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Complimentary Resource – Improving Business Operation Performance With Innovations

Strategy Driven

Analytics tools give decision-makers the best possible intelligence about customers, finances, operations, suppliers, and the market. This is why, according to IDC research, business analytics was among the top five IT investment initiatives in 2012. Other top investment areas include social media and mobility.

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E-Coaching Roles

Marshall Goldsmith

The executive of the future will readily access thought leaders who are the experts on almost any relevant issue through a variety of print, audio, video, and electronic media. All participants have to hear the same content, delivered in the same way, at the same time. Get help when and where you need it. 1-858-759-0950.

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Social Media Compliance Isn't Fun, But It's Necessary

Harvard Business Review

On May 24, 2012, Goldman Sachs did something it had never done in its venerable 143-year history. For highly regulated sectors like finance, social media can be a legal minefield. He was fired shortly thereafter for the offense of "improperly communicating company information through social media.". It tweeted. "We

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The Risks and Benefits of Using AI to Detect Crime

Harvard Business Review

Social media companies use machine learning to block illicit content such as child pornography. Today, for example, social media companies are expected to uncover and remove terrorist recruitment videos and messages almost instantly.

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An Insider’s Account of the Yahoo-Alibaba Deal

Harvard Business Review

content (news, finance, weather) into two Chinese languages, and directory access to 20,000 web sites, an approach that the company had adopted elsewhere. On the finance and deal side, we also felt a strong kinship with Tsai. In the media and internet industries, it turns out to be very important when operating in China.

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The Secrets to TripAdvisor's Impressive Scale

Harvard Business Review

When the company saw that user reviews were getting all the traffic, they adjusted to focus on user reviews, such that fresh, authentic content was always available and didn't cost the company any money to produce. Content is free and supplied by consumers who write reviews voluntarily. Scaling Lesson 2: Maintain a Sense of Urgency.

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Boost Your Career with Social Media: Tips for the Uninitiated

Harvard Business Review

When handled correctly, social media can help you professionally. Expertise can be noticed more easily," says Soumitra Dutta, a professor in business and technology at INSEAD, author of "What's Your Personal Social Media Strategy?" Social media allows anyone to put their ideas out there and to gain respect, notoriety, and a following.

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