From the monthly archives:

December 2009

Building my business on positive attitude.

by Gil Yehuda on December 28, 2009

in Enterprise 2.0


2009 was a very challenging year for me and just about everyone I know.  I’m looking forward to better times ahead.  I’m an optimist.  I believe a positive attitude helps people endure. A strong support network of family and friends can be a lifesaver too. And if you had the foresight to plan ahead for tough times, [...]

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Business and honesty.

by Gil Yehuda on December 21, 2009

in Enterprise 2.0


I certainly hope this is a growing trend.  I’m encouraged to see some more and more examples of companies who are respecting their customers by simply being honest and human with them.  Here are two recent examples that came my way. Domino’s Pizza Turnaround. After 50 years of building a successful pizza business, Domino’s started to [...]

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Listening for language clues.

by Gil Yehuda on December 20, 2009

in Enterprise 2.0


Language impacts the way people think and behave. Last week Andy McAfee published a thoughtful blog post on the topic of the word “social” as it relates to business. It generated a lot of interesting comments.  I hope you read it.  Terminology is important, and I describe my thoughts about this (and in particular the [...]

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Preparing yourself for Enterprise 2.0 in 2010

by Gil Yehuda on December 18, 2009

in Enterprise 2.0


Does this conversation sound familar? I read an article in the paper that some companies are using things like social networks to improve their workplace. “Are you interested in finding out if these tools and behavior are at all relevant to you?” Well, we’re not sure. We not really doing anything about this. Management feels [...]

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Listed.

by Gil Yehuda on December 16, 2009

in Enterprise 2.0


I came across a couple of items this week that are somewhat related — and related to the idea of being on a list. First:  I found Fredrik Savin’s blogs where he listed five book reviews of Andrew McAfee’s new book on Enterprise 2.0. My review is listed, and I recommend you read the other reviews [...]

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Assuming the value of the phone.

by Gil Yehuda on December 8, 2009

in Enterprise 2.0


Wired has a story today about a university experiment that provided students with iPhones, and integrated their use in many elements of campus life — most importantly, in the classroom. It’s an update of the ongoing experiment (also covered by Networking World). An interesting quote in the report reveals: Rankin declined to disclose exact figures for [...]

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Framework for 2.0 Adoption in the Enterprise.

by Gil Yehuda on December 3, 2009

in Enterprise 2.0


The 2.0 Adoption Council has published a research report that I wrote for them and I want you to download a copy of it. If you go now and get the report, then you don’t have to read the rest of this post, because you will already understand it.  If you are still here, let [...]

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