Thought for the day from Twitter:
Roses are red, violets are blue / While you #Facebook me, they're watching you.
If you have watched and shared PSY's "Gangnam Style" video or gone into an unknown restaurant simply because it was full of people and appeared to be popular, you have the basis for understanding what makes things go viral. In Wharton marketing professor Jonah Berger's new book, Contagious: Why Things Catch On, he identifies six principles that cause people to talk about and share an idea or product 'Contagious': Jonah Berger on Why Things Catch On
80/20 Rule Keeping it Real
Steeped in history and tradition, many of our core institutions have struggled to maintain their relevancy in the modern world.
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