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Would this be considered Web 4.0?!

March 4, 2009

Of course we’ve all heard of Web 2.0 but this is taking imagination – rather “ecomagination” to a whole new level.

Want your very own FREE wind turbine or solar energy source?

It’s now possible as General Electric has created something so inspiring and so mind blowing I only wish I could take credit for its brilliance.

Go to http://ge.ecomagination.com/smartgrid/#/augmented_reality and simply print off their solar panel marker. Hold the printed paper marker to your computer’s webcam and prepare to be mind warped as your sheet of paper magically turns into a moving 3D virtual world.

CRAZY! I love it!!

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Buzzwords

February 11, 2009

Have you ever caught yourself saying, “I’ll keep you in the loop,” or “We’re on the same page.”
It’s okay to admit it – I’ve caught myself a few times this week already.

In a poll of senior executives from the North America’s 1,000 largest companies, executives were asked, “What is the most annoying or overused phrase or buzzword in the workplace today?”

Here are the top 10 responses:

• Win-win
• At the end of the day
• Solution
• Outside the box
• Paradigm
• Metrics
• Value-added
• Get on the same page
• Core competency
• Alignment

“At the end of the day we need to have everyone on the same page. We must think outside of the box and shift our paradigms to create a true value-added, win-win solution.”

Here are a few more buzzwords that drive me crazy:

• Green
• Seamless
• Strategic
• On board
• Best in show
• Best of Breed
• Comprehensive
• Dial in
• Ramp up
• World Class (fill in the blank)

If you need a dictionary to decipher the jargon in your communications, click over http://buzzwhack.com. The site uses good-natured humor to roast “companies and individuals who use buzzwords to ‘impress’ and befuddle the rest of us.”

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