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The World Without Facebook Would Be Just Fine

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Post date May 10, 2011
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The people at oBizMedia have made a nice video / infographic that asks: what would the world look like without Facebook?

They conclude that in a cruel, Facebook-less, world we would not have an easy way to share pictures with our friends. Nor would we have an effortless way to invite friends to parties.

Thank goodness for Mark Zuckerberg and co.

oBizMedia does a better job dressing up interesting Facebook facts. Did you know that the average Facebook user uploads around 90 things a month? That means that the 600 million Facebook users are happily plugging information into Facebook three times a day on average.

Chew on the numbers presented and get ready to marvel at the giant that is Facebook. It will be interesting to see if Facebook can sustain the momentum without alienating existing users.

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7 Mark Zuckerberg Leadership Quotes

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Post date May 9, 2011
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Whenever we talk about Mark Zuckerberg we like to point out how young he is and all the money he could be worth. We don’t really talk about Zuckerberg like he’s a leader in charge of a billion dollar company–we talk about how he couldn’t get dates at Harvard and, for the umpteenth time, we marvel at his age.

But it’s time to start looking at Zuckerberg’s leadership soberly. “I started the site when I was 19.” Zuckerberg says, “I didn’t know much about business back then.” But he learned quick and managed to make Facebook a global brand despite his inexperience.

Now we have to ask ourselves how a 19 year old kid with no prior leadership experience became a leader of over 2,000 people in a competitive industry.

The following Zuckerberg quotes don’t answer the question directly–but they revel his pragmatic approach to getting things done.

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10 Social Media and Tech Stories 5/1-5/8

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Post date May 5, 2011
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It’s been a pretty crazy week so far, so it’s not out of the question that you might have missed some of the other news going on in the not so life or death world of tech and social media. In case that is in fact the case, we here at The Bacharach Blog offer up 10 stories you could have easily missed. So sit back (not too far we don’t want you falling asleep at work) and enjoy our Top 10 Social Media and Tech stories of the week that was. I am especially fond of Seth Godin’s latest post, it’s #1.

Enjoy!

1. Seth Godin’s interesting take on how seeing is not always needed for believing

2. Ten Brilliant Start Ups that Failed To Soon

3. Will Facebook buy skype?

4. Useful Photoshop tools and techniques for your workflow

5. iPhone apps are a giant business…

BUT

6. Android is about to pass it in Size

7. Can I few key people in your company make a huge difference?

8. Don’t let the innovation lab become an ivory tower

9. Why you sometimes can’t use your laptop on a plane

10. Companies that rank your influence on twitter

Tags facebook, iphone, leadership, Leadership Links, Seth Godin, Skype, social media, twitter

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5 Ways Social Media Can Help Your Business

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Post date April 27, 2011
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We all want to find new ways to use social media. Tweeting about what you had for lunch or how much you hate/love your local sports team probably won’t get you much new business. Therefore it’s imperative that you listen to the pros as often as possible in order to get things done efficiently through social media. Here is a great article from ZDNet and TechRepublic’s Toni Bowers on the 5 Ways to Use Social Media to Propel Business Forward. Check it out and let us know if you think these ideas will work for you.