and actresses. <br/><br/>Dell has cheap computers. <br/><br/>Starbucks is a convenient meeting place. So are thousands of independent coffee houses who have a more loyal fan base - particularly the ones where artists perform regularly. Apple has Steve Jobs and the loyalty of musicians and actresses.

Dell has cheap computers.

Starbucks is a convenient meeting place. So are thousands of independent coffee houses who have a more loyal fan base – particularly the ones where artists perform regularly.

]]> By: Read Write http://adecon101.wordpress.com/2008/03/30/sex-money-and-power-the-anchor-of-social-networks/#comment-29 Read Write Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:23:00 +0000 http://adecon101.wordpress.com/2008/03/30/sex-money-and-power-the-anchor-of-social-networks/#comment-29 With All Else Failing, Starbucks Tries Social Media<br/>()<br/><br/>...Every posted idea immediately shows up in the recent ideas queue, where it is voted on in a Digg-style manner. If it gets enough votes, it gets 'promoted' to the popular ideas list and top all-time list, from which Starbucks employees and management pick the best ideas to actually implement in stores. If your idea catches someone's eye, it will be labeled as **under review**, and if they actually decide to implement it, you will see a **coming soon** tag next to the idea....<br/><br/>Overall, the site is an absolutely great idea. In many ways it is very similar to Dell's IdeaStorm which I similarly praised. Every company could benefit from its own implementation of a socially driven marketplace for ideas, especially major consumer brands such as Starbucks and Apple, which have developed an incredibly loyal core following. With All Else Failing, Starbucks Tries Social Media
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…Every posted idea immediately shows up in the recent ideas queue, where it is voted on in a Digg-style manner. If it gets enough votes, it gets ‘promoted’ to the popular ideas list and top all-time list, from which Starbucks employees and management pick the best ideas to actually implement in stores. If your idea catches someone’s eye, it will be labeled as **under review**, and if they actually decide to implement it, you will see a **coming soon** tag next to the idea….

Overall, the site is an absolutely great idea. In many ways it is very similar to Dell’s IdeaStorm which I similarly praised. Every company could benefit from its own implementation of a socially driven marketplace for ideas, especially major consumer brands such as Starbucks and Apple, which have developed an incredibly loyal core following.

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