This week’s best links pertaining to trends, research, privacy sales and environmental pollution refer to firms, cities and personalities like Calgary, George Soros, the US Federal Reserve System, Twitter, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the security problem with your Apple iPhone – patch available
Last week’s links you can find here: Very useful links: the Governator to Wal-Mart
Social Media MARKETING BUZZ
– Trends2Watch | Things2Read – The most livable city – Calgary, Melbourne, Zurich
– VERY USEFUL – How to promote your eCommerce products | #tips2follow
Trendwatch – WHITE PAPERS
– RFID Security and Privacy Lounge => 14 white papers added => free download #Things2read
– Computer Injuries – #trends2watch US study 1994-2006 # of acute computer-related injuries went up 732% leading cause = kids 5yrs or younger & adults 60 yrs + older – 1st cause = tripping falling on computer equipment
Social Media TOOLS and GUIDES
– Carbon Footprint – calculate your country’s footprint online – shame on us #metrics2watch
– VERY USEFUL #trends2watch | 5 steps on how to ask for help on Twitter | YES it works => | #tips2follow #things2read
Economic CRISIS AND POLICY
– Transparency => US – The Federal Reserve System will be audited soon | #HR1207 #policy2watch
– Crisis – George Soros – My 3 steps to financial reform – systemic risk – bold decisions needed #policy2watch #policy2watch
– UK, Spain …. house prices still dropping – afforability lower due to higher financing costs #trends2watch
– Metrics2watch hirings cut (inflow) & firings (outflows) up = greater unempl = recovery after 2009 chart
– Trends2watch – US oil imports dropped resulting in a lower current-account deficit of $101.5bn or 2.9% of GDP for 1stQ 09 lowest since 1st Q 2001 VIEW graphic
– Policy2watch– OECD – corporate governance & financial crisis – what must change read & watch video | #bettergovernance
– Regulatory Confusion | US financial system caught in regulatory web – illustrated with Citibank case study GRAPHIC – will systemic risk regulator help? #policy2watch
InfoSec
– US Homeland Security has a new blog – check it out #things2read #policy2watch #metrics2watch
– Apple iPhone OS 3.0 update – release addressing multiple vulnerability– make sure you have it —
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