
Discussing Data Markets in New York City
As part of GigaOM’s Structure:Data Conference (taking place in New York City on 20-21 March), Jo Maitland and I are going to host a Mapping Session on Data Marketplaces. What are they, what are they doing, why do they matter, and how does their future look? The session is intended to be highly interactive, so attendees […]

Free Social Selling University Workshop by InsideView
This week is the Sales 2.0 conference (check the link in the sidebar) and the folks over at InsideView decided to put together a free workshop and panel all around social selling. For those of you not familiar with social selling, the concept is about using social tools, data, information, and strategies, to… sell! The […]

How to NOT Become an Entrepreneur
I get a lot of junk email that I normally ignore, but this one ticked me off enough to write about: Major Changes for Bay Area Entrepreneurs Workshop Changes? To what? I’ve never heard about this program before. Lowering the price of the Workshop by $500 to $1,000 Ouch! Lowering? And then it’s still $1,000? […]

Cloud Computing For Geosciences – Call To University Students
Indiana University has called upon students studying in US universities to participate in an upcoming workshop titled “Cloud Computing and Collaborative Technologies in the Geosciences“. This workshop offers an opportunities for students to understand how cloud computing can be tapped in academia, in general, and Geosciences, in particular. This is a great opportunity for young […]